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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.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 10, 2010
WisdomTree international ETF offers forex hedge

INVESTING RIAS JAN 08, 2010
ETFs may provide diversification, but be wary of exotic types

Exchange-traded funds potentially make it easier for financial advisers to build a well-diversified portfolio that limits volatility by spreading risk. But the proliferation of more exotic ETFs — particularly leveraged and inverse ETFs — could blunt their diversification potential.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 08, 2010
Advisers like ETFs, just not that much

More financial advisers are now using exchange-traded funds than ever, but these investments still have a long way to go before they'll occupy a significant chunk of clients' portfolios.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 04, 2010
WisdomTree's latest international stock fund offers forex hedge

WisdomtTree Investments Inc. today launched an exchange-traded fund for investors who want to maintain exposure to international stocks without losing out to a rising U.S. dollar that could eat into returns.

INVESTING ETFS DEC 29, 2009
Van Eck's Charl Malan: How to play against a weakening dollar

The rally in commodities over the past few weeks has been closely linked to the weakness of the U.S. dollar, according to Charl Malan, who is part of the investment team managing $1.7 billion in two commodity funds at Van Eck Global.

INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 14, 2009
John Hancock eyes launching actively managed ETFs

John Hancock Funds LLC will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the next few weeks plans to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds, according to an official at the firm.

INVESTING ETFS DEC 10, 2009
Coming off a high: ETF assets dip slightly, to $689B

INVESTING ETFS DEC 02, 2009
Commodities funds seen overcoming speculation concerns

Exchange-traded commodities funds will continue to prosper despite regulators' concerns that they may have helped fuel the run-up in oil prices last year.

INVESTING ETFS DEC 02, 2009
Pimco, Global X launch ETFs

With The Vanguard Group Inc. on its heels, Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC today launched new actively managed exchange-traded funds.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS DEC 02, 2009
ETF sponsors can't resist latest trend

Now that exchange-traded funds can come to market with relatively little fuss, providers are readying to launch emerging-markets ETFs in what industry observers call an ill-advised attempt to jump on the latest trend.

INVESTING ETFS DEC 01, 2009
Pimco joins actively managed ETF biz

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC last week launched its first actively managed exchange-traded fund.