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iShares, the ETF arm of BlackRock, has released an ETF in London providing US equity exposure by tracking the respective MSCI benchmark.

Turquoise, a European multilateral trading facility, is launching a service to trade US-listed ETFs during European hours.

Amundi ETF has entered the Swiss and Dutch ETF markets, registering 46 funds in the Netherlands and listing 10 products on the SIX Swiss exchange.

As demand for access to China increases, the range of ETFs tracking this country is growing. Barney Hatt looks at the development of funds investing in Chinese securities

Amundi ETF has unveiled 13 sector funds on the Borsa Italiana, boosting its ETF offering on the exchange to 28.

Deutsche Bank has listed 10 ETFs on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, tracking a range of developed market and sector indices.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched six funds on the Frankfurt exchange Xetra, with four tracking equities and two based on bond indices.

HSBC is set to launch its Japanese equity ETF tomorrow, tracking the MSCI Japan index.

China has been getting more headlines than its emerging market peers over the last few months but advisers are urged not to believe the hype and overlook other attractive regions, such as India.

Julian Hince, senior business development officer for IFA sector at iShares Europe, says ETFs are ideal tools for investors to build exposure to emerging markets.