Stoyan Bojinov: Institutional money managers, financial advisors, and investors of all walks have largely embraced the advantages offered by the exchange-traded product structure over traditional mutual funds. The rising popularity of indexing strategies makes it easy Read more…

NYSE:EU, NYSE:GAL, NYSE:GIY, NYSE:GMMB, NYSE:GMTB, NYSE:GSY, PLK

ETF Base: State Street Global Advisors, arguably the most influential player in the ETF space, announced the launch of three new actively-managed exchange-traded funds. Before the announcement, State Street sponsored only passive Read more…

NYSE:GAL, NYSE:INKM, NYSE:RLY

At the end of March there were 7,709 different mutual funds to choose from in the U.S., with almost $12.5 trillion in assets invested, the Investment Company Institute reports. Meanwhile, thanks to the launch of three new ETFs this week by Read more…

NYSE:BOND, NYSE:GAL, NYSE:INKM, NYSE:RLY

Michael Johnston: State Street, one of the largest ETF issuers by total assets, has thrown its hat into the active ETF ring with the launch of three multi-asset class products. The new ETFs, each of which Read more…

NYSE:GAL, NYSE:INKM, NYSE:RLY

State Street has announced that they will begin trading The SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF (NYSEArca:GAL) Thursday, April 26, 2012. The SPDR SSgA Conservative Global Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income, capital Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:GAL

State Street has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF.” The SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide capital appreciation. They plan to trade this fund on the NYSEArca under Read more…

NEW FILING, NYSE:GAL