ETFs

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INVESTING ETFS AUG 25, 2008
XShares to revamp HealthShares ETFs

Fifteen HealthShares exchange traded funds will close as part of a reorganization of the 19 HealthShares ETFs.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 12, 2008
Curian offers muni-bond ETFs

A tax-exempt strategy that utilizes exchange traded funds investing in municipal bonds has been announced by Curian Capital.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 11, 2008
ETF assets down as shares increase

U.S. exchange traded fund assets totaled about $575 billion as of June 30, down 5.4% from the beginning of the year.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 08, 2008
Socially conscious U.S. bond indexes launched

Indexes apply environmental, social and governance performance factors to a U.S. fixed-income asset class.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 28, 2008
Bear market funds maul competition

Bear market funds seek positive returns in down markets, so it isn't surprising that they are mauling the competition and generating plenty of investor attention in the process.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 22, 2008
State Street spins new SPDRs

The 10 international-sector SPDR ETFs are use as benchmarks a series of the S&P World ex-U.S. broad market indexes.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 21, 2008
New website offers model ETF portfolios

Mr. Weisbrod, president of Weisbrod Financial Services Inc. and Staar Financial Advisors Inc. of Pittsburgh, is launching sfamoney .com next month as part of an effort to provide advisers and retail investors with model ETF portfolios, commentaries and various other planning tools.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 14, 2008
ETF to underlie Gulf nations index

The GCC Titans 40 Index measures the performance of 40 stocks traded in five of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 09, 2008
Invesco makes foray into Frontier Countries

The new ETF is designed to provide access to certain equity markets in the Middle East and North Africa.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 02, 2008
New ETFs track oil prices without futures

Investors can bet on the price of oil going up or down or hedge other investments with the securities.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 30, 2008
ETF hypothetical returns criticized

Hypothetical returns utilized by a host of new exchange traded funds are reigniting a debate about the use of back-tested performance data.

INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 30, 2008
Mutual funds face competition from ETFs, VAs and others

The combined total launches last year of exchange traded funds, variable annuities and closed-end funds surpassed open-end mutual fund launches for the first time, according to Boston-based research firm Cerulli Associates Inc.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 25, 2008
Barclays to raise $8.9 billion

Barclays PLC plans to raise $8.9 billion through the issuance of new shares as part of an effort to shore up its balance sheet.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Advisers view ETFs as ingenious invention

As an innovation, ETFs have no peer.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Frontier ETFs may expand investors' horizons

A handful of exchange traded funds are looking to give investors access to frontier markets, or countries that are less developed than traditional emerging markets.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 20, 2008
Barclays might receive cash infusion

Barclays PLC might receive about $927 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. to bolster its depleted balance sheet.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 17, 2008
PowerShares unveils metal and oil ETNs

The ETNs are designed to track the short and leveraged performance of base metals and oil.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 13, 2008
ETF assets rose $17 billion in May

Total assets at the end of the month were $612 billion, according to State Street Global Advisors.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 12, 2008
Rydex launches inverse ETFs

Select Sector ETFs aim to offer magnified and inverse exposure to indexes in the energy, financial, technology and health-care sectors.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2008
A turbulent decade for fund industry started off well

The mutual fund industry, buffeted by volatile markets, unprecedented scandals and new competition, has had a tough time over the past 10 years.