ETF

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

ETFs

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.

ETFs

David Gardner, head of EMEA sales and BlackRock's iShares veteran, is set to retire after 12 years.

Uncertainty over the outcome of the US presidential election, the fiscal cliff and Hurricane Sandy saw inflows into global ETFs slow sharply in October, according to consultancy ETFGI.