Asia’s ETFs May Shine Again, Sooner Than Thought
November 23, 2008 – The economic and financial downturn in the developed world has taken its toll on Asian emerging markets and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track them. The latest figures suggest that Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are... Continue Reading »

ETFs Winning Global Popularity Contest
November 7, 2008 – All over the world, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are enjoying investor interest. Canadian ETFs are seeing record inflows of cash while their mutual funds are experiencing record sell offs, according to Investment Executive. It’s a situation... Continue Reading »

Global ETFs Pulled Down By Faltering U.S. Economy
October 3, 2008 – All signs point toward the fact that the United States and our exchange traded funds (ETFs) are getting jostled around in this weakened economy. Some countries could face recession as the global economy tumbles toward... 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 »

New Global ETF Gives Exact Exposure To Asia
August 20, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors has expanded on the Asian invasion within equity markets with a new exchange traded fund (ETF) that takes investors deeper into the continent. The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index Fund is... Continue Reading »

Singapore’s ETF Sings The Blues
August 15, 2008 –  The biggest worry for Singapore isn’t Asian inflation, rather, slowing growth infecting their economy and focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) due to the general malaise of the U.S. Singapore’s economy contracted during the second quarter, and the... Continue Reading »

Water, Singapore Are ETFs to Watch
August 1, 2008 – Although trading volume in some exchange traded funds (ETFs) has spiked rapidly recently, one fund manager is skeptical of some of the movements. Anthony Welch, the Sarasota Capital Strategies manager, is not buying the recent... Continue Reading »

ETFs Could Benefit from Asian Carbon Trading
July 31, 2008 – With global carbon trading growing at a quick clip, Asian economies are looking to join in on the action, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are sure to track this market entry. There is a... Continue Reading »

Rydex Adds More Currencies To Their ETF Family
July 19, 2008 – It seems like it won’t be long before there’s an exchange traded fund (ETF) for the most far-flung currency you can think of. Rydex is bringing us a step closer to that with the creation of... Continue Reading »

Jim Rogers Creates Commodities Index for ETF; Sounds Off on Economy
July 10, 2008 – Investing legend Jim Rogers has put together a new index targeting commodity producers, which will soon underly an exchange traded fund (ETF). The Rogers Van Eck Hard Assets Producers Index (RVEI) gives investors a chance to... Continue Reading »

S&P Jumps On The Asian Bandwagon
June 19, 2008 – Asia has been one of the most popular areas for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors to gain some international exposure. So, why not provide indexes that focus on specific portions of the region? Standard &... Continue Reading »

Will Singapore’s Telecom Company Help or Hurt ETF?
May 17, 2008 – Southeast Asia’s largest telecommunications company had a stellar first quarter - could it benefit Singapore’s exchange traded fund (ETF) down the road? Singapore Telecommunications is 15.2% of the iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS), and is... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Launches Three More International ETFs
May 14, 2008 – Northern Trust is providing more choices for investors who want international exposure in their exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios with the launch of three more funds. The new funds, which cover Italy, South Africa and... Continue Reading »

Renewed Cooperation Between Singapore and Malaysia Can Help ETFs
April 23, 2008 – Malaysia and Singapore have been working together to benefit their economies and, in turn, their exchange traded funds (ETFs). Carl Delfeld for ETFfolio feels investors have finally begun to appreciate that Malaysia offers attributes that... Continue Reading »

The Asian Tiger ETFs Aren’t Roaring As Loud
April 17, 2008 – Many Asian-country focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) are giving back their 2007 gains. Are the Asian tigers of 2007 going to become the sleeping tigers of 2008? A standout such as iShares MSCI Singapore... Continue Reading »

Barclays Throws Hat Into Foreign Currency ETN Ring
March 26, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors is set to roll out three new exchange traded notes (ETNs) that will track currencies in Asia, the Middle East and emerging markets. The ETNs have already acquired $150 million during... Continue Reading »

U.S. Malaise Spreads to Malaysia’s ETFs and Beyond
March 3, 2008 – Has the economic downturn in the United States finally hit Malaysia and its exchange traded fund (ETF)? For awhile, the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index (EWM) was one of the few single-country funds exhibiting decent performance... Continue Reading »

Sector Rotation In A Global ETF Portfolio
February 15, 2008 –   Adapting your investment strategy with exchange traded funds (ETFs) is important when economies around the world are becoming more interrelated. Doing so will add value and increase the chance of outperforming benchmarks, reports  Carl... Continue Reading »

Five Global Safe Havens for Risk-Averse ETF Investors
February 15, 2008 – For risk-averse investors, there are still ways to gain exposure to foreign markets with exchange traded funds (ETFs) and minimizing the homework involved with single stock-picking. Todd Wenning for The Motley Fool points out... Continue Reading »

Global Exchanges And ETFs Remain Abuzz
January 29, 2008 – Many country-specific exchange traded funds (ETFs) had a heyday in 2007, rising 70% to record trading volumes. This year, the Dow Jones Global Exchanges tell a different story as the index has so far... Continue Reading »

