Asia Growth Equity Fund 2022 Outlook
Regulatory Policies Cast Shadow Over Growth-Style Stocks in Asia
In the face of multiple headwinds last year, sentiment towards Asian economies waned. An unexpected rollout of stringent policies against certain growth industries in China, including big internet platforms, brought challenges as China sought to rebalance its economy, casting a shadow over the outlook for other Asian economies. The property sector—a pillar of economic growth—slowed as the Chinese government pushed a stringent deleveraging campaign in the wake of the Evergrande fallout. But by the end of the year, the government had started to loosen these policies.
HORIZONS ETFS RECEIVES EIGHT FUNDATA FUNDGRADE A+® AWARDS
TORONTO – January 26, 2022 – Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) is proud to announce that seven of its exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) have been awarded a total of eight Fundata FundGrade A+® Awards (“Fundata Awards”) for 2021 – the most Fundata Awards that Horizons ETFs has won in a single year:
| ETF Name | Fundata Category | Category Size |
| Horizons Global Sustainability Leaders Index ETF (“ETHI”) | Global Equity | 1127 |
| Horizons Global Sustainability Leaders Index ETF (“ETHI”) | RI – Equity | 287 |
| Horizons Balanced TRI ETF Portfolio (“HBAL”) | Global Equity Balanced | 722 |
| Horizons Conservative TRI ETF Portfolio (“HCON”) | Global Neutral Balanced | 893 |
| Horizons NASDAQ-100® Index ETF (“HXQ”) | U.S. Equity | 833 |
| Horizons S&P/TSX 60™ Index ETF (“HXT”) | Canadian Equity | 379 |
| Horizons Pipelines & Energy Services Index ETF (“HOG”) | Energy Equity | 33 |
| Horizons Active Cdn Municipal Bond ETF (“HMP”) | Canadian Short Term Fixed Income | 169 |
Created by Fundata Canada Inc., the FundGrade rating system uses risk-adjusted performance figures to rank and grade Canadian investment funds, which include ETFs. Based on up to 10 years of performance data, the ‘A+ Grade’ is strictly a quantitative calculation conducted on an annual basis, which results in a grade score ranking, according to the fund classification standards defined by the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (“CIFSC”).
Global X ETFs launches seven European thematic Ucits ETFs
Global X ETFs launches seven European thematic Ucits ETFs
Global X ETFs has launched seven new Ucits ETFs, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Börse Xetra.
Global X, which announced its formal entrance to European markets in December 2020, is adding an AI fund, as well as a cybersecurity, a cleantech, an electric vehicle, an e-commerce, a fintech, and an internet of things fund to its existing line-up of European Ucits ETFs.
Mirae Asset Securities named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Mirae Asset Securities named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Mirae Asset Securities said Tuesday it was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the 10th consecutive year, receiving recognition for its commitment to socially responsible investment.
As the first global sustainability benchmark, the DJSI World Index selects the top 2,544 listed companies based on their free-float market capitalization. It then evaluates the companies’ environment, social and governance performance and only picks the top 10 percent to be added to the index, which serves as a global benchmark for investors interested in sustainable investing.
Mirae Asset Chairman Stresses Innovation
Mirae Asset Chairman Stresses Innovation
Park Hyun-joo, chairman and founder of South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group, on Thursday urged analysts to explore innovative companies, stressing shifting investment strategies focusing on the growth potential of companies rather than assessment of the manufacturing value chain.
At an online investment strategy meeting, Park referred to unexpected innovations that could have a significant impact on the market, saying that the markets are transitioning from a focus on the value chain to innovation and that investors should pay attention to companies that bring innovation.
Global X ETFs Celebrates the Launch of Inaugural Japan-listed ETFs in Partnership with Daiwa Securities
NEW YORK, Sept. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), celebrates the recent launch of the first Opioid Crisis: The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors what do alpha pharma is this fruit extract 10,000 times better than chemo? two Global X-branded ETFs listed in the Japanese market. Global X Japan, a joint venture between Global X ETFs and Daiwa Securities, listed the Global X J-REIT Logistics ETF (2565 JP) and the Global X MSCI SuperDividend Japan ETF (2564 JP) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on August 26, 2020.
Mirae Asset Launches Global X China Robotics & AI, Semiconductor ETFs in Hong Kong
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited (“Mirae Asset”) today announced the launch of Global X China Robotics & AI ETF and Global X China Semiconductor ETF in Hong Kong under the “Global X by Mirae Asset” brand. The two China-focused thematic ETFs will be available to retail and institutional investors, enabling them to gain targeted exposure to Chinese companies across sectors that stand to benefit from increased adoption of robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in China as well as transformative changes that are currently underway in the Chinese semiconductor industry.
Global X ETFs Launches Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC) To Capture Rising Demand for Technology-driven Health Care Solutions
New York, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC), joining the firm’s comprehensive suite of 20 thematic growth offerings. EDOC invests in companies involved in Telemedicine, Health Care Analytics, Connected Health Care Devices, and Administrative Digitization.
Impossible Foods confirms $500 million fundraising, has raised $1.3 billion in total
Impossible Foods, the privately held meat replacement challenger to publicly traded Beyond Meat, said it has raised roughly $500 million in its latest round of funding.
The new investment brings the company’s total haul to $1.3 billion since it was founded nearly nine years ago.