Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 18 March.

Db x-trackers has unveiled an ETF on the London Stock Exchange tracking the performance of equity Reits and listed property companies from around the world.

Investing in commodities through ETPs tracking futures helps stimulate supply in the underlying assets, says S&P head of commodity indices Mike McGlone.

Cash flows into Japan equity funds last week were dominated by ETFs, with eight Japanese equity tracker funds pulling in $936.8m in the seven days to Wednesday, according to Lipper.

The FSA is mulling increased regulation on exchange-traded products, warning certain ETPs are complex and risky, says David Bower at iShares.

ETF Securities has recruited Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a second counterparty on its ETC platform.

Active manager SCM Private has brought its ETF portfolios onto independent platform Ascentric, making them available to IFAs and retail investors.

Evercore Pan-Asset (EPA) has launched its range of PanDynamic model portfolios investing in ETFs on the Transact platform for retail investors.

US investment firm Charles Schwab has released its inaugural ETF Select List, guiding retail investors on ETFs across 48 asset classes.

The iShares S&P 500 ETF has become the largest exchange-traded product and index fund in Europe, with $9.2bn in assets under management (AUM).