State Street Global Advisors has hired Hein Kuijpers to help build the SPDR ETF brand in the Benelux region - Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Pietro Poletto, head of ETF and fixed income markets at the London Stock Exchange talks about seeing Simply Red in concert and an ambition to manage a farm.

Dow Jones has launched blue chip indices designed to be European and Asian versions of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

iShares has launched a Europe-wide initiative to help professional investors identify structural risks and carry out due diligence on ETPs.

European ETP activity fell last week as equity markets finished higher, having dipped mid-week. The Eurostoxx 50 finished up 4.1%, while the S&P 500 was up 2.1%.

Over-the-counter provides news and views of who is doing what in the ETF market.

Farley Thomas, head of ETFs at HSBC talks about his enjoyment of spy thrillers and an alternative career in linguistics.

iShares has made two senior sales appointments to help grow the business as the ETF market develops.

ETF providers in Europe and the US have responded to BlackRock's call for greater transparency and consistent regulation in the ETF market but opinions are divided.

The ETFM roundup brings you some of this week's ETF news.