Europe ETF News for the Past Year
ASB Capital and Xtrackers by DWS launch XASB Sukuk ETF on LSE
November 5, 2025-Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the newly launched ETF will democratize access to Sukuk for global investors
Bell ringing ceremony on the LSE and official launch on 4 November 2025
Global ETF assets reached USD 15 trillion by the end of 2024, reflecting a 30% increase from the previous year driven by a record USD 1.7 trillion of net inflows.
XASB offers easy and diversified access to more than 150 Sukuk exposures
ASB Capital, a purpose-driven asset management firm with AUM of USD 5.8 billion, in partnership with Xtrackers by DWS, one of the largest European-headquartered providers of ETFs globally, have together successfully listed XASB, a Sukuk exchange-traded fund (ETF), on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The landmark listing for ASB Capital, which is also the first Sharía-compliant ETF for Xtrackers by DWS, expands investor access to Sukuk products, offering regulated, cost-efficient, and diversified exposure to an asset class that continues to demonstrate strong global demand.
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Source: zawya.com
Ex-Pimco executive plans Europe's first catastrophe-bond ETF
October 29, 2025--King Ridge Capital Advisors is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management.
Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds.
An application to register the ETF was filed in Ireland, according to Rick Pagnani, co-founder and CEO of King Ridge Capital Advisors.
"This is an opportune time to pursue a European ETF," Pagnani, who until last year was running the insurance-linked securities desk at Pacific Investment Management, told Bloomberg on Monday.
King Ridge is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management. The fund, which is listed in the U.S., has so far struggled to win over investors and failed to attract a lead market maker when it went public in April.
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Source: politicopro.com
