ETF

Investing in commodities through ETPs tracking futures helps stimulate supply in the underlying assets, says S&P head of commodity indices Mike McGlone.

Cash flows into Japan equity funds last week were dominated by ETFs, with eight Japanese equity tracker funds pulling in $936.8m in the seven days to Wednesday, according to Lipper.

The FSA is mulling increased regulation on exchange-traded products, warning certain ETPs are complex and risky, says David Bower at iShares.

ETF Securities has recruited Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a second counterparty on its ETC platform.

There is something rather extraordinary happening in the funds market. In any other market it would not feel extraordinary at all. It happens all the time.

Active manager SCM Private has brought its ETF portfolios onto independent platform Ascentric, making them available to IFAs and retail investors.

Evercore Pan-Asset (EPA) has launched its range of PanDynamic model portfolios investing in ETFs on the Transact platform for retail investors.

US investment firm Charles Schwab has released its inaugural ETF Select List, guiding retail investors on ETFs across 48 asset classes.

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).

HSBC has launched two ETFs tracking Latin American equities on the London Stock Exchange, growing its range to 18 funds.