ETFs

Latin American pension funds have been dropping mutual funds and tapping emerging markets ETFs to gain exposure to non-domestic equities, according to industry figures.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Nick Shellard as UK head of ETF sales to bolster the bank's ETF business in the UK market.

Nasdaq OMX Stockholm has started trading two ETFs issued by Xact Fonder, tracking the OMXS30 index.

Around 78% of ETF investors believe emerging markets will supersede the west at the end of the recession, according to an investor survey by iShares.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has created an exchange-traded currency platform, with 18 currency ETCs due to commence trading next week.

The two percent tax imposed by Brazil on foreign investors could add to the cost of ETFs tracking the country benchmark, according to industry players.

Charles Schwab Investment Management has entered the ETF market with its inaugural range of four funds, offering low operating expense ratios and commission-free online trading.

Deutsche Bank has launched an ETF providing the daily inverse performance of the Hang Seng index (HSI), a benchmark for the Hong Kong stock market.

The reporting of total expense ratios (TERs) needs to reflect the true cost of ETFs to gain traction among IFAs, according to industry players.

Turquoise, a pan-European equity trading services company, is including six exchange-traded commodities to trade through its multi-lateral trading facility (MTF).