Major ETF providers are planning to convene next week to consider the formation of a European industry association.

US provider IndexIQ has listed its Hong Kong Small Cap ETF on NYSE Arca.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched eight ETFs across fixed income, global and emerging equities on the Deutsche Boerse.

Commerzbank's ETF arm ComStage has launched four ETFs on the Deutsche Boerse, including the first to invest in the German small cap index SDAX.

UBS has seen assets in its European ETF platform grow by nearly two thirds this year.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 13 May.

Regulators and ETP providers should more clearly differentiate between traditional ETFs and those using complex strategies that "add unexpected risk", according to Evercore Pan-Asset (EPA).

Figures released by Deutsche Bank and ETF Securities confirm European investors largely stuck with ETCs last week despite a fall in commodity prices.

Global inflows to exchange-traded products hit a record $25.3bn last month, with year-to-date inflows of $67.2bn also the highest ever seen over an equivalent period, according to BlackRock.

HSBC intends to launch three ETFs investing in global real estate, Russian and Chinese equities, alongside plans to further extend its emerging market coverage.