| Meritz Securities, Partnering with Solactive for the First Time, Launches a Series of ETNs, Tracking Solactive WTI Leverage Indices
May 14, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its inaugural collaboration with Meritz Securities by supporting the launch of 3 ETNs, each tracking to the Solactive WTI Leverage Index family. Considering persistent global market fluctuations and heightened uncertainty surrounding energy supply chains, crude oil has reasserted its role as a key instrument for tactical asset allocation. |
| West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil continues to draw investor attention due to its sensitivity to geopolitical and macroeconomic developments. Leveraged strategies offer investors the ability to capitalize on directional views-either bullish or bearish-on short-term WTI price movements. Moreover, given WTI's differentiated correlation profile versus equities and fixed income, the indices may serve as effective diversifiers within broader multi-asset portfolios. The product suite comprises three distinct leveraged index strategies: Solactive WTI Total Return 2x Long Leverage Index, Solactive WTI Total Return 2x Short Leverage Index, and Solactive WTI Total Return 1x Long Leverage Index. |
| Columbia Threadneedle Investments expanding US active ETF range to Europe
May 19, 2025--A 'natural expansion' for the firm |
| Romanian investment management company lists new ETF to track BET index May 16, 2025-SAI Broker, a Romanian investment management company part of BRK Financial Group, listed a new ETF on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 16, under the stock symbol BKBETETF. The ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of the main index, BET. |
| Global X ETFs Europe, STOXX launch first EURO STOXX 50 covered call ETF May 8, 2025--Global X ETFs Europe has launched the first ETF tracking a covered call strategy on the EURO STOXX 50 benchmark, offering investors exposure to a portfolio of leading Eurozone equities that also generates income from selling options. |