Deutsche Borse

A stream of new entrants has swept into the ETF market this year, while existing participants have bolstered core offerings and rolled out more specialised products. Victoria Hartley charts the development of the industry in 2009

UBS has listed an ETF tracking Japan on the XTF segment of the Deutsche Boerse.

Credit Suisse has unveiled 16 Xmtch ETFs for trading on Deutsche Boerse's XTF segment.

UBS has listed seven ETFs tracking country and regional indices in the XTF segment of the Deutsche Boerse.

Credit Suisse is entering the German ETF market with its Xmtch platform and will list 16 funds on the Deutsche Boerse on November 25.

Dow Jones and Company will sell its stake in Stoxx indices to Deutsche Boerse and Six Group for €206.1m.

Twenty-two ETFs have been transferred from Société Générale Asset management (SGAM) to Lyxor International Asset Management, as part of the reorganisation of the asset management business within the Société Générale Group.

The Office of Fair Trading(OFT) has referred the proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange to the Competition Commission as Government officials are concerned about issues relating to the ‘clearing' of equity trades.

GERMAN FIRM Deutsche Börse has now abandoned its £1.3bn bid for the London Stock Exchange after weeks of opposition from investors and questions about its impact over UK regulation, reports this morning's Guardian newspaper.

The FSA has warned all parties and shareholders in the propsoed Deutsche Borse takeover of the London Stock Exchange to consider the deal carefully as it could in the long-term affect the regulation of UK shares.