Why Morocco Gains ETF Investor Interest
September 3, 2008 – This year, several exchange traded funds (ETFs) that offer access to frontier markets have launched. Within some of them are interesting countries investors might not know much about, and perhaps Morocco is one of them Over... 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 »

WisdomTree ETF Travels To The Middle East
July 17, 2008 – WisdomTree has edged their way into the Middle East exchange traded fund (ETF) lineup with the launch of a new fund. The WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF) covers the same region as S&P’s GCC40 Index,... Continue Reading »

No Safari Needed For African ETF Access
July 16, 2008 – Van Eck launched the anticipated Africa focused exchange traded fund (ETF), launched on the NYSE Arca. Market Vectors Africa Index (AFK) allows investors easy, one-stop access to the ever-growing, untapped market in Africa. The ETF tracks... Continue Reading »

New Index Comes Out Of Africa For ETFs
July 11, 2008 – It was 99 degrees in Cairo yesterday, but the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot in Africa - exchange traded fund (ETF) investing is, too. Dow Jones Indexes launched a new index today that comes... Continue Reading »