After waiting for months and in some cases years, fund companies are starting to see progress on their applications to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds, according to several fund executives
Massachusetts' top securities regulator is suing RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former registered representatives over the sale of leveraged exchange-traded funds, saying they sold them to clients who didn't understand how the investments worked.
Addressing an issue that many thought had been resolved several years ago, Massachusetts last week filed an administrative complaint against RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former brokers, Michael Zukowski, for “dishonest practices in selling leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs"
Leveraged and inverse funds over the head of the average investor, NASAA warns; plenty of fees, too
As they do with stocks, investors have the opportunity to trade listed options on many exchange-traded funds
Asset manager seeks approval to use own benchmarks for exchange-traded funds; separating itself from the pack
A compilation of research shows that exchange-traded-fund investors are wealthier, younger, and more engaged than their mutual fund counterparts -- in other words, practically perfect clients. So why aren't more advisers embracing ETFs?
Annual levy for exchange-traded fund will be 0.55%, while fee for namesake mutual fund is 0.46%
Regulators said to be concerned about funds not truly tracking underlying indexes, as well as vulnerability to short sales
If “big,” “strong” and “mysterious” are the attributes you want for a financial brand, you can't pick a better name than BlackRock Inc.
ProShare Advisors of Bethesda, Md., today announced the introduction of the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
ProShare Advisors is planning to roll out what could be the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
Firm hopes to have 30 to 50 passive and active offerings on the market by the end of 2012
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Corp. has unveiled a select list of exchange-traded funds for retail investors
Advisers love exchange-traded funds. What they may not like so much: the execution of ETF trades -- particularly for less liquid funds -- can hit clients in the wallet
Entering mostly uncharted waters; 'not an easy place to be fishing for assets'
In the wake of the announcement that Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC will buy Grail Advisors LLC, one of Grail's partners is still making plans to go it alone with active ETFs
Index specialist Vanguard has set it sights on the ETF market in Europe. BlackRock, already the king of the continent, awaits.
