ETFs

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.

Lyxor Asset Management has listed three ETFs on Xetra in Germany, including its Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures Index fund.

New-York based Global X Management has released its Brazil Mid Cap ETF on NYSE Arca.

Amundi ETF has launched a fund tracking the S&P 500 index, as part of its latest range listed on NYSE Euronext Paris.

US stock exchanges will apply new circuit breaker rules to ETFs "as soon as practicable" within the next six months, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Deutsche Bank has released two short bond ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, tracking daily inverse UK and US sovereign indices.

ETF Securities (ETFS) is due to unveil 22 currency exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange in the coming weeks.