ETF

COMMODITIES

Gold has suffered the longest run of monthly falls since 1997 after the metal declined for the fifth month in a row in February.

Nicholas Brooks, head of research at ETF Securities, said investors may only be mid-stage in a bull market for commodities.

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GOSLING'S GROUSE

FinEx Group has made its first foray into the European ETF market, launching a product which tracks a Russian corporate bond index.

CONTRARIAN

First Trust Advisors is planning to open up its $4.6bn enhanced index fund range to the UK market, taking on the likes of BlackRock and Vanguard in the ETF space.

The £1.3bn Witan Investment trust has moved to quarterly dividend payments after announcing a 10% rise in payouts for 2012.

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