Recent market volatility is prompting Congress to examine the role ETFs may play in the gyrations. At the same time, ETF vendors are squabbling over the best way to dampen the risks arising from the popular funds.
Investing in equities these days should come with a warning for those who suffer from motion sickness
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Exchange-traded funds are in the right place at the right time, according to the results of an investor survey conducted by The Charles Schwab Corp.
Fee fiefdom losing ground to passively managed funds; low yields brings high scrutiny
Legislation introduced last week that would impose a federal tax on financial transactions may be doomed as a stand-alone bill, but proponents say that it should be included in any broad deficit-reduction proposal
First, and most important, a large part of the late summer sell-off was precipitated by a growing belief that the United States and the global economy were about to enter another recession.
BlackRock Inc., which controls 42% of the exchange-traded-fund market, is calling on its peers and regulators to raise their standards in terms of transparency and oversight of ETFs
Morningstar Inc. will begin ranking exchange-traded-fund managed portfolios, the company said last week in Chicago at its ETF Invest Conference
Raymond James Financial Inc. aims to have a no-fee ETF program up and running within six months.
The Institute is worried that a recent report about synthetic ETFs actually tarred all exchange-traded funds. That, in turn, led to 'inflammatory media coverage.'
Survey reveals real interest in purchasing exchange-traded funds and real ignorance about exchange-traded funds
Financial advisers a bit lost as exchange-traded funds evolve; more changes to come, too
Firms set to offer active funds promise not to use derivatives
Asset manager issues proposal to reform exchange-traded-fund industry
Asia local debt, managed futures and senior loans were among the top-selling strategies among new ETFs in the year's first half, a sign that investors are turning to more complicated — and in some instances riskier — asset classes to seek returns in today's markets
Exchange-traded funds make up a tiny fraction of the investments offered by 401(k) plans, but they could claim a larger share of the market as key providers add them to their platforms
