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Welcome, Mr Schwab!

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:07 +0000

I confess that at first glance I looked at Schwab’s ETF launch, with its promise of no-commission trading in the firm’s own funds, with a slightly jaded eye.

Remembering Carry

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:48:38 +0000

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as the old saying goes.

Swap-Based, Physically Backed Or Red Herring?

matt@hougan.com (Matt Hougan) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:43 +0000

I spent most of the past week in London visiting issuers. The goal of my trip was to get my head around two questions: who is actually using ETFs in Europe? And what is the deal with physically backed and swap-based ETFs?

Are ETNs Safe?

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:14:19 +0000

In his latest IndexUniverse.com blog, Matt Hougan sings the praises of ETNs and argues that the risk of losing money is “vanishingly small”.

Hedging The Wrong Currency

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:29:37 +0000

When it comes to currency ETFs, are many investors missing the biggest opportunity of all?

Protecting The Natives?

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:59:11 +0000

Could a regulatory crackdown in Europe push tracker vehicle assets away from the established trading centres?

Too Much Navel-Gazing?

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:12:44 +0000

Are we focussing too much attention on fund costs?

Connecting The Dots

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:57:17 +0000

Will the ETF lending and borrowing market in Europe finally start to take off?

The First Trillion In ETPs?

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:46:05 +0000

Has the exchange-traded product market reached another milestone? And what’s next on the horizon?

The Sector Boom And Trading Transparency

pamery@indexuniverse.com (Paul Amery) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:23:23 +0000

With another US$464 million of inflows to European sector equity ETFs last week, it looks as though this part of the European market is finally starting to catch up with its US counterpart.