Barclays Bank has launched an exchange-traded note (ETN) providing exposure to the Eurostoxx 50 volatility index on the Xetra exchange in Germany.

Morgan Stanley has launched a lending book for European ETFs across multiple issuers, to create greater liquidity and supply of ETFs for investors increasingly seeking to borrow these funds.

Société Générale and Barclays have launched a combined total of 28 exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

iShares, the ETF arm of BlackRock, has released an ETF in London providing US equity exposure by tracking the respective MSCI benchmark.

State Street has been appointed by hedge fund group Marshall Wace to provide investment services for its latest ETF.

Markit, the financial information services group and index provider, has created the ETF Encyclopaedia, offering information on exchange-traded products (ETPs) around the world.

ProShares has partnered with KBW bank to create ETFs providing leveraged or inverse exposure to the regional banking sector.

Deutsche Bank has released an ETF tracking the Australian money market, listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Amundi ETF has unveiled 15 funds on the Borsa Italiana, 12 of which the issuer says are unprecedented.

About one third of employees have had their pension plans hindered by the recession and will have to take more personal responsibility over the coming years, Towers Watson says.