ETFs

Index provider Stoxx has licensed the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 index to serve as the underlying for two leveraged ETFs issued by Xact Fonder in Sweden.

Source has released an ETF tracking the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 index on the Xetra segment of the Deutsche Boerse.

Bank of Ireland Securities Services (BoISS) has unveiled a pan-European settlement platform for ETF issuers.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) has deferred the increased maintenance margin requirement for options on leveraged ETFs until April 30 2010.

It has been a dynamic year for both the ETF industry and ETFM, with the magazine recently celebrating its first anniversary amid a plethora of market developments. The announcement in June that BlackRock was to acquire Barclays Global Investors (BGI),...

The majority of ETF trades in Europe are transacted over the counter, rather than via an exchange. Helen Fowler looks at how this affects the European market and the potential for regulatory change

A stream of new entrants has swept into the ETF market this year, while existing participants have bolstered core offerings and rolled out more specialised products. Victoria Hartley charts the development of the industry in 2009

Technology companies sitting on cash are well positioned to capitalise on the market upturn while synergies with telecom companies are boosting both sectors, as Emma Dunkley reports

Global ETF Advisors principal Richard Keary discusses the proliferation of the European ETF market and regulatory developments that will spur further growth

Scott Burns, director of exchange traded securities analysis at Morningstar, discusses active management combined with ETFs and investing in REITs