Portfolio

On July 25, 2012, Columbus, OH-based Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc. has launched a second actively managed exchange-traded fund, US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF, via its new ETF family, Huntington Strategy Shares. The Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: HECO) made its debut last month.

On July 25, 2012, Old Mutual Asset Management, the U.S.-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc, has named John Harrington as Director of U.S. Consultant Relations, responsible for business development in the consultant channel.

Huntington’s second venture into the ETF market will be actively managed and use a sector-rotation strategy.

On July 25, 2012, Vanguard has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund in Q4.

Trading is down 18.9% from the first half of last year, according to statistics reported by members of the World Federation of Exchanges. Trading in the Americas is down 14.3%.

Discounted exchange-traded fund provider Vanguard now tops the field of leading ETF providers among advisors in another category: favorable impressions.

Olney, M.D.-based Arrow Investments is looking to add active exchange-traded funds and more alternative mutual funds to its quiver.

Three days in August 2007 will live forever in algorithmic investing infamy. Numerous quantitatively driven stock funds leapt en masse off a cliff-just like lemmings.

The tax-exempt market continued its rally Tuesday as positive supply and demand factors, as well as weaker stock markets due to European worries, buoyed safe haven assets.

On July 25, 2012, Three days in August 2007 will live forever in algorithmic investing infamy. Numerous quantitatively driven stock funds leapt en masse off a cliff-just like lemmings.