The dark side of ETFs

Filed Under (ETF News, New ETFs) by admin on 17-07-2010

‘Ping’. That’s the sound of yet another announcement, regarding yet another new exchange-traded fund (ETF) dropping into my already-bulging inbox. Read the rest of this entry »

Foreign ETFs That Speak The Language

Filed Under (ETF News, ETF Performance) by admin on 17-07-2010

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a total return of 2.13% in the last five years. The S&P 500 is down 0.16% over the same period. Read the rest of this entry »

Five Fixed-Income ETFs That Make Sense

Filed Under (ETF News) by admin on 17-07-2010

With so much uncertainity about what the next few months will bring, it’s best to hedge your bets. A huge number of investors are choosing bond exchange-traded funds to accomplish that. Read the rest of this entry »

6 ETFs On Fire

Filed Under (ETF News, Markets) by admin on 05-07-2010

ETFs can be a good barometer for the stock market in general. Read the rest of this entry »

ETF providers should improve website content

Filed Under (ETF News) by admin on 05-07-2010

The providers of exchange traded funds should take steps to improve the quality of the information they offer to investors on their websites, according to Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators. Read the rest of this entry »

Selecting an ETF – more than just picking an index

Filed Under (ETF News, Index) by admin on 05-07-2010

Many investors in the GCC believe that the main decisions when choosing an ETF are picking the index to track and then selecting an ETF to match. Read the rest of this entry »

Gold extends gains as ETF holdings hit record

Filed Under (Bullion, Commodity ETFs, ETF News, ETF Performance) by admin on 05-07-2010

Gold gained on Wednesday, heading for its seventh quarterly rise and its biggest increase since end-2007, after holdings in the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF hit another record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets. Read the rest of this entry »

An ETF or equity-diversified fund?

Filed Under (ETF News, Index, Markets) by admin on 05-07-2010

Wouldn’t it be a dream-come-true if your fund manager had a formula to beat markets consistently? Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company’s (AMC’s) first offering plans to achieve just that. Read the rest of this entry »

ETF trade grew 33% on SGX in FY10

Filed Under (ETF News) by admin on 05-07-2010

The growing popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has boosted its turnover by 33 per cent to about $5 billion over the last 12 months ended June 30. Read the rest of this entry »

Best ETF Securities to Buy Now

Filed Under (ETF News, Markets) by admin on 20-06-2010

ETF Securities are called by some the “Mutual Funds for the 21stCentury.” Read the rest of this entry »