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you are currently viewing:STOXX Launches Investable Market Indices (IMI) Global Equity Benchmark FamilyJuly 22, 2026--STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the expansion of its global equity offering with the launch of the STOXX(R) Investable Market Indices (IMI), a comprehensive index family designed to support cost-effective modern portfolio construction and benchmarking through a consistent, transparent and scalable framework. With STOXX IMI, STOXX is further strengthening its global equity index platform, complementing its existing offerings and extending the available toolkit for investors. The new STOXX IMI offering represents a global equity index family designed to capture approximately 99% of the investable equity universe. It covers 23 developed and 23 emerging markets, spanning large-, mid- and small-cap segments. At launch, the family comprises more than 1,300 indices across global, regional, and single-country exposures, all underpinned by a single, consistent methodology and a distinctive building-block architecture that is designed to enable a coherent, scalable structure from country to global level. Source: STOXX |
Defiance ETFs launches Europe's first photonics ETF targeting demand for high-speed AI connectivity
July 9, 2026--Defiance has expanded its European ETF range with the launch of Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (ticker: PHOT).
The ETF aims to provide exposure to companies developing, manufacturing, and commercialising photonic technologies, the optical hardware that generates, moves, and processes data using light rather than electricity.
Defiance Launches Europe's First Photonics UCITS ETF (PHOT)
July 9, 2026-Defiance has expanded its European ETF lineup with the launch of the Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (ticker: PHOT).
The ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies developing, manufacturing, and commercialising photonic technologies, the optical hardware that generates, moves, and processes data using light rather than electricity.
Meeting of 10-11 June 2026 Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
July 9, 2026-Held in Frankfurt am Main1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options-Financial market developments
Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that, since the Governing Council's previous monetary policy meeting on 29-30 April 2026, euro area financial markets had been torn between two competing developments: the unresolved conflict in the Middle East and the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
New ETF and ETP Listings on July 6, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
July 6, 2026--The iShares US Large Cap Buffer UCITS ETF series is actively managed and tracks the performance of large-cap companies from the S&P 500. At the beginning of each one-year outcome period, an upside cap for positive performance and a buffer against losses is set for the ETFs.
Half-year results 2026: Xetra-Gold grows significantly year-on-year
July 2, 2026--Gold price remains high
Private investor confidence drives growth
Inflows remain stable
Compared to the previous year, the gold holdings of the exchange-traded bearer bond Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) reached a new high in the first half of 2026.
Financial regulator to simplify investment disclosure regime
July 2, 2026-The FCA is proposing to simplify how platforms, advisers and wealth managers communicate the costs of investing while reminding firms to communicate with consumers about investing in plain English.
The move will bring all investment cost disclosures into line with previous investment product disclosure reforms and create a more consistent framework for firms to give customers clearer, more useful information.
EU equity markets at a turning point to restore competitiveness and strengthen capital markets
July 2, 2026-The European equity market landscape is approaching a critical juncture. Recent developments under the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) signal an opportunity to address long-standing structural weaknesses in the functioning of equity markets and restore the EU's competitiveness.
New ETF and ETP Listings on July 1, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
July 1, 2026--The DZ Bank UCITS ETF series offers three ETFs that enable investors to strategically align their investments by region. The selection ranges from an investment in the 50 largest listed companies in the Eurozone, to access to the 500 largest companies on the US stock market, to broadly diversified exposure to leading companies from global developed countries.
Deutsche Boerse Welcomes Pictet as New ETF Issuer on Xetra
July 1, 2026--Since Wednesday, the first active Exchange Traded Funds from Pictet Asset Management have been tradable on Deutsche Börse.
With its portfolio of actively managed ETFs, the Swiss asset manager is entering the ETF market, relying on AI-powered investment strategies that combine Pictet's active investment philosophy with quantitative methods.
New ETF and ETP Listings on June 30, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
June 30, 2026--The Amundi S&P All World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF invests in high-dividend stocks of global large- and mid-cap companies. These companies have a history of recurrent dividend payments and have been selected based on their strong fundamentals.
