Van Eck has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an ETF offering access to small-cap companies in India.

Barclays Wealth has released a range of portfolios comprising ETFs in the US, combining active asset allocation with passive investments.

Aramid Asset Management and Thomas Funds have jointly launched a long and short multi-asset fund offering capital preservation.

Early auto-enrolment could increase pension pots by as much as 15% and help employers, industry figures say.

United Overseas Bank (UOB) Asset Management will release a China A-Shares ETF in Singapore on November 12.

Claymore Securities has launched the Claymore AlphaShares China All-Cap ETF on NYSE Arca, providing exposure to publicly traded companies in China.

ETF assets have grown by 49.7% year to date in Asia Pacific ex-Japan, according to the ETF Landscape industry review by Barclays Global Investors.

ETF Securities has made four appointments across its product development, research and legal teams as part of its business expansion plans.

ETF Exchange, the third generation ETF platform of ETF Securities (ETFS), has seen assets under management reach over $275m, marking an 84% rise in the last two months.

Financial services firm Guggenheim Partners has finalised its acquisition of Claymore Group, a provider of ETFs and other investment products.