ETFs

ETFM asks a panel of experts to discuss the role of market makers in the ETF arena

Returns generated from securities lending can offset tracking error and costs of ownership. But how transparent is this activity? Helen Fowler reports

Eamonn Ryan at Euroclear looks at the post-trade challenges for ETFs in Europe

Strong continuing interest in emerging markets has helped boost growth in exchange-traded products to 14% in the third quarter of this year, according to research from Deutsche Bank.

European ETF assets have risen by nearly 13% this year, boosting total assets under management (AUM) to $256.2bn, according to BlackRock.

The range of new ETFs coming to market is changing the complexity of the industry by tracking less well-known benchmarks, according to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Research.

The physically backed commodity ETF market is set to grow with the inclusion of Copper as JP Morgan and Blackrock file with the SEC.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses weekly European ETF trades.

US-based active ETF provider AdvisorShares is set to launch the Peritus High Yield fund on NYSE Arca at the beginning of December.

The Nasdaq OMX Group has released the first ETF tracking the Nasdaq 100 index in South Korea.