How to issue ETFs

• Apply to the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) for an official London listing and to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading on the Main Market.
  
• Apply to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading on the Main Market based on an existing European Economic Area (EEA) listing.

Both options require the fund to be UCITS III compliant and to gain recognition from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The most common underlying legal entity used for ETFs is an open-ended investment fund.

Guide to issuing ETFs
For more detailed information on introducing ETFs, read Introducing and Operating ETFs in the UK (file pdf - 171 KB) .

Documents and forms
The documents below provide detailed information on how to become an ETF issuer. You will also find the forms that need to be completed and returned to us in order to launch a new fund.

Downloads

ETF EEA Listing  (file pdf - 201 KB)

Provides details of how you can become an ETF issuer
Introducing and Operating ETFs (UK)  (file doc - 608 KB)

Provides details on the fees for listing ETFs on the London Stock Exchange
Fees for issuers (file pdf - 2 MB)  

Outlines the documentation and lead times required to list ETFs
Issuer implementation timetable (file doc - 32 KB)

To admit an ETF to trading, a static data form must be completed for each fund 
Form 1 - application for admission (file doc - 588 KB)

To admit an ETF to trading, a static data form must be completed for each fund. 
Static data form (file xls - 19 KB)

Market Makers must complete the Registration Information Form to register a security)
Registration Information Form  (file pdf - 42 KB)

Explains the obligations for Market Makers on SETS
Market Maker obligations (file doc - 35 KB)

Voluntary OTC Trade Reporting Service for European listed ETFs and ETCs sercice description (file doc - 120 KB)