The number of client accounts at Barclays Stockbrokers holding ETFs has risen 137% in the past two years and is up 42% on 2009.

US ETF issuer Global X has unveiled its FTSE Asean 40 fund on the New York Stock Exchange, investing across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 11 February.

Global mega-caps are attractively valued, offering an opportunity for the development of ETFs to track the asset class, Russ Koesterich at iShares says.

Credit Suisse has listed four ETFs on the Deutsche Boerse offering exposure to alternative energy providers, interest rates and fixed income.

HSBC has listed its MSCI South Africa ETF on the London Stock Exchange, to trade in both sterling and US dollars.

Amundi saw assets under management (AUM) in its ETF business swell to €5.3bn by the end of December, a yearly increase of nearly 60%.

Deutsche Bank has stopped new issuance of its PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long exchange-traded note (ETN).

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether Wall Street traders are using ETFs as a means of disguising insider trading.

Cautious investors are holding back from copper ETCs despite the metal reaching record prices, according to providers.