Scot Blythe and Mark Noble

Decorative pattern

ETFs push competitive bounds

ETF products just got more complex — to make investing simpler. Barclays Global Investors Canada has launched four fund-of-funds portfolios that are intended to go beyond balanced investing. Heather Pelant, the head of iShares for Barclays Canada, says there are two reasons for the new portfolios. Not only is it difficult for individual investors to […]

By Scot Blythe and Mark Noble | November 18, 2008

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