ETF

Alternative exchange traded fund provider, ProShares, has announced the launch of the ProShares Hedge Replication ETF to provide hedge fund exposure without the challenge of hedge fund investing.

Providers of European ETFs can double their funds' stated management fees through ancillary activities such as securities lending, other enhancements and trading activities, says a new research report from Deutsche Bank.

Good corporate governance is not just a significant indicator for actively managed funds but just as important when it comes down to analysing passive products such as ETFs.

HSBC has launched the first ETF in Europe to physically replicate Russian equities.

Latest European Institutional Asset Management Survey (EIAMS) reveals allocation to fixed income is up while use of ETFs is down.

"Not all ETFs are created equal. A worrying and common misconception in the market is the expectation that ETF's are a homogonous product set without looking into the assets backing the portfolio or the quality of the third parties involved in managing...

ETFs have continued to thrive despite the financial crisis, but when markets recover will they still be the top of the gene pool? Helen Fowler reports

Credit Suisse's Dan Draper tells David Walker good corporate governance is not just a matter for actively managed funds

Jamie Lowe, head of closed-end funds at Arbuthnot Securities, talks to Charlotte Moore about advising clients on the use of ETFs in conjunction with closed-end funds to implement asset allocation and hedging strategies

Ben Johnson, director of ETP Research at Morningstar looks at the investment opportunities provided by Exchange Traded Products