ETFs

Latin America and Asia are now an integral part of large funds’ bond and equity strategies.

Scott Ebner joins State Street in this key role from NYSE Euronext.

New tool approximates costlier mutual fund portfolios in exchange traded funds.

Mornginstar ETF Director Scott Burns said the firm might remove leveraged and inverse ETFs from its star rating system.

The company announced Wednesday it launched seven exchange-traded funds based on Russell indexes.

The company calls the two sectors “important fixed income areas.”

The high-yield market has been going great guns this year, but there’s a new caveat for those kicking the tires: a slower-than-expected recovery.

Fixed-income and commodity ETFs move up as equity prices slide.

The fixed-income trend is leading the bumper inflows for bond-heavy fund families, while investors continue to punish American Funds for not being “bear-proof.”

The SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF began trading on the NYSE Arca on Tuesday.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Friday approved the expansion of its post-Flash Crash circuit breaker program to include all stocks in the Russell 1000 Index and a test group of exchange-traded funds.

Vanguard has launched eight index mutual funds and nine exchange-traded funds based on S&P domestic stock benchmarks.

New report by Allianz says U.S. pension market is expected to see slower growth.

According to a survey by Cogent, among the top five providers of exchange-traded funds, Vanguard is the only one to make gains in 2010, climbing 10 percentage points to become a “true iShares challenger.”

Outside of currency and fixed-income plays, active exchange-traded funds are struggling to gather meaningful assets.

The St. Louis brokerage firm added 12 model portfolios to its mutual fund and exchange-traded fund advisory program, Edward Jones Advisory Solution.

International ETFs hauled in $22.6 billion, while fixed-income remains an investor staple, with a $5.9 billion gain.

Charles Schwab announced at a panel discussion on exchange-traded funds in New York City on Tuesday that it will continue to offer commission-free trading to its brokerage clients that use its lineups of ETFs.

The majority of advisors believe market structure issues were the primary reason for the “Flash Crash” on May 6, according to new research by BlackRock that was released on Monday. And despite new guidelines proposed by the SEC, advisors believe a similar event will likely happen again.

Not even the “flash crash” could dent the popularity of exchange-traded funds.