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PIMCO Launches Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund, an Actively Managed ETF

February 4th, 2010

bondsPIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has launched the PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund (NYSE: SMMU), enhancing the firm’s line up of actively managed exchange-traded funds Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MUNI, SMMU

BetaPro Management Inc. Launches New Suite of HBP Inverse ETFs on TSX

February 4th, 2010

jovian-capitalJovian Capital Corporation (“Jovian”) (JOV:TSX) and its subsidiary BetaPro Management Inc. (“BetaPro”) are pleased to announce the listing of three new Horizons BetaPro Inverse Exchange Traded Funds Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Investors Turn To Inverse ETFs As All Eyes Are On Fridays Jobs Reports

February 4th, 2010

eyebrowsAll eyes now turn to Friday’s Non Farm Payrolls report after today’s news created a virtual stalemate between the bulls and the bears Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Blue Ocean Alpha Revolutionizes ETF Portfolio Outsourcing

February 3rd, 2010

blue-ocean-alphaETF Portfolio Partners, WallachBeth Capital and Millennium Trust Company announce Blue Ocean Alpha, an innovative solution for Investment Advisors that offers sub-advisory ETF portfolio Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

CSI Global Education Inc. Leads the Way With New Courses Reflecting the Trends Towards ETF Investing

February 3rd, 2010

csiCSI Global Education Inc. (CSI) continues to build upon its global leadership position in providing financial services accreditation with the launch of a new exchange traded fund (ETF) course. CSI also announced Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Credit Suisse Appoints Dan Draper Head of Exchange Traded Funds

February 3rd, 2010

credit-suisseCredit Suisse today announced that Dan Draper, formerly a Managing Director and Global Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) at Lyxor Asset Management, will join Credit Suisse in its Asset Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

NSX Releases January 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report

February 3rd, 2010

nsxNational Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $744.7 billion at January Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Barclays Wealth Calls For Investors To Short Gold Through ETFs

February 3rd, 2010

ultrashort1Barclays Wealth investment calls for February include:  EQUITIES ARE STILL ATTRACTIVE DESPITE RALLY SINCE MARCH 2009; CHOOSE DEVELOPED MARKETS OVER EMERGING MARKETS Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

New Entrant – ETF Securities – Passes $1 Billion in Assets under Management in the US ETF Market

February 3rd, 2010

etf-securitiesETF Securities USA LLC (ETFS) announced today that the total assets under management of its four products; ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL), ETFS Physical Silver Shares (SIVR), ETFS Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Holdings In Gold And Silver ETFs See Major Outflows In January

February 3rd, 2010

pouring-into-goldThe world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, New York’s SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), said its holdings fell 21.7 tonnes or 1.9 percent in January, against a rise of 63.36 tonnes or 8.1 percent in the same month Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD, SLV

PIMCO Begins Trading The “PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund” SMMU

February 3rd, 2010

new9PIMCO has released its new PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund ETF (SMMU). The Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). Designed to be Read more…

SMMU

It’s Time To Back Up The Truck On The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF

February 2nd, 2010

back-up-the-truck“It’s time to back up the truck and pile on some MOO. The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO), which has been dragged down by top fertilizer holdings such as Potash (POT), is due for a reversal Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MOO

Attention ETF Traders: Fidelity ® Eliminates Tiered Brokerage Pricing; Cuts Online Trade Commissions by up to 60 Percent to Low Flat Rate of $7.95

February 2nd, 2010

fidelity-logoFidelity Investments® today announced it will reduce U.S. online equity commissions to $7.95 for all customers beginning February 3, 2010. The new commission rate both eliminates tiered pricing, and reduces some customers’ commissions by as much as 60 percent Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Fidelity® Launches Bold ETF Offering for Investors by Providing Suite of 25 iShares® Funds Commission-Free

February 2nd, 2010

fidelityFidelity Investments®, a leading online brokerage firm and the largest mutual fund company, today announced it will offer its retail customers commission-free online trades for a suite of 25 iShares Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

VIDEO: ETFs Provide A Great Way For Investors To Get Exposure To Different Types Of Gold

February 1st, 2010

got-goldGold prices rose the most in four weeks on speculation that the rally in the dollar might be about to stall. Is it a good time to start looking into the precious metal? Ben Fulton, managing director Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, video

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