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The iShares S&P 500 ETF has become the largest exchange-traded product and index fund in Europe, with $9.2bn in assets under management (AUM).

The type of securities held as collateral in ETFs is under greater scrutiny, prompting issuers to become more transparent. Helen Fowler reports

UK-listed ETFs and ETPs saw assets under management (AUM) increase 49% last year against a global growth of 28%, according to BlackRock.

Professional Adviser's editorial director Lawrence Gosling spoke to BlackRock's European Dynamic fund manager Alister Hibbert at the end of 2010 about prospects for equity markets, the euro and dangers from the peripheral nations.

Demand is growing for more efficient indices

Physically-backed industrial metal ETCs are causing a storm

Joanne Young talks with industry experts about their outlook for the year ahead in the ETF market

The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed State Street Global Advisors, UBS Global Asset Management and BlackRock to run five mandates for its default fund.

Assets in ETFs and ETPs are expected to reach $2trn worldwide by early 2012, according to BlackRock analysts.

BlackRock's US iShares arm has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an MSCI China Index fund.