ETFs

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 12 November

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has been selected to act as custodian for a new range of XACT ETFs.

Deutsche Bank has listed four db x-trackers ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), providing exposure to single countries in the emerging markets.

BlackRock has revealed plans to launch four new Australian ETFs, diversified across small and large cap companies.

ETF assets held by individual investors and independent adviser clients at Charles Schwab are now in excess of $100bn.

Seven Investment Management has seen its assets reach £3bn, boosted by investments of nearly £700m in ETFs and £1bn in passive funds overall.

Investors are increasing their exposure to the emerging markets by investing in small cap ETFs tracking the region, according to a report by Standard and Poor's.

Isabelle Bourcier is leaving Lyxor Asset Management after nearly ten years as global head of ETFs, to "pursue other opportunities in the ETF arena," a source close to the situation says.

A report released in the US blaming ETFs for market distortions and threatening market stability has been undermined by industry experts as "filled with holes".

BlackRock has launched the iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index fund on NYSE Arca, completing its suite of emerging market single country funds.