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    Jim Picerno

    By Jim Picerno | June 20, 2011 | 1:55 PM | 0 Comments

    With the last days of spring dwindling, the equity market is playing defense and bonds are again taking wing. The proximate causes include fresh worries that a rough patch or worse has descended on... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | June 09, 2011 | 5:26 PM | 0 Comments

    Global X added another product to a growing lineup of ETFs focusing on dividend-paying equities on Thursday, rolling out its SuperDividend ETF (SDIV). The new fund, the 35th from the New... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | April 29, 2011 | 12:16 PM | 0 Comments

    UBS has made another addition to its fast-growing ETN lineup, rolling out a product linked to an index consisting of U.S.-listed business development companies ("BDCs"). Th E-Tracks Linked... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | April 26, 2011 | 1:20 PM | 0 Comments

    Van Eck is best known in the ETF world for its suite of funds focusing on equities of hard asset producers and emerging markets. But the latest offering from the New York-based issuer targets a... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | April 20, 2011 | 5:19 PM | 0 Comments

    First Trust announced the launch of 13 new ETFs this week, building out the company's suite of AlphaDEX products that offer exposure to equity benchmarks constructed using quantitative analysis... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | April 18, 2011 | 11:42 AM | 0 Comments

    AdvisorShares, one of the largest issuers of actively-managed ETFs, has put yet another fund of funds product into an already full pipeline. The proposed Rockledge SectorSAM ETF (SSAM) would seek... read more »

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    Gary Gordon

    By Gary Gordon | March 24, 2011 | 1:10 PM | 0 Comments

    Direxion, one of the largest issuers of 2x and 3x leveraged ETFs, announced the launch of three products offering daily inverse exposure to fixed income benchmarks. The new -1x Direxion ETFs... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | March 18, 2011 | 12:31 PM | 0 Comments

    Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley made its first foray into the exchange-traded product world this week, rolling out an ETN offering exposure to the MLP sector. The Cushing MLP High Income... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | February 18, 2011 | 12:40 PM | 0 Comments

    Score another first for the ETF industry; today marks the launch of the first ETF to offer pure play exposure to companies engaged in the smartphone segment. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone... read more »

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    Michael Johnston

    By Michael Johnston | February 17, 2011 | 1:22 PM | 0 Comments

    Global X rolled out the latest addition to its rapidly-expanding ETF lineup on Thursday, launching the FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF (ASEA). The new fund seeks to replicate the FTSE/ASEAN 40 Index, a benchmark... read more »

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