State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has reported its SPDR range of ETFs in Australia has reached A$3bn (US$2.7bn) in assets under management.

Deutsche Bank has unveiled two db x-trackers ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, providing exposure to currency in either US dollar or sterling-hedged share classes.

Exchange-traded products (ETPs) based on copper have seen high inflows, while gold ETPs have experienced outflows as sovereign risk fears in Europe abate, according to ETF Securities (ETFS).

Hedge fund specialist Qbasis has received approval from the FSA to release its managed futures ETF in the UK.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses weekly European ETF trades.

Nikko Asset Management has listed the first ETF in Asia tracking the MSCI Japan index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

More hedge funds will create ETFs to provide investors with low-cost access to their funds while broadening their distribution capabilities, BlackRock says.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched three exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on Xetra in Germany, tracking the performance of MSCI equity indices.

Troika Dialog asset management has unveiled an ETF tracking the RTS Standard index on the RTS exchange in Russia.

The average total expense ratio for equity ETFs in Europe is around 51 basis points (bps) lower a year than the average equity index tracking fund, according to BlackRock.