Europe

David Houghton-Brown discusses the universal lessons and pitfalls learnt from Medicals Direct's foray into European markets

The international derivatives exchange Eurex is listing options based on a range of six Lyxor ETFs, providing exposure to the emerging markets.

Emma O'Neill, investment research analyst at OBSR, a Morningstar company, compares some of the Europe funds rated by the business.

Philip Saunders and Max King, multi-asset portfolio managers at Investec, give five reasons to be positive

More ETF providers are embracing synthetic replication, with the multi-swap counterparty model hailed as the next stage in product evolution. But to what extent does this already exist? Helen Fowler reports

Bradley Kay at Morningstar discusses liquidity issues in the European ETF markets and how greater on-exchange trading will lower costs

Europe - a great way to access emerging markets

Should we listen to economists or companies about what lies ahead for Europe? asks BlackRock's Nigel Bolton.

The ABI has discounted fears of a pan European regulatory clash, as both the UK and the EU authorities overhaul their supervision of financial services.

State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) plans to expand its ETF footprint in Europe and has renamed its French-domiciled fund range to match its global SPDR brand.