Deutsche Bank's db x-trackers has listed six fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, offering exposure to UK gilts, US treasuries and Eurozone sovereign debt.

AdvisorShares Investments has entered the ETF market with an actively managed fund tracking a portfolio of ETFs.

Deutsche Bank has launched four short db x-trackers ETFs on the Xetra trading platform.

Nasdaq OMX Nordic and HQ Bank have released a portfolio of ETFs in Sweden, enabling Nordic investors to trade a range of indices in local currencies.

Thomson Reuters has unveiled a range of 800 indices covering global markets, benchmarking specific countries and sectors on which investment vehicles such as ETFs can be based.

ETF Securities has released the Physical Swiss Gold Shares, an open-ended trust backed by physical gold, on NYSE Arca.

EasyETF has unveiled the iTraxx Europe Main fund, a credit derivative ETF on NYSE Euronext in Paris.

US law firms are filing class action lawsuits for investors in ProShares short financial and short emerging markets funds, citing false and misleading prospectuses, registration statement and information.

The number of ETFs listed on NYSE Euronext has increased by around 20% year-to-date compared to the end of 2008.

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is imposing increased customer margin requirements for leveraged ETFs and uncovered options overlying these funds.