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Jefferies Announces Launch on NYSE Arca of First Exchange Traded Fund Based on the New Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB-EQ Series of Indices First in a Series of Investable Products Linked to the CRB-EQ Indices,New Fund Began Trading on September 21, 2009

October 5th, 2009

new(BUSINESS WIRE) — Jefferies today announced the Jefferies | TR/J CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund, an equity-based exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the overall performance of a commodity equity Read more…

NYSE:CRBQ

Brazil Olympics Boost For ETFs

October 4th, 2009

brazilian-mapNEW YORK – Brazil’s winning bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games could attract an even larger number of foreigners to Brazilian stocks, which have already soared 62 percent since Read more…

NYSE:EWZ

Will Star Managers Be Able To Transition Into The Burgeoning World Of ETFs?

October 3rd, 2009

star-manager“So is there still a future for active fund managers? Sure — there will always be investors who prefer to have a human being run their portfolios. But it’s unlikely active managers Read more…

NYSE:DENT, NYSE:GVT

ETF Stats For September 2009

October 2nd, 2009

statsRon Rowland From Invest With An Edge Puts out some of his monthly ETF stats.  September brought 13 new ETFs while one ETN was delisted, a net change of +12 in the number of listed Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Announces Performance Data and Portfolio Composition

October 2nd, 2009

etf-newsPRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE Amex: ETF), a closed-end equity fund, announced today Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

An ETF Tracking Select Exchanges?

October 2nd, 2009

etf-radar-logoMartin Raab is publisher of ETF Radar Magazine, where this article originally appeared.  Many stock exchanges around the globe Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Legg Mason Wants A Piece Of The Actively Managed ETF Business

October 2nd, 2009

legg-mason“Legg Mason is considering offering actively managed ETFs, according to Matt Schiffman, head of retail at the Baltimore firm Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

iShares Announces Launch of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index Fund (ESR)

October 2nd, 2009

new1New Fund Expands Access to Emerging Markets and Complements Current Family of ETFs Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:ESR

NG ETF’s: There’s A Major Wipeout Coming In The Natural Gas Business

October 2nd, 2009

wipeout“Investors in natural gas stocks have lost their minds. They’re about to lose their wallets, too…There’s a major wipeout coming in the natural gas Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

Will Investors Pour Into The Aluminum ETF As They Do Other Commodity ETF’s?

October 2nd, 2009

wall-street-floor“Credit Suisse Group will soon offer a new aluminum ETF. It sounds simple. The fund buys aluminum to back its shares. In turn, that Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Grail Advisors 4 ‘Active’ ETFs Commence Trading

October 2nd, 2009

new1In May, Grail Advisors launched the market’s first true, actively managed equity ETF, the Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF (GVT). Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, GVT represented the first fund designed Read more…

RFF, RPQ, RPX, RWG

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 Fund (Symbol: DXD) Class Action Filed by Bernstein Liebhard LLP

October 2nd, 2009

lawsuit-filed(Marketwire)- Bernstein Liebhard LLP filed a class action lawsuit on October 1, 2009 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired shares Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DXD

Here Are 5 ETF’S For Your Portfolio If The Bear Is Back To Stay

October 2nd, 2009

five“With the market treading water for the past week or two, and some negative economic news being released many are wondering if this is a start of at least a short term market downturn. The following 5 ETFs should help insulate Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IBB, NYSE:DMM, NYSE:GLD, TIP, UUP

Deutsche Bank Looks To Satisfy The CFTC And Restructure Its Commodity ETF’s

October 1st, 2009

change“Deutsche Bank has announced that it will restructure its PowerShares commodity-linked exchange traded funds (ETFs) to “satisfy position limits Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DXO, NYSE:GAZ

A Discussion About Gold ETFs And What They Offer The Average Investor

October 1st, 2009

gold-investing“Some gold ETFs offer investors receipts for actual gold bullion that’s stored in the fund company’s vault. The funds have been on the market only for a few years. The first gold-backed ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), launched Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IAU, NYSE:GLD, SGOL

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