Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has been selected to act as custodian for a new range of XACT ETFs.

Deutsche Bank has listed four db x-trackers ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), providing exposure to single countries in the emerging markets.

BlackRock has revealed plans to launch four new Australian ETFs, diversified across small and large cap companies.

ETF assets held by individual investors and independent adviser clients at Charles Schwab are now in excess of $100bn.

Seven Investment Management has seen its assets reach £3bn, boosted by investments of nearly £700m in ETFs and £1bn in passive funds overall.

Investors are increasing their exposure to the emerging markets by investing in small cap ETFs tracking the region, according to a report by Standard and Poor's.

BlackRock has launched the iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index fund on NYSE Arca, completing its suite of emerging market single country funds.

Global X has unveiled an ETF providing exposure to Norway, on NYSE Arca.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has unveiled 12 SPDR ETFs on the German Stock Exchange Xetra.

ETC investors have been steadily reducing positions in agriculture, capturing profits from rising prices, ETF Securities says.