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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
No Summer Break for ETF Industry
By Staff WriterJune was a record month for publicly offered ETFs. All in all, 42 new funds were added to the mix in one month's time --...
July 01, 2006
Random Walk Author Talks the Indexing TalkBurton Malkiel, Ph.D., wrote the first edition of the ever-popular book A Random Walk Down Wall Street in 1973. The Princeton University economics professor and...
June 30, 2006
Projection bias shapes risk toleranceFinancial counselors ask new clients about their risk tolerance. The client responds by saying he is risk-averse or a risk-taker or somewhere in between. However, the amount of risk a person will take is not set in stone; it fluctuates over time. In
June 30, 2006
Marketing by the letterThe Diversity Training Group in Herndon, Va., provides consulting and training to companies large and small to help them hire a diverse work force, serve a diverse customer base, and market to diverse and emerging markets. Coca-Cola and NASA are
June 18, 2006
AXA To Acquire WinterthurAXA S.A., one of the world's largest financial services companies, has agreed to pay the equivalent of about $10.3 billion in cash for the Winterthur ...
June 12, 2006
Pricing Transparency Drives India's DerivativesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Growth in India's financial derivatives market has accelerated over the past 12 to 18 months and a number of new derivative products have appeared during that time, according to a press release by SuperDerivatives, a provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems. The company said it is...
June 12, 2006
Lipper Report Shows Profit Opportunity in ETF-Index DeviationLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--A new study by fund research provider Lipper finds that exchange-traded funds (ETF) can sometimes deviate from the market indices they are designed to track, providing a profit-making opportunity for market makers. Lipper, which is the parent company of HedgeWorld and a subsidiary of Reuters, examined 21 ETFs in...
June 01, 2006
PowerShares Scores $60 Milllion BuyoutAMVESCAP PLC (NYSE: AVZ) has announced its plan to purchase PowerShares Capital Management for $60 million plus added financial incentives. PowerShares, based in Wheaton, Ill., currently has...