Private-Banking Assets in Singapore Could Lift ETF
January 14, 2008 – If the assets keep flowing into Singapore’s private banking accounts, perhaps its exchange traded fund (ETF) could see some good times ahead, too. According to Assif Shameen for Barron’s, if things keep up the pace,... Continue Reading »

South Korea’s ETF Market Has Strong Showing in 2007
January 11, 2008 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) market showed growth in varying degrees all over the world in 2007. Korea saw impressive change, reports Park Hyong-ki of the Korea Times. There, the net assets grew 55% to $2.6... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Readies to Enter the ETF Marketplace
November 23, 2007 – There’s a new kid on the block of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Northern Trust is entering the  market with a big splash, by offering 19 foreign-market funds, according to Jesse Emspak at Investor’s Business... Continue Reading »

Singapore’s ETF, the Next Frontier
October 31, 2007 – Foreign stock markets have experienced lavish returns and with the sinking U.S. dollar, global exchange traded funds (ETFs) are gaining American investment capital. Performance is what investors want, and global ETFs show an impressive... Continue Reading »

Singapore ETF Gives Back Strong Returns
October 19, 2007 – Singapore’s exchange traded fund (ETF) has been one of the top performers so far this year. iShares Singapore Index Fund (EWS) is currently up 37.6% year-to-date and has returned an average of 31% per... Continue Reading »

Singapore’s Prosperous Economy Reflected in Its ETF
September 5, 2007 – Singapore’s exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI Singapore Index (EWS) is up 19.3% year-to-date. It could see increases as the country’s economy is likely to grow 7.5% in 2007 from strong expansion in the... Continue Reading »

More on Singapore and Its ETF (EWS)
August 2, 2007 – As Singapore’s economy flourishes, its exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI Singapore Index (EWS) feeds off the success. In fact, Singapore has the second-largest economy after Brunei in the Asia-Pacific region and is behind... Continue Reading »

What’s the Latest on Singapore’s ETF?
July 21, 2007 – As Asian exchange traded funds (ETFs) soar, let’s stop and spotlight the iShares MSCI Singapore Index (EWS). EWS is performing well above the 200-day moving average and is up 25.3% year-to-date, as you can... Continue Reading »

South Korean ETF Not the Only Shining Star in Asia
July 16, 2007 – As we mentioned yesterday, the exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI South Korea Index (EWY) is a rising star. However, it looks like EWY has some company as the iShares Asia region country-based ETFs yielded... Continue Reading »

ETFs Rebound in First Quarter
April 21, 2007 – When you think of spring, one may conjure images of flowers growing, but what about the growth of your exchange traded funds (ETFs)?  As companies are reporting first quarter earnings, Rudy Martin of TheStreet.com... Continue Reading »

Asian ETFs Performing
February 27, 2007 – As a whole, Asian markets continue to beat the S&P 500, with some weakness from China and Taiwan exchange traded funds(ETFs). This was mostly due to their closed markets last week for the Chinese... Continue Reading »

Top Performing ETFs for 2006
December 29, 2006 – Once again, global exchange traded funds (ETFs) were the top performers for 2006.  Booming economic growth in China helped push the China ETFs to the number one and two spots for the year.  iShares... Continue Reading »

China Neighbors’ ETFs Provide Investment Opportunities
December 14, 2006 – There is nothing wrong with using exchange traded funds (ETFs) to invest in a growing market.  China is a big, growing, country and the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China (FXI) is up 60% for the year... Continue Reading »

Emerging Market ETF Investing
October 30, 2006 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have made investing abroad more comfortable. Looking at one-year performance, most of the top ten ETFs are emerging markets.  They include iShares MSCI Mexico (EWW), iShares MSCI Austria (EWO), iShares... Continue Reading »

Singapore ETF (EWS) Moves With Healthy Economy
October 23, 2006 – With a healthy economy and the world’s busiest port, Singapore looks appealing.  Investors who are interested in exposure to the country can look at the exchange traded fund, iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS).  The ETF... Continue Reading »

South East Asia ETF Opportunities
September 3, 2006 – Carl Delfeld looks at the largest and smallest companies in emerging markets and his conclusion is to use exchange traded funds as well as closed ended funds to buy into South East Asia. Of course... Continue Reading »

Singapore ETF is Current Jewel
June 1, 2006 – iShares Singapore (EWS) deserves some attention. Larry Edelson from Weiss Research suggest Singapore’s economy is one of the crown jewels of Asia: Singapore’s GDP rose 8.5% in the first quarter of 2006. Manufacturing gained 13.8%.... Continue Reading »

Singapore ETF (EWS) Poised For Growth
May 20, 2006 – iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS) has declined 7% in the last 10 trading days. Like most world markets, the recent sell-off hasn’t been pleasant. But this too will end and when it does, Singapore is... Continue Reading »

Singapore ETF (EWS) Should Advance On Key Economic Data
March 11, 2006 – The Associated Press reported that Singapore’s economy will grow at 5.9 percent in 2006, at the top end of a government forecast, but slower than last year’s 6.4 percent pace, according to a... Continue Reading »