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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

INVESTING ETFS OCT 15, 2010
BlackRock names chief investment strategist for ETFs

BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest manager of exchange-traded funds, named Russ Koesterich to the new position of global chief investment strategist for its iShares unit.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 12, 2010
American Century eyes global bond fund biz

American Century Investments is discussing launching global bond funds for international and U.S. investors

Morningstar may drop star ratings for leveraged, inverse ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 08, 2010
Morningstar may drop star ratings for leveraged, inverse ETFs

Morningstar Inc., a Chicago-based research firm, may stop rating leveraged and inverse exchange- traded funds on a scale of one to five stars because of concerns about their suitability for individual investors.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 08, 2010
U.S. One files to offer ETFs that invest in individual securities

U.S. One Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to offer exchange-traded funds that invest in individual U.S. and foreign-listed securities.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 08, 2010
ETF providers want to curb market orders

ETF providers are lobbying for tighter restrictions on market orders as regulators consider additional rules to avert another “flash crash.”

Vanguard takes on State Street with new S&P 500 ETF
INVESTING ETFS OCT 07, 2010
Vanguard takes on State Street with new S&P 500 ETF

Fund firm introduces nine exchange-traded funds; SPDR.500 will be tough to squash

INVESTING FINTECH OCT 01, 2010
Pricing improvements? Taking the pulse of the internet space

In February, S&P Equity Analyst Scott Kessler raised his fundamental outlook on the internet software & services industry to positive from neutral, reflecting what he views as a stabilized global economy that would contribute to more overall advertising spending, an increasing percentage of related budgets being committed to the Internet (versus so-called traditional media), and pricing for associated online offerings that is showing signs of improvement

INVESTING ETFS OCT 01, 2010
ETF providers consider curbing market orders

A prohibition on market orders for exchange-traded funds would help prevent another “flash crash,” ETF providers told attendees at an industry gathering in New York this morning.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 30, 2010
SSgA launches first international-corporate-bond ETF

The SPDR Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF Ticker:(IBND) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Arca today.