Lyxor

Alan Burnett, head of UK intermediary business at Martin Currie, is to leave the firm at the start of June for Lyxor Asset Management.

Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) has teamed up with Koris International for a two year partnership offering alternative investment solutions for distribution across continental Europe.

Some 54% of fund managers are set to increase their exposure to ETPs and ETFs over the next three years, with a quarter anticipating an increase of 10% or more.

Equity ETF inflows topped bond ETFs for a second week at the start of November but positive sentiment following the Eurozone deal disappeared as a turn in events left equity indices down.

ETF investors ploughed money into riskier assets last week following news of the Eurozone deal and despite recent developments, interest in high yield and corporate bond ETFs remains.

BlackRock/iShares has been vocal in its recommendations for the ETP market over the past few weeks. First it called for greater transparency and consistent regulation across the global ETF market, then it turned its focus to the European market, launching...

Emma Cusworth looks at what affect the eurozone crisis has had on synthetic ETFs

As equity indices continued their upwards trend last week, Cowen reports a strong increase in primary market activity.

The European ETP market has shown resilience in the face of volatility, growing 10% this year to the end of September.

Lyxor has created an ETF Quality Charter as a commitment to its clients following months of scrutiny of ETFs.