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Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources
ETFS APR 27, 2011
Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources

It's been a busy few days for Ameriprise Financial. Earlier this week, the firm, along with subsidiary Securities America, lined up an agreement with lawyers representing investors who got burned in Reg D offerings. And today, it appears the company is on the verge of acquiring Grail -- and moving into the actively-managed ETF space.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Columbia buys Grail for ETF heft

By Jessica Toonkel
Columbia to dump Grail's subadvisers after acquisition
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Columbia to dump Grail's subadvisers after acquisition

Purchase of ETF firm vaults Ameriprise unit into 'big player' in actively managed fund space.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Would you like to do the contango?

As we discussed last month, futures-based ETFs may generate considerable tax-related confusion

By Robert N. Gordon
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Look before leaping into commodity ETFs

As much of the world frantically adjusts to rising commodities prices, this might seem like a good time to jump into one of the many commodity-based exchange-traded funds introduced over the past several years

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS APR 14, 2011
Grail Advisors lines up suitor; five ETFs on the line

If firm doesn't find buyer, it may be forced to shut down some funds; potential purchaser said to be marquee name

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 14, 2011
Actively managed ETFs likely to surge

The market for actively managed exchange-traded funds has been slow to take off, but the funds' assets may swell once they have a few years of performance to tout, observers said.

By Liz Skinner
ETFS APR 14, 2011
DoubleLine and Grail teaming up on active ETF

Grail Advisors LLC is partnering with DoubleLine Capital LP to launch an actively managed emerging-markets fixed-income ETF in what will be the first such fund of its kind to hit the market.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
Equity gyrations trigger big rise in exchange-traded notes
ETFS APR 11, 2011
Equity gyrations trigger big rise in exchange-traded notes

In a little more than two years, 14 ETNs linked to the Exchange Volatility Index have been launched; warning, VIX aren't for kids

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 10, 2011
Will hedge funds be gremlin in Nasdaq-100 re-balancing?

In the wake of last week's announcement by the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. that it will re-balance the Nasdaq-100 Index for the first time in 13 years, portfolio managers are warning that investors could see greater volatility in technology stocks over the next few weeks

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 08, 2011
ETF model portfolios to be ranked by Morningstar - stars next?

Morningstar Inc. soon will begin ranking — and possibly even applying its popular star rating to — exchange-traded-fund model portfolios used by financial advisers, a first for the burgeoning industry

By Jessica Toonkel
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers
ETFS APR 05, 2011
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers

Asset manager set to launch customized programs for broker-dealers

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2011
New regulations spur cheaper 401(k) options

As advisers to 401(k) plans brace for upcoming regulations mandating greater fee disclosure, The Charles Schwab Corp., BlackRock Inc. and TD Ameritrade Trust Co. are among a number of firms that are launching lower-cost options ranging from exchange-traded funds to index-fund-only plans

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS MAR 10, 2011
The 10 trending ETFs with financial advisers — and a surprise No. 1

By Mark Bruno
Bill Miller loses clout as money managers reroute clients to ETFs
ETFS MAR 08, 2011
Bill Miller loses clout as money managers reroute clients to ETFs

Exchange traded funds seen as ideal for portfolio weighting and diversification; 'it's not a fad'

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2011
B-Ds slow to stuff wraps with ETFs

Mutual funds still dominate retail fund assets in broker-dealer wrap programs

By Jessica Toonkel
Despite Grail bail, subadviser aims to stick in active-ETF biz
ETFS MAR 08, 2011
Despite Grail bail, subadviser aims to stick in active-ETF biz

RiverPark looking at launching actively managed exchange-traded funds; 'going to tread slowly'

By Jessica Toonkel
Columbia's purchase of Grail could make Ameriprise big-time ETF player
ETFS MAR 08, 2011
Columbia's purchase of Grail could make Ameriprise big-time ETF player

Acquisition by company's subsidiary gives financial industry giant entrée into the market for active offerings

By Jessica Toonkel
Schwab unveils it first-ever ETF list — and it features lots of Schwab funds
ETFS MAR 08, 2011
Schwab unveils it first-ever ETF list — and it features lots of Schwab funds

Brokerage firm's inaugural list of exchange-traded funds targets retail investors; 48 funds in all, 11 from Schwab.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS MAR 06, 2011
Guggenheim said to eye Claymore and Rydex combo

Guggenheim Partners LLC is in talks about combining its former Claymore Group Inc. exchange-traded-fund business with its Rydex SGI business, according to people familiar with the situation

By Jessica Toonkel