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INVESTING ETFS JUL 30, 2009
ETF assets golden in first half of '09

Investors bought more exchange traded funds in the first half of this year than in the comparable time period in 2008, according to Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting LLC.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 30, 2009
CFTC mulls investment limits on commodities-linked products

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is mulling setting position limits on physical commodities and is questioning whether swaps dealers should remain exempt from position limits.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 24, 2009
After Finra warning, firms back away from leveraged ETFs

At least three brokerage firms have decided not to sell leveraged exchange traded funds a month after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. warned brokers that they “typically are unsuitable for retail investors” who hold them longer than a day.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 22, 2009
Russell takes its first step into ETF marketplace

A top index provider is considering offering its own lineup of exchange traded funds, but just what those funds would look like is a mystery.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 19, 2009
Exchange traded products for commodities take hit

The reputation of exchange traded products that give investors access to commodities took a hit this month when one of the largest exchange traded commodities pools — the $3.61 billion U.S. Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) — was forced to stop issuing new shares.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 19, 2009
Natural gas seen as too cheap to ignore

On paper, the case for investing in natural gas is straightforward: It is a clean, largely domestic fuel now selling at 74% below its peak price of a year ago.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 17, 2009
Schwab's offering of nine new ETFs may be 'late to the game'

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. has filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer nine exchange traded funds.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 12, 2009
Finra's ETF notice angers ICI, firms

INVESTING ETFS JUN 24, 2009
Russell Investments unveils Shariah-compliant indexes

Russell Investments today signed an agreement with Jadwa Investments of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to launch the Russell-Jadwa Indexes.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 23, 2009
Peru ETF launched

Barclays iShares yesterday launched the first ETF listed in the United States that is concentrated on markets in Peru.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 21, 2009
iShares expected to move into actively managed ETFs

A new iShares that is more heavily involved in actively managed exchange traded funds will likely emerge as the company changes hands, though some say it might be late to the party.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 14, 2009
BlackRock poised to grab No. 1 spot

Make way for the 1,600-pound gorilla in the money management industry.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 10, 2009
Barclays beefs up iShares’ Asia-Pacific team

Barclays Global Investors North Asia Ltd. announced today that iShares, the firm’s exchange traded fund unit, has expanded its Asia management team.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 09, 2009
Grail to launch actively managed ETFs in September

The ETFs are the RP Growth ETF, RP Focused Large Cap Growth ETF, RP Technology ETF, and RP Financials ETF. They are expected to carry a 0.89% expense ratio, and begin trading on Sept. 1.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 04, 2009
New leveraged ETFs offered by ProShares

ProShare Advisors LLC is extending its dominance of the leveraged exchange traded funds market with the launch of four strategies, the company announced today.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 03, 2009
With ETFs, you have options

INVESTING ETFS JUN 02, 2009
Pimco unveils first ETF; files to offer six more such funds

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC today launched its first exchange traded fund and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer six more.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 31, 2009
Active ETFs need time to catch on, some say

Actively managed exchange traded funds are finally starting to trickle into the market.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 27, 2009
ETFs, mutual funds see welcome inflows in April

Investors poured money into equity mutual funds, including exchange traded funds, in April in a reversal from the previous month, when those funds experienced net outflows, according to a report released yesterday by Financial Research Corp. of Boston.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 18, 2009
Active ETFs -- Where are they headed?

<i>InvestmentNews</i> interview with William M. Thomas, chief executive of Grail Advisors LLC, who discusses his new venture into launching their first active exchange traded fund and Grail's on-deck plans. Plus get an overview of the state of active ETFs and find out whether advisers think their future is bright.