ETFs

ETF trading activity has significantly increased among advisers using the A J Bell Sippcentre platform.

Barclays Bank has unveiled nine iPath exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) on Xetra, the Frankfurt platform.

TCF Fund Managers has hired David Somers as an independent member in its investment committee.

Amundi has entered the German ETF market by listing 17 funds on the Deutsche Boerse, having boosted its range of products on Euronext Paris to 78.

Invesco PowerShares has unveiled an ETF portfolio comprising closed-end funds (CEFs) on NYSE Arca.

Vanguard plans on launching its inaugural range of ETFs for the UK market this year, offering low-cost funds with minimal tracking error.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a pair of ETFs tracking emerging market indices.

Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management has slashed fees for investors buying its PanDynamic funds at launch, in order to entice IFAs into its retail ETF range.

AdvisorShares will create an actively managed ETF with a high yield bond focus, in partnership with Peritus Asset Management in the US.

The average tracking error for US listed ETFs increased in 2009 to around 125 basis points (bps), according to Morgan Stanley.