ETFs

Deutsche Bank has released the db x-trackers S&P 500 Index ETF, to be listed across exchanges in Europe and Asia from mid-May onwards.

Source has launched an ETF based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return net index, designed to provide consistent tracking.

Following the 10th anniversary of ETFs in Europe, there has been a lot of positive sentiment among industry participants who are bullish on the market's auspicious future and likely growth in the retail arena.

Thorsten Winkler, senior portfolio manager at Veritas Investment Trust, talks to Victoria Hartley about increasing German retail interest in ETFs and the need for fee-based advice

Credit Suisse is renaming its family of Xmtch funds ‘Credit Suisse ETFs' to align its products with its brand strategy.

Farley Thomas, global head of Wealth Solutions and ETFs at HSBC, talks to Nick Sudbury about demand for ETFs in the Far East and the growing global industry

Providers have high hopes the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will fuel retail uptake of ETFs in the UK. Yet intermediaries believe regulation is not enough and providers should be improving direct access. Paul Burgin reports

Polarised views on the banking and financial sector have led flows to swing into and out of ETFs tracking this area. Alison Swersky looks at issues causing the split sentiment

Bradley Kay at Morningstar looks at retail investment prospects and what the next decade holds for the European ETF industry

David Stevenson shares his thoughts on recent innovations in the index-tracking ETF space and asks are investors looking before they leap?