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  What’s Next for ETFs?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2011

  The second day of the 'Empowering Investment Advisors' conference kicked off in Denver on Tuesday with a look ahead at the ETF space. The conference was jointly hosted by back-office provider Orion Advisor Services and do-it-yourself alternative investment developer Gemini Fund Services.

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  Fund Focus, ETFs: iShares Launches China Fund; Van Eck Hard Assets ETF Reaches AUM Milestone

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2011

  In ETF news this week, BlackRock Inc.’s iShares launched a China index fund while Van Eck Global’s hard assets ETF reached an AUM milestone.

• Looking Far and Small

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  December 1, 2010

  Emerging market stocks are back in rally mode, which means more new funds targeting this category. It also has brought a growing focus on small...

• BlackRock Issues Russia ETF

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 28, 2010

  The benchmark index is a customized variation of the MSCI Russia Index

• SEC, CFTC to Issue 'Flash Crash' Report in September

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 13, 2010

  The SEC and CFTC plan to deliver a joint report in early September to the two agencies' Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues regarding their continued examination of the May 6 market crash, known as the "flash crash."

• SEC, CFTC to Issue September Report on 'Flash Crash'

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 13, 2010

  BlackRock survey found advisors believed an over reliance on computer systems and some types of high frequency trading were primary drivers of crash.

• Retirement ETFs Debut

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2009

  One of the biggest hits with investors over the past 10 years has been target-dated retirement portfolios. While mutual funds were the first to lead...

• Debut of Retirement ETFs

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2009

  One of the biggest hits with investors over the past 10 years has been target-dated retirement portfolios. While mutual funds were the first to lead...

• Focus on ETNs

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2008

  If you think the menu of exchange-traded funds has gotten big, you should take a gander at exchange-traded notes. The number of notes has jumped...

• Foreign Debuts on the Upswing

  By Staff Writer  |  June 1, 2008

  The number of foreign-market ETFs continues to expand as investors look to diversify their portfolios away from U.S. stocks. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) launched five new...