Credit Suisse has launched four new ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, including a fund providing exposure to alternative energy.
UK-listed ETFs and ETPs saw assets under management (AUM) increase 49% last year against a global growth of 28%, according to BlackRock.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has approved the listing of a Japanese equity fund with interests in China, to become its 100th ETF.
HSBC has revealed plans for a MSCI Canada ETF alongside three new emerging market funds.
Assets in iShares ETFs held on wrap platforms have more than doubled in 2010 to reach £557.9m.
The number of client accounts at Barclays Stockbrokers holding ETFs has risen 137% in the past two years and is up 42% on 2009.
US ETF issuer Global X has unveiled its FTSE Asean 40 fund on the New York Stock Exchange, investing across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 11 February.
Global mega-caps are attractively valued, offering an opportunity for the development of ETFs to track the asset class, Russ Koesterich at iShares says.