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Exchange traded funds rssfeed


Direxion Commits To ETFs

Fund action - May 2008

Funds Eye Personal ETF Trading

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.

Disagreement Over ETF Fee Future

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.

Investors Ride De-Coupled Inflation Plays

Derivatives week - April 2008

Institutional investors are beginning to play the de-coupling of inflation rates in emerging and established markets.

Closed-End Market Contracts

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.

Tag Mutual Funds With Upping ETF Costs, Says Industry Vet

Fund action - April 2008

ETF Securities’ Commodities Trump Major Asset Classes

Global money management - April 2008

ETF Securities’ first-quarter 2008 results show that commodities took first as the top performing asset class

Nasdaq Extends Structured Liquidity Incentives

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)

SEC Questions Illiquidity Risk In Niche ETFS

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

Don’t Relax On ETF Compliance, Lawyer Warns

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

Bear Stearns reach ETF milestone

International Securities Finance magazine - March 2008

Bear Stearns Asset Management has introduced the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund (YYY) onto the American Stock Exchange.

Amex Reinstates Revenue Sharing For ETFs

Wall street letter - March 2008

SSgA Highlights Int’l TIPs Pitch

Fund action - March 2008

State Street Global Advisors is pitching the first international inflation-protected exchange-traded fund

ETF Securities Hires In Europe

Wall street letter - March 2008

Options Exchanges To Go For The Gold

Wall street letter - March 2008

Demand for next generation ETFs

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.

Lyxor Introduces US, World ETFs

Global money management - March 2008

Rydex Plans Currency ETF Ed Push

Fund action - March 2008

Rydex Investments is looking at ways to help educate advisors and investors about its line of currency exchange-traded funds.

Commodity ETFs Lead In Choppy Month

Fund action - March 2008

Commodity exchange-traded funds were the best performers in February, in what was a tough month for ETFs.

ETFs, SMAs Explode In SRI Market

Fund action - March 2008

Exchange-traded funds and separate accounts are driving the growth of socially responsible investing.

First Sustainability ETFs On The Way

Fund action - March 2008

Pax World Funds plans to launch three ETFs in the next year

ETF Securities Expands Nordic, U.K. Teams

Global money management - March 2008

Japanese ETF gold rush

March 2008

Water ETF Gets Note Treatment

Derivatives week - February 2008

PowerShares To Focus On Distribution, Advisor Ed

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

Claymore Plots Solar ETF

Fund action - February 2008

Active ETF Directors Face Big Task

Fund directions - February 2008

Russell to launch global style equity index

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.

ISE Plans To Cash In On Gold Options

Wall street letter - February 2008

Doubts Expressed About Active ETFs

Fund action - February 2008

Disclosure Doubts Remain On Active ETFS

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.

SEC Gives Green Light To New Amex Trader Class

Wall street letter - February 2008

Fund Firms Moving Into ETFs

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).

ETF Securities to launch short and leveraged ETCs

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.

Managed Portfolio Advisors Focuses On New Distribution Channels

Fund action - January 2008

ETF Popularity To Hurt Active Managers

Global money management - January 2008

BoNYM's Dreyfus partners The Wisdom Tree in US ETF venture

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

iShares ETF Volumes Soar Amid Volatility

Global money management - January 2008

LaBranche Points Capital Overseas

Wall street letter - January 2008

Int'l, High-Yield Will Be ETF Focus In '08

Fund action - January 2008

Reverse Inquiry Leads ABN To Financial Sector Play

Derivatives week - January 2008

Lyxor Starts Fundamental Index Methodology ETFs

Global money management - January 2008

New Entrant Plots Actively Managed ETFs

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.

Arca, CBOE To Close ETF Options Earlier

Wall street letter - January 2008

State Street Builds Out Int’l ETF Line

Fund action - January 2008

Equity derivatives: US ETNs lose first round in fight against mutuals

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.

Exchange-traded structured notes: The gloves come off

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.

Clash of the trade groups – ICI’s positions versus Sifma

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.

Research guide: The 2007 guide to Exchange Traded 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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