A report released in the US blaming ETFs for market distortions and threatening market stability has been undermined by industry experts as "filled with holes".

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 29 October

The range of new ETFs coming to market is changing the complexity of the industry by tracking less well-known benchmarks, according to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Research.

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

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.

Servicing ETFs is becoming more complex as the market continues to grow in popularity and as the number of funds on offer rises, State Street says.

The SIX Swiss Exchange has launched its new exchange-traded product (ETPs) segment, allowing for the listing of collateralised exchange-traded securities in a section separate to ETFs.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is committing $6bn to buying ETFs as part of its recently sanctioned quantitative easing plan, Standard Life Investments says.

US asset manager Van Eck has unveiled the first US-listed ETF providing exposure to the China A-shares market.

A greater level of transparency is needed when ETF providers lend out securities held within their funds, according to industry experts.