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The EU may aspire to economic integration, but the performance of the various European single country funds reveals the true extent of the divisions, as Nick Sudbury reports

John Fletcher, head of exchange-traded products at Charles Stanley, discusses the rise of swap-based ETFs and the implications for the industry

Nizam Hamid has left his role as head of sales strategy for iShares Europe to join Lyxor Asset Management, ETFM understands.

The average daily trading value of ETFs and other exchange-traded products on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has increased 57% year-on-year, to reach £362m.

The global market for fixed income ETFs is on target to hit $200bn next year, according to iShares.

Financial advisers in the US believe the "flash crash" on May 6 was caused by market structure issues, according to a survey commissioned by iShares.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses weekly European ETF trades.

The average total expense ratio for equity ETFs in Europe is around 51 basis points (bps) lower a year than the average equity index tracking fund, according to BlackRock.

A panel of industry experts discuss the burgeoning ETF industry and how it has developed over the last few years in the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate.

BlackRock has reported $12.9bn in net inflows in its iShares business at the end of the second quarter, despite the firm recording a total loss of $213.3bn in assets under management (AUM) in this period.