ETFs

Nikko Asset Management has unveiled three ETFs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, providing investors with exposure to the US and emerging markets.

Deutsche Bank has listed 24 fixed income db x-trackers ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange, boosting the issuer's total offering to 72 products in Switzerland.

Deutsche Bank and iShares are soon to list a whole range of ETFs on the Madrid Stock Exchange, after Spanish regulation changes have opened the way for certain fund structures to be tax efficient.

ETFs tracking banks have seen net inflows of $284.4m year-to-date, marking the Stoxx Europe 600 sector with the highest inflows, according to BlackRock.

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

A new fund research tool has been launched on independent wrap platform Ascentric, allowing users to access material relating to ETFs and other funds in a single location.

Amundi ETF has expanded its presence in the Swiss market with the launch of 23 funds, boosting its total offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange to 43 products.

Servicing ETFs is becoming more complex as the market continues to grow in popularity and as the number of funds on offer rises, State Street says.

Academic research has confirmed what many professional advisers have known for years - the most significant factor in determining returns is asset allocation.

The SIX Swiss Exchange has launched its new exchange-traded product (ETPs) segment, allowing for the listing of collateralised exchange-traded securities in a section separate to ETFs.