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INVESTING ETFS MAY 07, 2007
Active ETFs likely to receive a European tryout

LONDON — The first active exchange traded funds might be introduced in the United States within the next three to six months, according to sources close to negotiations between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. of New York.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 04, 2007
ETFs track FTSE NAREIT indexes

Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco announced today that five iShares exchange traded funds designed to track the FTSE NAREIT Indexes began trading today.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 02, 2007
Europe likely to tryout active ETFs

The first active exchange traded funds might be introduced in the United States within the next three to six months, according to sources close to negotiations between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. of New York.

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2007
Van Eck debuts Russian ETFs

Van Eck Associates Corp. of New York today announced it had launched the first exchange traded fund to offer investors exposure to Russian companies.

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2007
Smith Barney creates ETF model portfolios

New York-based Smith Barney’s Consulting Group has launched eight model portfolios that invest in exchange traded funds: the CG Select ETF Allocations.

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2007
Vanguard registered actively managed fund

The Vanguard Group Inc. of Malvern, Pa., has registered to offer an actively managed exchange fund, according to the Wall Street Journal.

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2007
Forget skill; fees drive bond fund returns

PHILADELPHIA — It is a message he has delivered many times before, but industry experts said John C. Bogle’s continued assertion that bond funds on average are too expensive deserves special attention in the current market.

INVESTING ETFS APR 26, 2007
State Street unveils two more ETFs

State Street Global Advisors of Boston today announced the launch of two new international exchange traded funds: the SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF and the SPDR S&P World-ex-US ETF.

INVESTING ETFS APR 26, 2007
Claymore introduces two ETFs

Claymore Securities Inc. of Lisle, Ill., today announced the launch of two new exchange traded funds: the Claymore/Clear Mid-Cap Growth Index ETF, and the Claymore/IndexIQ Small-Cap Value ETF.

INVESTING ETFS APR 23, 2007
PowerShares tops $10 billion

PowerShares Capital Management LLC said its assets recently have surpassed the $10 billion mark, up from $8.5 million at the close of 2006.

INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2007
Insurance Co. yields $25M to WisdomTree

WisdomTree Investments Inc. of New York announced today that Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia, through its subsidiary QCC Insurance Co., has allocated $25 million to WisdomTree’s High Yielding Equity Index.

INVESTING ETFS APR 23, 2007
Two high-yield funds aim to help hedge risk

PHILADELPHIA — At a time when many financial advisers think that investors should stay away from high-yield bonds because they are too risky, along come two high-yield products that investors can use to hedge some of that risk.

INVESTING ETFS APR 18, 2007
Natural gas exchange-traded security launched

Victoria Bay Asset Management LLC of Alameda, Calif, announced today the launch of the United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG), an exchange-traded security based on natural gas.

INVESTING ETFS APR 16, 2007
WisdomTree to launch 401(k) platform for ETFs

WisdomTree Investments Inc. is planning to roll out a platform designed to get exchange traded funds into 401(k) plans.

INVESTING ETFS APR 16, 2007
Sale of parent Mellon has Dreyfus in flux

With the acquisition of the parent company due to close in July, the future of the storied Dreyfus Corp. still is uncertain.

INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2007
Investment club unveils index

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has teamed with BetterInvesting, a nonprofit investment education organization, to launch the BetterInvesting 100 Index, a listing of the top growth companies that the group's 13,127 investment clubs and 131,556 individual members hold.

INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2007
ETF industry chugs along with new products

PHILADELPHIA — The exchange traded fund industry is tripping over itself to come out with new buzz-worthy products.

INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2007
Changes in 401(k) world may open the door for ETFs

NEW YORK — Although exchange traded funds are growing at a torrid rate, with a new offering almost daily, one area where ETF growth has been slow is in retirement accounts.

INVESTING ETFS MAR 19, 2007
SSgA retools sales force in bid to boost ETF sales

As exchange traded funds proliferate, ETF producers are getting more aggressive when it comes to pitching product.

INVESTING ETFS MAR 12, 2007
Index provider role may cross advice line

As indexes developed specifically for exchange traded funds proliferate, so do concerns about potential conflicts of interest that may exist when index providers reach for extra performance.