Good corporate governance is not just a significant indicator for actively managed funds but just as important when it comes down to analysing passive products such as ETFs.

Jim O'Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management GSAM, gives his inimitable assessment of last Friday's economic news which delivered a number of negatives.

Lazard Asset Management is looking to Ireland to set up its latest fund based on the group's $500m multi-asset class emerging markets investment program.

Having been told by international advisers that almost half of all trust cases written are used to mitigate IHT, Skandia has responded with the launch of its Limited Liability Loan Trust for personal trustees.

HSBC has launched the first ETF in Europe to physically replicate Russian equities.

There was little relief coming Portugal's way after Moody's downgraded the country's credit rating to junk status (Ba2 from Baa1).

Isle of Man-based offshore savings bank Britannia International has launched two fixed rate savings accounts.

NYSE Euronext has announced six new ETF listings on the NYSE Euronext's Paris market.

Latest European Institutional Asset Management Survey (EIAMS) reveals allocation to fixed income is up while use of ETFs is down.

Martin Currie is looking to add to its Luxembourg domiciled Sicav range, with the launch of a UCITS IV compliant global emerging markets fund later this year, subject to regulatory approval.