ETFs

iShares has unveiled its inaugural range of precious metals ETCs on the London Stock Exchange, offering UK investors exposure to the performance of physical commodities.

Exchange-traded products tracking diversified broad commodity indices saw global assets increase by $5.2bn in Q1 2011, marking the largest quarterly inflows for the sector on record, ETF Securities says.

The iShares MSCI Japan index ETF fell 0.6% in midday trading, after Japan was hit by a second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4, prompting another tsunami warning.

HSBC has launched four single country emerging market ETFs providing exposure to Indonesian, Korean, Malaysian and Taiwanese equities.

The European exchange-traded product industry is 'very fortunate' regulators are taking a light-touch approach compared with the US, according to Christos Costandinides at Deutsche Bank.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 1 April.

The ETF industry is being pulled in two directions. At one end, proponents of the traditional, physically replicated fund structure are warning ETFs must not become too complicated if they are to gain greater traction among investors. At the other end...

Philip Bailey of Assetfirst talks to Charlotte Moore about the rising charges on active funds and the allure of low-cost ETFs

BlackRock's Deborah Fuhr talks to Joanne Young about the early days of ETFs and her team's work tracking their growth

New product structures are emerging to provide a wider range of investment options. But is innovation moving faster than customer education? Emma Cusworth reports