Sovereign Trust Channel Islands has launched a web-based technical service for advisers to help them advise their clients on QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes) and QNUPS (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Scheme).

The situation in Greece, and the rest of the European Union, puts a question mark over ETFs with significant European bank stock holdings.

Launched by Standard Bank in Jersey and the Isle of Man, Quantum Plus 6 is the latest in the Quantum structured product range.

PIMCO has appointed JP Morgan to offer five of its US-registered ETFs on the international segment of the Mexican Stock Exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).

SVM Asset Management's Colin McLean believes the cost of trying to maintain the Eurozone might prove too much for the voters of Northern Europe.

The fund has been registered for sale as a Restricted scheme under Singapore regulations meaning it is only available to accredited investors.

The International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) says further assessment of the potential risks from ETFs needs to be considered.

The index will measure stock performance of companies engaged in exploration or production of scarce, renewable commodities and will include a Shariah compliant sub-index.

Among the top year-to-date ETF performers, there is a heavy concentration in health care, according to the latest figures from Standard & Poor's (S&P).

Skandia International has added two new Dublin-based emerging market funds to its offshore ranges.