How Can Islamic Banking System Help Our Economy and ETFs?
April 19, 2009 – Can the Islamic banking system be a model for the United States, and if the overseas system had been in place domestically prior to the market meltdown, would stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs)... Continue Reading »

One Sign of Health In Middle East and ETF
February 24, 2009 – While customers are making a run on the banks in most western countries, Islamic banks are seeing a resurgence in customers and this may result in a strong banking sector, along with subsequent exchange traded... Continue Reading »

5 Areas, ETFs Affected by Obama Foreign Policy
January 31, 2009 – As President Barack Obama gets settled into the Oval Office, many countries are hoping the new President will act favorably toward their interests. While not everyone can be pleased, how might some exchange traded funds (ETFs)... Continue Reading »

Are The Gulf States, ETFs Dried Up With Oil Prices?
December 6, 2008 – The United Arab Emirates has watched from a distance as the global credit crunch has unraveled in the West, but they didn’t imagine it would hit home in both their markets and exchange traded funds... Continue Reading »

Middle East ETFs, Indexes Attract Global Interest
November 17, 2008 – Areas of emerging markets displaying potential for continued rapid growth (at least, after the global economic downturn finally abates) include the Middle East, and Dow Jones Indexes has launched two new indexes for exchange traded... Continue Reading »

Middle Eastern ETFs May Push Pause
November 5, 2008 – The Middle Eastern countries have seen investors are scaling back, as the region and exchange traded funds (ETFs) lose capital flows. Arab Gulf capital inflows are essential for these economies to continue their growth spurt. As... Continue Reading »

The Middle East Could Be Too Mysterious for Some ETF Investors
September 6, 2008 – The Middle East is shrouded in mystery and investors who want to dabble in those economies should do so with a bit of caution, say advisors, as exchange traded funds (ETFs) are allowing access for... Continue Reading »

Frontier Market ETFs Are a Matter of Definition
September 2, 2008 – As exchange traded funds (ETFs) expand into “frontier markets,” the credentials or definition of a frontier economy is somewhat unclear. Marc de Luise of IndexUniverse recently discussed frontier markets and examined a classification system in which... Continue Reading »