Global ETF assets grow to over $1trn

The ETF Landscape: Industry Preview shows global ETF assets reached $1,032bn at the year end 2009, exceeding the previous all time high of $982bn in November 2009 by 4.3%. The report shows the global ETF market had 1,939 ETFs, with 3,775 listings from 109 providers on 40 exchanges around the world. In Europe, ETF assets hit a record high of $223bn at year end 2009, marking a 3.1% increase above the previous all time high of $217bn achieved in November last year. The European ETF industry had 821 ETFs, with 2,359 listings, from 32 product providers across 18 exchanges. There were...