Innovator Launches 2 Dual Directional ETFs

Innovator Launches 2 Dual Directional ETFs

Two new ETFs are designed to let investors benefit from up and down markets — but will they want to? Innovator ETF’s two new dual directional strategies allow investors to benefit from market upturns or downturns so long as their index, the S&P 500, stays within a certain range. Like most buffered products, the funds limit upside yield and buy additional put options under the hood. The products are mainly aimed at highly risk-averse investors, l…

Axa IM launches two active fixed income ETFs

Axa Investment Managers, part of the BNP Paribas Group, has launched two actively managed fixed income ETFs targeting inflation protection and income, with one focused on short-duration bonds. The new funds — the AXA IM Global Inflation-Linked Bond Opportunities Ucits ETF and the AXA IM Short Duration Income Ucits ETF — offer exposure to high-quality