ETFs

IFAs are demanding help to access Exchange Traded Funds(ETFs)and more education about the vehicles as they expect their usage of the products to rise in the coming year.

Deutsche Bank has unveiled the db x-trackers II Euro Inflation Swap 5 year TRI ETF on the Xetra exchange in Germany.

Javelin Investment Management has unveiled the Jets Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund, the first Shariah-compliant ETF in the US, on the NYSE Arca platform.

Alps has released the Equal Sector ETF on NSYE Arca, providing equally weighted exposure to the nine Select Sector SPDR ETFs.

ETF Securities has released a range of double leveraged and double short funds on the Amsterdam platform of NYSE Euronext.

Interactive Financial Adviser

Current market turbulence is driving Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) growth as investors address the issue of risk, according to iShares.

Marlborough Fund Managers will bring four actively managed funds of ETFs to the retail market.

The post-RDR ‘new world' of financial advice may be perfectly suited to alternative investments like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), according to Barclays Global Investors (BGI).

Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale, has launched three US ETFs and a fourth linked to the MSCI World Index.