Why 17 ETFs Closing Up Shop
January 27, 2009 – Northern Trust, which entered the exchange traded fund (ETF) business last year, is closing its funds.  (more…) AKPC_IDS += "7571,"; Continue Reading »

How Australia Plans to Get Economy, ETF Going Again
January 15, 2009 – The Australian economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been battered on all sides, but government policies may assuage the bruises. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "7318,"; Continue Reading »

Effects of U.S. Economy Could Sway Australia’s ETFs
October 1, 2008 – Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has stood up to stress the strength of his country’s financial system which could, in turn, benefit exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track indexes based Down Under. Reserve Bank Governor Glenn... Continue Reading »

ETFs Around the World Sneeze After Dow Sinks
September 5, 2008 – Wall Street coughed yesterday, and Europe and Asia’s markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) caught a cold. After the Dow Jones lost more than 340 points, Europe’s FTSE-100, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC all fell by... Continue Reading »

Should ETFs Steel Themselves for Continued Commodities Demand?
August 18, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) for Australia and steel could benefit from BHP Billiton’s banner year of record profits. The world’s largest mining company said that its net profit for the year ending June 30 rose 14.7%... Continue Reading »

Amid Growth, Australia and ETFs Hit Bumps
August 6, 2008 – Australian exchange traded funds (ETFs) might be rubbed the wrong way to hear that the household debt-to-income ratio there is at 177% – higher than that of the United States. Australians have been tapped out by... Continue Reading »

Investor Pullout of Bond Sale Hits Australia’s ETFs Down Under
July 29, 2008 – Australia’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) might have felt some heat from the barbie yesterday. National Australia Bank Ltd., the country’s biggest bank by assets, said that most investors in its $812 million bond sale pulled out... Continue Reading »