China

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has added nine ETFs to its range, including currency-hedged funds tracking China and India.

iShares has unveiled five international sector funds tracking MSCI indices on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

China's economy grew by a greater-than-expected 8.7% in 2009 - putting the country on course to overtake Japan as the world's second biggest economy.

The FTSE 100 rose sharply Thursday following promising economic news from China.

Daiwa Capital Markets is bolstering its Asian derivatives business, including the development of ETFs as part of the firm's growing equity finance department.

Global X Management has listed an ETF providing exposure to the Chinese materials market on the NYSE Arca exchange in the US.

Banks are denying savers tax benefits by paying less on fixed-rate cash ISAs than on similar taxable bonds.

US shares fell in early trading on the back of interest rate concerns following the Chinese Central Bank's decision to increase its inter-bank rate for the first time in four months.

Goldman Sachs has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch its first range of ETFs.

China is to hold its economic growth target at 8% in 2010 despite the global downturn.