Fund action - May 2008
Compliance Reporter - April 2008
Compliance officers at mutual fund firms are introducing tighter controls for staff who conduct personal trades in exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.
Fund action - April 2008
Exchange-traded fund industry officials disagree over the future of ETF fees. While some believe that better performance and sophisticated strategies will justify higher expenses, others want to see ETFs maintain their lost-cost position.
Derivatives week - April 2008
Institutional investors are beginning to play the de-coupling of inflation rates in emerging and established markets.
Fund action - April 2008
The closed-end fund world is shrinking at a time when the industry faces problems financing debt and launches have virtually ground to a halt.
Fund action - April 2008
Global money management - April 2008
ETF Securities’ first-quarter 2008 results show that commodities took first as the top performing asset class
Wall street letter - April 2008
The Nasdaq OMX Group has decided to extend its designated liquidity provider promotion program to more ETFs and index-linked securities (ILS)
Fund action - April 2008
The Securities and Exchange Commission in its proposed codification of exemptive relief for exchange-traded funds has raised questions about the liquidity of ETFs that focus on narrow sectors
Compliance Reporter - March 2008
Compliance teams should not relax their procedures as the Securities and Exchange Commission considers a proposal to liberalize the use of exchange-traded funds
International Securities Finance magazine - March 2008
Bear Stearns Asset Management has introduced the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund (YYY) onto the American Stock Exchange.
Wall street letter - March 2008
Fund action - March 2008
State Street Global Advisors is pitching the first international inflation-protected exchange-traded fund
Wall street letter - March 2008
Wall street letter - March 2008
Global Investor - March 2008
The exponential demand for ETFs recalls the excitement at the height of the private equity cycle, the discovery of hedge funds and investors' enduring passion for real estate.
Global money management - March 2008
Fund action - March 2008
Rydex Investments is looking at ways to help educate advisors and investors about its line of currency exchange-traded funds.
Fund action - March 2008
Commodity exchange-traded funds were the best performers in February, in what was a tough month for ETFs.
Fund action - March 2008
Exchange-traded funds and separate accounts are driving the growth of socially responsible investing.
Fund action - March 2008
Pax World Funds plans to launch three ETFs in the next year
Global money management - March 2008
March 2008
Derivatives week - February 2008
Fund action - February 2008
After years of expanding its exchange-traded fund line, the firm believes the future of ETF growth will come from explaining how ETFs can fit in portfolios
Fund action - February 2008
Fund directions - February 2008
Global Investor - February 2008
Russell Investments is set to launch global style equity indexes to reflect key growth and value segments of the Russell Global Index.
Wall street letter - February 2008
Fund action - February 2008
Fund action - February 2008
While the Securities and Exchange Commission last week signaled its first approvals for actively managed exchange-traded funds, it was not all good news for the industry.
Wall street letter - February 2008
Fund action - February 2008
A growing number of mutual fund firms are moving into the exchange-traded fund space. Last week Direxion Funds and ALPS Fund Services filed for ETFs, while Dreyfus teamed with WisdomTree Investments to launch an ETF line. Northern Trust filed for a line of international ETFs in November (FA, 11/12).
Global Investor - January 2008
ETF Securities will add to its exchange traded commodities platform with the introduction of 33 Short ETCs and 33 Leveraged ETCs.
Fund action - January 2008
Global money management - January 2008
Global Investor - January 2008
BNY Mellon Asset Management has announced that The Dreyfus Corporation is to partner with WisdomTree Investments, Inc on international cash and fixed income ETF products
Global money management - January 2008
Wall street letter - January 2008
Fund action - January 2008
Derivatives week - January 2008
Global money management - January 2008
Fund action - January 2008
A new exchange-traded fund firm has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for two ETFs that will use active management.
Wall street letter - January 2008
Fund action - January 2008
January 2008
The US mutual fund industry might be gaining the upper hand in its fight against the country’s nascent exchange-traded notes market following a pair of rulings in December.
December 2007
The rapid uptake of exchange-traded structured notes in the US has got the country’s mutual fund industry on the offensive. Its trade association is lobbying Congress to change the tax laws to make the notes less attractive. But the structured products industry is fighting back. John Ferry reports.
December 2007
In its letter to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) argues that ETNs provide investment opportunities similar to those provided by many mutual funds.
September 2007
Are you fully up to date with developments on Europe's exchange traded fund market? With experts predicting rapid growth in the next few years and demand for the product from both institutional and retail investors intensifying, it is essential for industry professionals to keep ahead of the game.
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