ETFs

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.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is committing $6bn to buying ETFs as part of its recently sanctioned quantitative easing plan, Standard Life Investments says.

The price of silver has hit a 30-year high, rallying to $24.92 per ounce in trading on Thursday, according to ETF Securities (ETFS).

US asset manager Van Eck has unveiled the first US-listed ETF providing exposure to the China A-shares market.

ETFs in the US had inflows of around $25.4bn in September with funds tracking US stocks gathering the most assets, according to Morningstar.