Isabelle Bourcier, the former global head of ETFs at Lyxor Asset Management, has been appointed as head of business development at Ossiam, the ETF subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management.

HSBC has released a China ETF on the London Stock Exchange, boosting its range of products tracking the emerging markets.

Morgan Stanley has launched two 100% capital protected structured products, both delivering ‘simple' payouts linked to the performance of the FTSE 100.

Lyxor Asset Management has unveiled two ETFs providing exposure to European high yield bonds and emerging market sovereign debt, listed in the UK and France.

London's leading share index rose this morning, recovering from yesterday's fall following news the UK economy contracted by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year.

HSBC has launched the S&P Bric 40 ETF on the London Stock Exchange, with a total expense ratio of 0.60%.

The IMA is conducting a review of the Absolute Return sector, which may see its name changed and sub-categories introduced.

London's leading share index was down 0.37% at 5954.39 in early trading on Thursday, stemmed by disappointing results from US companies and weakness in Asia.

The combination of high valuations for US bonds and large retail inflows suggests a bubble about to burst, says Henderson's Simon Ward.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 7 January