Deutsche Bank’s exchange-traded fund issuance arm, db x-trackers, has launched its first physically replicated ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The move comes as part of a wider trend amongst investment banks to shift emphasis away from securities and derivatives trading and towards fee-based asset management activities.

State Street Global Advisors is slashing fees on five of its UK index funds in what the firm says is a move ahead of the implementation of the UK Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

The SEC finally makes a move on derivatives in ETFs, saying it will no longer block their use in active funds.

Buying and holding triple leveraged and triple short ETPs will quickly leave investors in need of financial assistance.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the trade body for derivatives market participants, has warned that new proposals from global regulators to introduce mandatory initial margin payments for non-cleared derivatives contracts could drain over $10 trillion in liquidity from the global financial system.