Finex launches first Russia corporate bond ETF

Finex notches up industry first with LSE listing of ETF linked to Russian corporate debt

Finex has launched the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to track Russian corporate bonds with the listing of the Finex Tradable Russian Corporate Bonds Ucits ETF on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on February 25.

While exposure to Russian corporate debt has been possible through broader emerging market debt ETFs, the new Finex ETF is the first focused Russian bond ETF, according to Deborah Fuhr, partner at ETFGI, an ETF research consultancy based in London.

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