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INVESTING ETFS MAR 16, 2010
Teen's dollar-linked ETF takes prize in contest

Thirtysomething new-product developers, look out.

INVESTING ETFS MAR 10, 2010
The ETFs financial advisers can't get enough of

INVESTING ETFS FEB 26, 2010
Morningstar: Fixed-income funds now 30% of mutual fund market

Mutual funds saw inflows of $44.5 billion in January, according to report released today by Morningstar Inc.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 19, 2010
Invesco Powershares CEO Bruce Bond stepping back

Bruce Bond is stepping down as chief executive of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, the exchange-traded-fund provider he founded in 2003.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 19, 2010
What's wrong with actively managed ETFs?

Although actively managed exchange-traded funds are just in their infancy, many financial advisers and even some ETF providers have already written them off.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 19, 2010
Eaton Vance and Invesco PowerShares roll out Build America bond funds

Eaton Vance Management and Invesco PowerShares on Tuesday announced new investment products offering exposure to the government's Build America Bonds stimulus program, which seeks to spur construction and repair projects by state and local governments.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 17, 2010
Fidelity in talks to launch new proprietary ETFs: Sources

Rumors have been flying of late that Fidelity Investments may be looking to expand its proprietary exchange-traded-fund lineup. Now sources say the firm has been ramping up talks with index providers and other partners to do just that.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2010
SEC eyes lifting exemptive order requirement on ETFs

A stalled proposal hammered out last year to permit exchange traded funds to operate without having to obtain individual exemptive orders may finally see the light of day -- and soon.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2010
S&P's featured ETF of the month: Vanguard Growth Index Fund

This month's Featured Fund of the Month is the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG, $54.90 at close of business on March 11, 2010), which carries Standard & Poor's highest ETF ranking of “Overweight.”

INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2010
Flurry of actively managed ETFs to hit the market

That's good news for advisers, many of whom are on the lookout for exchange-traded funds that aren't passively managed

INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2010
Claymore expanding ETF lineup in competitive core space

The firm announced plans for a new core line up of exchange-traded funds based on Wilshire Associates' indexes.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2010
Claymore unveils new China ETF — and more new ETF strategies are on tap, top exec says

Just days after its acquisition by Guggenheim Partners LLC was finalized, Claymore Securities Inc. has rolled out a new China exchange-traded fund – a launch that will likely be just the first of many, now that the Claymore/Guggenheim marriage is official.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 12, 2010
iShares launches first-ever muni bond ETF with fixed end date

iShares today launched a suite of municipal bond exchange-traded funds with a planned end date. The feature allows investors to obtain targeted exposure to the municipal yield curve.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 11, 2010
Schwab's latest ETFs feature portfolio management

The Charles Schwab Corp. today announced the launch of six new managed portfolios of exchange-traded funds available through a fee-based portfolio advisory program.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 11, 2010
Coming soon: A trade group just for ETFs

The founder of the No-Load Mutual Fund Association — now The Mutual Fund Education Alliance — hopes to announce the creation of a new organization representing exchange-traded funds next month.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 07, 2010
ProShares wades deeper into the leveraged- and inverse-ETF pool

ProShares today launched eight exchange-traded funds that aim to magnify their benchmark exposures by 300%.

Schwab's no-commission ETFs may spark a price war
INVESTING ETFS JAN 29, 2010
Schwab's no-commission ETFs may spark a price war

INVESTING ETFS JAN 24, 2010
Proposed ETF council gets mixed early reviews

Exchange-traded-fund providers said last week that they are willing to consider joining a proposed ETF trade organization, but only if it could prove its value.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 18, 2010
Proposed ETF council gets mixed early reviews

Exchange-traded-fund providers said today they are willing to consider joining a proposed ETF trade organization, but only if it could prove its value.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 14, 2010
Barclays suspends trading on commodity-linked ETN

A second commodity-linked iPath exchange-traded note issued by Barclays Bank PLC – the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Platinum Subindex Total Return Exchange Traded Note (PGM) – stopped trading today due to an “ongoing regulatory review” of such products, the bank said in a statement.