Lyxor Asset Management has launched an ETF providing exposure to the Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures index on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

IndexIQ has released an ETF providing exposure to the small capitalisation sector of publicly traded companies domiciled and primarily listed in Taiwan.

Advisers expect a surge in demand for ETFs this year, as the Australian market moves from commission based selling to fee for service models, according to Russell Investments.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched its S&P 500 ETF on the London Stock Exchange, along with two other funds tracking Australian and Canadian benchmarks.

Standard & Poor's has licensed its S&P 500 index to seven ETF issuers to serve as the underlying for a range of new funds.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and Nuveen Investments have launched an ETF providing exposure to Build America Bonds, on NYSE Arca in the US.

Deutsche Bank has released seven daily two times leveraged ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), tracking short and long indices.

BlackRock's ETF arm iShares has listed three single country MSCI funds on NYSE Arca in the US.

ETF providers including Lyxor have signed licence agreements with Standard & Poor's to launch funds on the S&P 500 index.

Amundi has expanded its ETF offering on the SIX Swiss exchange, with the launch of six short fixed-income funds.