<p><strong>Decades have passed since the establishment of the first virtual worlds, such as World of Warcraft or Second Life, and developers’ aspirations to create immersive universes where users can roam freely have not reduced their pace. Meta’s (formerly known as Facebook) new ‘Metaverse’ depicts the latest development in that segment, and through the inclusion of virtual reality content in real life, so-called augmented reality, both the digital and non-digital world coalesce more and more. Solactive now released its Solactive Global Metaverse Index, including publicly listed companies that potentially stand to benefit from the adoption and usage of technologies expected to grow and support the functioning of the metaverse. Canadian ETF pioneer Horizons ETF will issue an ETF tracking the index.</strong></p>
<p><span>The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the global healthcare system. In the wake of its massive negative impacts, it has positively catalyzed the development of new drugs and vaccines. The potential usage for mRNA-based pharmaceuticals, for instance, far exceeds its current application as an effective vaccine against SARS-COVID-19. Research predicts the global mRNA Vaccines and Therapeutics market to grow at a CAGR of around 13% during 2021-2026. Today, Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) has launched <a href="http://www.horizonsetfs.com/etf/HVAX">the Horizons Global Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Index ETF (“HVAX”)</a>, an ETF that provides global exposure to companies involved in vaccine development, diagnostics, and therapeutics. On the same day, the Canadian ETF provider also launched the <a href="http://www.horizonsetfs.com/etf/bl
<p><span>Solactive is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Steiner as the new Chief Information Officer, starting on October 1st, 2021. In his role, Alex will assume responsibility for expanding and Solactive’s proprietary indexing platform and IT infrastructure strategy across Solactive’s global platform and business. Alex will join Steffen Scheuble, CEO, Timo Pfeiffer, CMO, and Christian Vollmuth, CRO, on Solactive’s management board.</span></p>
ETF Securities Releases Semiconductors ETF In Australia – Enabling Investors To Participate In This Indispensable Industry mondovisione.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mondovisione.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p><span>ETFs are increasingly becoming the incumbent in the global passive investment industry. In June 2021, global assets under management in index-tracking ETFs hit their new record of USD 8.66tn, which is merely USD 132bn short of assets in passive mutual funds. Building on the success of ETFs, CI Global Asset Management, a subsidiary of Toronto-based CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX, NYSE: CIXX), has licensed four Solactive indices to provide its clients three plain vanilla benchmark ETFs, including a broad Canada ETF, and two ETFs tracking the largest 500 and 1000 US companies, respectively. Furthermore, to allow investors to participate in the performance of global healthcare companies, CI Global Asset Management released an ETF tracking the leaders in global healthcare innovation.</span></p>