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Bank ETFs experienced the largest inflows compared with other funds tracking the Stoxx 600 sectors, seeing $158.9m in the week ending 26 March, according to BlackRock.

The search for returns is prompting greater development of new index methods, blurring the line between active and passive strategies. Will these alternative benchmarks become popular underlyings for ETFs? Helen Fowler reports

The Financial Services Authority has published rules removing commission bias from the sale of retail investment products, which is set to boost retail use of ETFs, industry experts say.

Exhange traded fund (ETF) family iShares is launching its first roadshows for IFAs after the FSA last week published its final rules on adviser charging.

Pension funds are missing out on the benefits of using ETFs within their securities lending programmes, industry experts say.

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Assets in ETFs listed globally tracking Chinese benchmarks surpassed $32bn at the end of 2009, according to research by BlackRock.

Total expense ratios are being pushed down as new entrants manoeuvre into the ETF arena. But is there room for more funds tracking the same core indices? Helen Fowler reports

Tom Lydon of Global Trends Investments looks at how European ETF market growth has overtaken the US

M&G posted net retail sales of £5.6bn for the whole of 2009, putting it way ahead of second placed Invesco Perpetual on £3.62bn, according to Lipper.