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		<title>Six HOLDRS Become Van Eck ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/six-holdrs-become-van-eck-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Merrill Lynch HOLDRS exchange traded securities stopped trading as planned on Tuesday. The funds were officially transferred and changed into Van Eck Global exchange traded funds, and the new funds will begin trading Wednesday.
Trading in the biotech, banking, oil services, pharmaceuticals, retail and semiconductor HOLDRs halted on Tuesday, according to Van Eck. [HOLDRS Making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLDRS Making Transition to Market Vector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/holdrs-making-transition-to-market-vector-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck Global and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) subsidiary Merrill Lynch reached an accord on six HOLDRs in August, and now, the transition from the Merrill Lynch HOLDRs to Market Vector exchange traded funds is underway.
An exchange offer for the HOLDRS commenced on Nov. 11 and will run till 11:00 am Eastern time on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank ETFs Pressured by Rates, Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/bank-etfs-pressured-by-rates-loans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the major U.S. stock indexes, exchange traded funds benchmarked to banks and financial stocks haven&#8217;t broken out of their recent trading range.
Now, banks have an interesting problem: they have too much cash, according to a report.
Investors fearful of Europe&#8217;s debt crisis and volatility in the stock market are staying on the sidelines in cash.
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Van Eck, Merrill Lynch in Agreement Over HOLDRS</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/van-eck-merrill-lynch-in-agreement-over-holdrs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck Global and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) subsidiary Merrill Lynch have reached a deal in which Van Eck plans to offer investors in six HOLDRS the chance to swap for shares of new exchange traded funds.

Van Eck filed for six sector-specific ETFs with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue the Merrill-Lynch HOLDRs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep an Eye on Brazil ETFs and Regional Banks: Strategist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment strategist for exchange traded fund (ETF) manager iShares recommends investors keep an eye on Brazil ETFs and regional banks.
Some analysts like valuations in regional banks and the potential for takeovers by larger rivals. There are plenty of regional bank ETFs to help investors gain well-rounded exposure to this area of the market. [7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: Some Earnings Fall Short of Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/financial-etfs-some-earnings-fall-short-of-expectations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lack of real revenue growth at big banks is disappointing exchange traded fund (ETF) investors who had positioned for a round of strong earnings.
Financial ETFs have been weak lately as Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reports its quarterly results Thursday.
Keefe, Bruyette &#38; Woods recently penned a research report projecting first-quarter revenue to drop 16% across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Bank ETFs Await Their Turn</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/01/regional-bank-etfs-await-their-turn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The improving economy has lifted Wall Street&#8217;s big banks out of their rut, but smaller community and regional bank exchange traded funds (ETFs) have yet to experience a similar rebound. What gives?
While Main Street bankers are experiencing a rebound thanks to higher consumption, a stabilizing housing market and an expanding economy, smaller banks are just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: Hurting Now, But Are They a Future Opportunity?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/financial-etfs-hurting-now-but-are-they-future-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market&#8217;s recent correction and the financial overhaul bill that&#8217;s winding its way through Congress haven&#8217;t stopped analysts from feeling bullish on financial exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The financial overhaul bill that passed in the Senate is a far-reaching one that would vastly increase the regulatory oversight of Wall Street&#8217;s largest banks. The legislation is meant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: What Regulation Will Mean</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has been saying that it will provide better financial regulation, and the U.S. Senate made some progress by passing two amendments aimed at obviating another copious taxpayer bailout of Wall Street. Big banks and related financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) wait on when the bills will become law.
The Senate voted an overwhelming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Regional Bank ETFs are Riding High</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/why-regional-bank-etfs-are-riding-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The financial sector has its troubles, to be sure. But don&#8217;t write it off entirely. Regional bank exchange traded funds (ETFs) are handily outpacing their big-bank counterparts year-to-date. 
Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) reported its first-quarter profit topped expectations, as rising financial markets bolstered its assets under custody and fee revenue. Likewise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Regional Banking ETFs Are at the Head of the Pack</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/why-regional-banking-etfs-are-head-pack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on regional banking shares have tended to outperform the broad sector. Why is this area of the troubled financial system coming out ahead?
Overall, there is speculation that smaller lenders&#8217; credit losses are easing and that they will be less affected by potential financial regulations, John Spence for The Wall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>16 ETFs to Play Obama&#8217;s State of the Union Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/16-etfs-play-obamas-state-union-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama addressed some of the major issues facing our economy today and expressed his desire to work toward resolving them. Here are a few exchange traded funds (ETFs) that could be opportunities as the nation&#8217;s problems remain in the spotlight.
Health Care. The vote to fill the seat of late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Regional Bank ETFs Could Come Out Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/why-regional-bank-etfs-could-come-out-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama&#8217;s proposal to limit the size of the nation&#8217;s largest banks could ultimately be a boon to one area of the financial sector: regional banks. Those banks that stuck to their traditional business models throughout the crisis are already demonstrating their health through strong earnings.

The push for financial regulation is in full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Bank ETFs: The Bad and the Good</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/11/regional-bank-etfs-the-bad-and-the-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial fiasco is still too clear in our memories and some of the inimical legacies are spilling over into the regional banking industry. But, regional banks, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs), may get a helping hand from the government.
Let&#8217;s start with the bad news.
Commercial real estate loan failures in the mid-sized regional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: Why Are Regional Banks Faltering?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As the financial sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year, not all of the sector&#8217;s ETFs are created equal.  
While the bulge-bracket banks have boomed, local and regional banks have been depressed by a spate of bankruptcies. Small U.S. financial institutions have seen 106 [...]]]></description>
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