ETFs

State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) plans to expand its ETF footprint in Europe and has renamed its French-domiciled fund range to match its global SPDR brand.

The FSA's plans to overhaul regulations governing investment advice will spark a boom in the use of ETFs in the UK, according to BlackRock.

Exchange-traded product provider Source has launched a volatility-linked ETF tracking the S&P 500 Vix Short-Term Futures Total Return index on the London Stock Exchange.

Vanguard is planning to boost its index-tracker range in the US, with the launch of 19 new index funds and ETF shares.

Amundi ETF has unveiled seven fixed income funds on NYSE Euronext Paris, providing exposure to US Treasury bonds and eurozone debt securities.

Exchange-traded product provider Source has seen total assets under management (AUM) in its ETFs and exchange-traded commodities surpass $6bn.

iShares is seeking to break into the active ETF market after filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The Nasdaq OMX Group has released two Sharia-compliant indices based on the Nasdaq-100 and OMX Stockholm Benchmark index.

Spencer-Churchill Miller Private (SCMP) has reported strong returns for the maiden year of its two investment vehicles that invest purely in ETFs.

EasyETF has unveiled a fund tracking the performance of the S&P 500 index on three exchanges across Europe.