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INVESTING ETFS DEC 28, 2010
BlackRock beefing up adviser services for ETFs

BlackRock Inc. is looking to expand its services — rather than slash costs on funds — to lure advisers to its exchange-traded funds.

SEC may ask B-Ds to watch algorithmic trading
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 15, 2010
SEC may ask B-Ds to watch algorithmic trading

Officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission are considering setting limits on computer-trading algorithms — and may choose to require broker-dealers to monitor their orders — in the wake of the May 6 flash crash.

Russell vaults into ETF vanguard with U.S. One buy
INVESTING ETFS DEC 09, 2010
Russell vaults into ETF vanguard with U.S. One buy

Like a lot of firms, Russell Investment has been waiting a long time for the SEC to approve its request to launch an actively managed exchange-traded fund. Today, Russell took the bull by the horns, purchasing U.S. One -- and with it, the RIA's actively managed ETF.

INVESTING ETFS DEC 06, 2010
Will Vanguard's surge reignite ETF price war?

Index specialist's cheaper funds gaining fast on BlackRock, State Street; 'hard pill to swallow'

INVESTING ETFS DEC 05, 2010
BlackRock revenue takes hit in ETF fee wars

BlackRock Inc. is losing its tight grip on the $927 billion U.S. ETF market — potentially costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue — and the competition is just starting to heat up

Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong
INVESTING ETFS DEC 02, 2010
Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong

The Vanguard Group Inc. is looking to expand its non-U.S. exchange-traded-fund business in the next five years. Specifically, the firm intends to enter Hong Kong and Canada next year, said F. William McNabb II, president and CEO.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 21, 2010
Under the hood: How to pick the right ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that follow the same index should provide almost identical returns. But they don't, thus complicating the financial adviser's job of choosing among the 1,000-plus ETFs for sale in the United States.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 21, 2010
Special report: What advisers need to know about ETFs

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2010
Options on exchange-traded funds gain in popularity

Some say that the only thing growing faster than the nearly $1 trillion exchange-traded-fund market is the use of options on those nearly 1,000 funds. That may be a slight exaggeration, but it does underscore a trend.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 21, 2010
From perplexed, to pioneer

Lee Kranefuss talks about the early days of bringing exchange-traded funds to the masses

INVESTING ETFS NOV 19, 2010
Lamco is first indie to use MDE's option collar model

Lamco Advisory Services Inc. will be the first independent advisory firm to start allocating client assets to an ETF option overlay strategy managed by MDE Group Inc.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 16, 2010
Vanguard European Stock Index ETF

S&P is positive on VGK because the security has above-average yield of 3.75% and its holdings are made up of what S&P considers attractive companies that historically have strong cash flows to support dividend growth

INVESTING ETFS NOV 15, 2010
Schwab's Peter Crawford: ETF managers need a management fee

Last year, The Charles Schwab Corp. launched its first exchange-traded funds, offering them commission-free

INVESTING ETFS NOV 10, 2010
Retail investors now piling into ETFs, says Schwab

Over the last six months, The Charles Schwab Corp. has seen flows from individual investors in exchange-traded funds surpass flows from registered investment advisers, marking the first time ever this has happened.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 10, 2010
Invesco slapped with ETF trademark suit

Invesco Ltd., the Atlanta-based investment management company, has been sued by a Boston-based trust claiming infringement of its trademarks for exchange- traded funds.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 08, 2010
Not all advisers enamored of ETFs

Adam Bold, chief investment officer of The Mutual Fund Store, thinks that all the talk about exchange-traded funds is just hype

Vanguard drops fees, upping pressure on Fidelity
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
Vanguard drops fees, upping pressure on Fidelity

Vanguard reduces its rake for two million customers. The move, says one fund industry watcher, 'puts some heat' on rival Fidelity.

TD Ameritrade to offer commission-free ETF trades on 100 funds
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
TD Ameritrade to offer commission-free ETF trades on 100 funds

Brokerage TD Ameritrade has begun offering commission-free ETF trades on more than 100 different funds that have bee chosen by Morningstar.

Regulators zero in on leveraged and inverse ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
Regulators zero in on leveraged and inverse ETFs

State security officials say they're ramping up oversight of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds. The chief worry? Brokers themselves may not understand how the complex products actually work.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 19, 2010
Amid uncertainty, advisers shun sector ETFs

A shift in focus to core offerings — triggered by investor uncertainty over the direction of the markets — is crimping the growth of sector ETFs