Leverage

Amundi ETF has expanded its presence in the Swiss market with the launch of 23 funds, boosting its total offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange to 43 products.

Lyxor Asset Management has listed three ETFs on Xetra in Germany, including its Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures Index fund.

Deutsche Bank has released seven daily two times leveraged ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), tracking short and long indices.

ProShares has released four ETFs in the US providing two times leveraged exposure to indices covering Europe, Pacific ex-Japan, Brazil and Mexico.

ProShares has partnered with KBW bank to create ETFs providing leveraged or inverse exposure to the regional banking sector.

Direxion has entered the European market by listing six leveraged ETFs on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

Direxion has released three-times leveraged short-term Treasury funds to its line up of ETFs on NYSE Arca in the US.

ComStage, the ETF arm of Commerzbank, has listed three ETFs tracking the CAC 40 index on NYSE Euronext Paris.

The amount of assets invested in ETFs grew by nearly one-third between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the final three months of last year, data from Barclays Stockbrokers reveals.

ProShares has launched two ETFs providing leveraged exposure to the US Treasury market on the NYSE Arca exchange.