iShares has launched a range of four ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with three providing exposure to MSCI country indices.
ComStage, the ETF arm of Commerzbank, has released a bond index fund on the Xetra trading platform of the Deutsche Boerse.
The amount of assets invested in ETFs grew by nearly one-third between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the final three months of last year, data from Barclays Stockbrokers reveals.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges have agreed to cooperate more closely on ETFs and other types of product development to boost mutual growth.
iShares has unveiled five international sector funds tracking MSCI indices on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
ProShares has launched two ETFs providing leveraged exposure to the US Treasury market on the NYSE Arca exchange.
ETF Securities has listed a gold exchange-traded commodity (ETC) on the Xetra platform of the Deutsche Boerse.
Lyxor Asset Management has released its inaugural range of real estate ETFs on NYSE Euronext exchanges in Europe.
FTSE Group and the EDHEC-Risk Institute have collaborated to create a range of risk adjusted indices, providing an alternative to traditional market capitalisation-weighted index ranges.
Daiwa Capital Markets is bolstering its Asian derivatives business, including the development of ETFs as part of the firm's growing equity finance department.