fixed income

Lyxor Asset Management has launched two fixed income ETFs tracking government and corporate bond indices on Euronext Paris.

Astor Asset Management has launched a mutual fund of ETFs, combining its Long/Short Balanced ETF programme with active management.

Around 78% of ETF investors believe emerging markets will supersede the west at the end of the recession, according to an investor survey by iShares.

Financial services firm Guggenheim Partners has finalised its acquisition of Claymore Group, a provider of ETFs and other investment products.

iShares has listed seven ETFs on the Amsterdam market of NYSE Euronext, including five accumulating versions of equity-based funds and two fixed income funds.

Grail Advisors has registered two actively managed fixed income ETFs in partnership with McDonnell Investment Management.

iShares is offering fixed income ex-financials funds in its latest range of nine ETFs to be launched on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

European ETF assets reached a new high of $192.1bn at the end of August, bolstered by demand for emerging market funds, according to Barclays Global Investors.

Deutsche Bank's db x-trackers has listed six fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, offering exposure to UK gilts, US treasuries and Eurozone sovereign debt.

AdvisorShares Investments has entered the ETF market with an actively managed fund tracking a portfolio of ETFs.