ETF

FundsNetwork has announced a range of 50 exchange traded funds (ETFs) will launch on the platform for advisers next week.

The number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Europe will continue to grow, but there are currently 241 European ETFs on a ‘death list' for profitability reasons, according to Lipper.

Retail investors in corporate bond ETFs could be at risk as large institutional trades may be distorting the price of shares in the funds, analysts warn.

WEALTH MANAGERS

Investors have pulled almost $900m out of one of the world's largest gold ETFs in a single day, the biggest one-day outflow since August 2011.

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.

Vanguard Asset Management has launched its first UK exchange-traded fund range with a five-strong offering of physical ETFs.

CONTRARIAN

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

ING Investment Management is set to unveil a Euro Covered Bond fund aiming to offer investors low risk access to the European corporate bond market from issuers including banks.