Australia

Lyxor Asset Management has launched an ETF providing exposure to the Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures index on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Advisers expect a surge in demand for ETFs this year, as the Australian market moves from commission based selling to fee for service models, according to Russell Investments.

Deutsche Bank has released an ETF tracking the Australian money market, listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Four Rio Tinto executives have been found guilty of bribery and stealing secrets by a Chinese court.

SLI head of global strategy Andrew Milligan delves into the 2010 maze of inflation, interest rates and political influences.

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WisdomTree has launched an international hedged equity ETF offering access to Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

Best Doctors has launched in Australia.

Norway has raised interest rates from 1.25% to 1.5%, making it the first European country to do so since the beginning of the credit crunch.

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has been fined $5,750,000 by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to settle allegations it violated the OFAC sanctions regime.