ETFs

The early success of the active ETF version of Bill Gross' PIMCO Total Return fund does not yet herald a step change in the exchange-traded market, according to Vanguard's global head of ETFs.

MAM Funds' Simon Callow has changed the strategy on his Midas Balanced Growth fund to make greater use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and hedging.

The FSA has flagged up a number of consumer risks associated with exchange traded products (ETPs) in a fact sheet published today.

ISA investors used ETFs to help boost their exposure to a range of commodities in the first quarter of the year, according to sales figures from Hargreaves Lansdown.

Exchange-traded products gathered net new assets of $67.3bn during the first quarter of 2012, making it the best start to the year ever for the industry.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has become the first supermarket to launch an unbundled pricing model.

PHYSICAL ETFs

PIMCO and Source have launched a product giving investors in Europe physical access to the short dated end of the high yield universe for the first time.

ETFs

J.P. Morgan and Source have launched a macro hedge ETF, allowing investors to gain long-term exposure to volatility.