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RBS To Begin Trading The RBS Gold Trendpilot ETNs (TBAR) Tuesday February 22

February 21st, 2011

RBS will begin trading its new “RBS Gold Trendpilot ETNs” (NYSE:TBAR) Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The RBS Gold TrendpilotTM ETNs are designed for investors who seek exposure to the RBS Gold TrendpilotTM Index (USD) (the “Index”). The Index utilizes a systematic trend-following strategy to Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, TBAR

Study: ETFs Are Honing In On Their Benchmarks (AGG, GUR)

February 20th, 2011

As the ETF world has continued to grow over the past few years, funds have stretched beyond the typical benchmarks such as the S&P 500 or the DJIA and into more exotic or extensive indexes. Read more…

NYSE:AGG, NYSE:GUR

Columbia Will Power Next Generation of Oil Production (GXG, HUSA, PTA.V)

February 20th, 2011

Carlos Slim probably knows more about investing in emerging markets than anyone else alive. Forbes Magazine named Mr. Slim the world’s richest man last year. His holdings are currently Read more…

NYSE:GXG

First Trust Debuts Smartphone ETF (FONE)

February 20th, 2011

Score another first for the ETF industry; today marks the launch of the first ETF to offer pure play exposure to companies engaged in the smartphone segment. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA Read more…

NASDAQ:FONE

Where IS Gold Headed? (GLD)

February 20th, 2011

For some investors, the headline question is a forgone conclusion. For others, gold’s price destination isn’t so certain. Answering the question in great part depends upon one’s time horizon. Read more…

NYSE:GLD

The Week Ahead: Emerging Outflows Are Over (EEM, EFA, SPY)

February 20th, 2011

Over the last month, everyone with a global call on the markets has been predicting that developed markets will continue to overshadow the emerging world and flows to Western Europe, Japan Read more…

NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EFA, SPY

Time To Get Exposure To China’s Upside (FXI)

February 20th, 2011

Macro guys seem to be loading up on the iShares FTSE China 25 Index ETF (NYSE:FXI) calls. U.S. guys are nervous they have missed China or are underweight. Read more…

NYSE:FXI

Silver Futures and ETFs About To Go Parabolic (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, DBS, ZSL, USV, SIL)

February 20th, 2011

Thomas Carreno: A huge huge development occurred yesterday in the iShares Silver ETF (NYSE:SLV) and the silver futures market.  The Silver ETF (SLV) blasted higher to a new 52 week Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:DBS, SIL, SIVR, SLV, USV, ZSL

Gold Demand: A Market In Flux (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SGOL, DGP, IAU, DZZ, GLL, DGZ)

February 20th, 2011

Earlier today, the World Gold Council released its quarterly Gold Demand Trends report, the go-to source for industry data on consumption patterns for the yellow metal. Read more…

IAU, NYSE:DGP, NYSE:DGZ, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:GLL, SGOL

Next-Generation Target Date Investments Outperform Traditional Funds

February 20th, 2011

A series of Target Date investments based on an innovative asset allocation strategy significantly out-performed the industry over the past three years, while delivering more personalized risk Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Global Gold Demand in 2010 Reached a 10 Year High in Tonnage and All Time High in Value

February 20th, 2011

2010 was an outstanding year for gold, with strong demand across all sectors, the World Gold Council said today. Gold demand for the year reached a ten year high with annual demand of Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Declares Quarterly Coupon on Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMJ)

February 20th, 2011

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today the quarterly coupon amount for the Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSE:AMJ). The table below summarizes the coupon amount for the Alerian MLP Index ETN Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Guggenheim Funds Exchange-Traded Fund Declares a Distribution

February 20th, 2011

Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce that the Claymore U.S. Capital Markets Bond ETF has declared a distribution. The table below summarizes the distribution Read more…

UBD

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces ETF Assets Now Exceed $6 Billion and the Proposed Launch of the Industry’s First Smartphone ETF

February 20th, 2011

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that aggregate assets under management for the exchange-traded funds advised by FTA now exceed $6 billion Read more…

NASDAQ:FONE

Cotton ETF (BAL) Skyrockets On Chinese Demand, Australian Crop Concerns

February 20th, 2011

It’s hard to argue that 2010 was the year of the commodity, as products ranging from gold to oil and everything in between saw their prices surge on the back of rising fears over inflation and Read more…

NYSE:BAL

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