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ETFS JUL 11, 2007
ETF assets dip slightly in June

ETF assets fell to $478 billion in June from $480 billion in May, according to State Street Global Advisors.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUL 11, 2007
Claymore & Zacks unveil ETFs

Claymore Securities Inc. has teamed up with Zacks Investment Research to launch two exchange traded funds on the American Stock Exchange today.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUL 09, 2007
Barclays Bank exchange traded notes gather $2.6B

PHILADELPHIA — Although iPath exchange traded notes have amassed more than $2.6 billion since making their debut more than a year ago, their appeal remains a mystery to some industry experts.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUL 02, 2007
AMEX lists five new Ameristock ETFs

Ameristock Corp. today announced the launch of trading in five new U.S. Treasury exchange traded funds on the American Stock Exchange today.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 28, 2007
Claymore launches ETFs

Claymore Securities has launched two exchange traded funds on the American Stock Exchange today, themed on brokerages to vaccines.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 25, 2007
Claymore debuts Sudan-linked ETF

Claymore Securities today announced the launch of Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF on the /MEX.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 25, 2007
PowerShares unveils ETFs

PowerShares today launched four exchange traded funds based on the FTSE RAFI indexes.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 22, 2007
State Street launches BRIC ETF

State Street Global Advisors said that its SPDR Standard & Poor's BRIC 40 ETF will begin trading on the American Stock Exchange today.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 20, 2007
London Stock Exchange speeds up

The London Stock Exchange has launched a new electronic trading system which promises to execute trades in 10 milliseconds.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 20, 2007
Fabozzi joins ETF index developer

Noted academic Frank J. Fabozzi will serve as senior adviser to ETF and index research firm IndexIQ Inc.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 18, 2007
Closed-end fund converts into ETF format

The American Stock Exchange has begun trading in First Trust Value Line 100 exchange traded fund, an ETF converted from a closed-end fund.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 18, 2007
Rydex said to trumpet its ETFs to potential buyers

PHILADELPHIA — Rydex Investments is emphasizing its exchange traded funds in talks with firms interested in acquiring the company, according to sources.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 15, 2007
Barclays unveils international index ETF

Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco has launched the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index ETF on NYSE Arca today.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 12, 2007
Powershares to unveil international ETFs

PowerShares will launch five new internationally focused ETFs on the American Stock Exchange tomorrow.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 11, 2007
SSgA sweetens pay for wholesalers on ETFs

In an effort to catch industry leader Barclays Global Investors, State Street Global Advisors has raised the wholesalers’ compensation for effecting the sale of exchange traded funds and lowered the amount it pays for effecting sales of its mutual funds and separately managed accounts.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 11, 2007
New exchange traded note tracks covered calls

PHILADELPHIA — In a further sign of how exchange traded products are chasing more exotic strategies, Barclays Bank PLC of London has unveiled an exchange traded note that provides investors with exposure to a covered-call-writing strategy.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2007
ETF giant launches 401(k) plan invasion

PHILADELPHIA — With help from Barclays Global Investors, a California 401(k) record keeper has created a new platform intended to break the mutual fund stranglehold on the 401(k) market.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 06, 2007
Fund-of-ETFs based on Lipper indexes

Hennion & Walsh today introduced three fund-of-ETFs mutual funds based on indexes created by Lipper Inc.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 05, 2007
WisdomTree creates real estate ETFs

WisdomTree Investments today announced the launch a new dividend-weighted exchange traded fund that invests in international real estate.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 04, 2007
ETFs are finding favor among brokers

The recent setting aside of the broker-dealer exemption rule could make the brokerage community one of the hottest markets for exchange traded funds — a dramatic reversal from the way ETFs were viewed by brokers just a few years ago.

By Bloomberg