energy

Britain's top companies had a torrid 2012 as nearly a third of their profits were wiped out while revenue growth was sluggish at best, a new report has revealed, and profits would need to bounce back by 40% to justify the recent market surge.

Source launches first US energy ETF offering diversified exposure to Master Limited Parternships (MLPs) to European investors.

The death of "gravy train" tax breaks for solar power was inevitable, but other venture capital trusts could be right be clients, say advisers who invest in renewable energy.

Sterling is not gaining safe haven status as some suggest, says Barclays Wealth equity strategist Henk Potts, and it would be a mistake to give up on balanced long-term investing now.

Exchange-traded products tracking diversified broad commodity indices saw global assets increase by $5.2bn in Q1 2011, marking the largest quarterly inflows for the sector on record, ETF Securities says.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 1 April.

Coal investments look set to appreciate as concerns over the safety of nuclear power resurface, according to commodity ETP specialists ETF Securities.

European-domiciled exchange-traded products garnered over €1.9bn in the week ending 4 March, according to Deutsche Bank.

Gold exchange-traded products have seen outflows of over €1.4bn since the start of the year, driven by increased equity market confidence, according to Deutsche Bank.

The Bank of Montreal has launched 10 ETFs on the Toronto Stock Market, adding target maturity and commodity funds to its product range.