Danny Dolan (pictured), managing director of asset manager and ETF provider China Post Global has commented on the decision to include China’s A-shares in the global FTSE Russell benchmarks. »

Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski, co-CEOs of HANetf, have announced the first European ETF launch using their independent white label platform. The Emerging Markets and Ecommerce UCITS ETF (EMQQ) will launch on London Stock Exchange on Friday, 5 October (EMQQ LN). »

That most trendy of things, ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI), is increasingly being used in the wealth management arena and technology solutions company Finantix has developed and delivered AI solutions within the industry for the last five years. »

Last week saw the publication of the UK’s HM Treasury report on crypto assets, with Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, commenting that crypto assets exist in the ‘wild west’. »

‘Wild West’ crypto-assets should be regulated according to the UK Treasury Committee which has published a unanimously-agreed report on crypto-assets for its Digital Currencies inquiry. »

A new report from Greenwich Associates finds that diminished liquidity in global bond markets is fuelling demand for fixed-income ETFs among institutional investors in Europe and the United States.  »

Mike Venuto (pictured), CIO of Toroso Investments and co-founder of the TETF index, which is designed to mirror the ETF industry, has commented on yesterday’s news that the SEC has suspended trading in XBT Provider’s Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One. »

Ibis Capital, profiled in AlphaQ, a specialist education technology alternative investment manager, is to launch the world’s first education technology special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. »