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The dangers of ETFs

ETFs can be simple, flexible replacements for mutual funds, thanks to their ease of trading. But they may not always be appropriate for mining particular sectors.

By Scot Blythe |May 24, 2011

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Canadian ETF Association launched

BMO ETFs, Claymore Investments, and Horizons Exchange Traded Funds have agreed to collectively launch the Canadian ETF Association (CETFA), to promote the Canadian ETF industry. The founding managing directors of CETFA are Rajiv Silgardo, co-CEO, BMO Global Asset Management; Som Seif, president and CEO, Claymore Investments; and Howard Atkinson, president of Horizons Exchange Traded Funds. […]

By Staff |May 19, 2011

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Horizons launches new currency ETF

BetaPro Management Inc has announced the launch of a U.S. dollar denominated Class A unit of the U.S. Dollar ETF (the "USD Unit"). The USD Units will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on May 12, 2011, under the symbol DLR.U.

By Staff |May 12, 2011

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BlackRock launches new fund

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., today announced that iShares, the world’s largest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), is launching the iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund XQQ. “This new ETF is an ideal complement to our product line-up in Canada and provides investors access to a number of […]

By Vikram Barhat |May 9, 2011

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Pension investing using ETFs: Part 3

In the now-iconic scene set in Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City, a woman of some years mischievously asks her waiter to bring her the rye and pastrami sandwich she assumes was responsible for Meg Ryan’s character Sally’s head-turning display of euphoria. Portfolio envy is a lesser-known form of a similar syndrome.

May 1, 2011

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Sun Life rolls out three new mutual funds

Sun Life Global Investments Inc. has added three new Canadian mutual funds to its lineup, each with a “core Canadian” holding with a global component aimed at countering home country bias. “Many Canadians have a strong home country bias when it comes to investing, however, our market is highly concentrated in just three sectors: materials, […]

By Staff |April 27, 2011

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BlackRock offers six new ETFs

BlackRock Asset Management has launched six new iShares Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), including income portfolios and global sector mandates. “Investor appetite for sector-specific exposure remains strong as many seek to diversify portfolios by industry,” said Mary Anne Wiley, managing director, head of iShares distribution at BlackRock Canada. “These new funds will offer investors even greater opportunity […]

By Staff |April 18, 2011

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Horizons launches two new enhanced income ETFs

AlphaPro Management has announce the launch of the Horizons AlphaPro Enhanced Income Energy ETF and the Horizons AlphaPro Enhanced Income Gold Producers ETF. Each offers Canadian investors access to an innovative covered call strategy on energy and gold company stocks respectively. Both ETFs begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols […]

By Staff |April 12, 2011

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Horizons launches U.S. Dollar ETF

BetaPro Management Inc. has announced the launch of the Horizons U.S. Dollar Currency ETF, an exchange traded fund that offers investors direct access to foreign currency investing. The U.S. Dollar ETF will begin trading on the TSX on April 7, 2011, under the symbol DLR.

By Staff |April 7, 2011

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Claymore rolls out unhedged gold ETF

Claymore Investments has launched non-hedged common units of its Claymore Gold Bullion ETF. The fund is designed to provide unitholders with exposure to physical gold bullion, on a fully allocated basis, passively holding physical gold bullion. It does not anticipate making regular distributions. “The Claymore Gold Bullion ETF has done a great job of providing […]

By Staff |March 31, 2011

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