ETFs

A class action has been filed against ProShares for allegedly providing false and misleading information relating to its UltraShort Oil and Gas fund.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched two fixed income ETFs tracking government and corporate bond indices on Euronext Paris.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has released four ETCs offering exposure to cocoa, lead, tin and platinum on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Van Eck Global has unveiled an ETF providing access to small and mid-cap global gold mining companies on NYSE Arca.

Dow Jones and Company will sell its stake in Stoxx indices to Deutsche Boerse and Six Group for €206.1m.

Barclays Stockbrokers has recorded its busiest ETF trading week year to date, with trading volumes rising 23% week on week.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has listed the Forward Crude Oil ETC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Astor Asset Management has launched a mutual fund of ETFs, combining its Long/Short Balanced ETF programme with active management.

Barclays Capital has unveiled a fund solely comprising ETFs in Singapore.

The Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) has launched two ETFs tracking indices comprising US Treasury securities.