The S&P/MIB ETF will cover the Italian equity universe tracking the S&P/MIB index, which was created by Standard & Poor's and Borsa Italiana and launched earlier this year.
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Fidelity Launches First ETF
Fidelity is the latest high profile fund shop to enter the rapidly expanding ETF business with a Nasdaq Composite Index fund.
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BGI Cleared to Launch First ETF Based on TIPS
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities or TIPS are an attractive hedge against inflation. BGI wins the race to introduce first exchange-traded fund covering the asset class.
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First Total Market Bond ETF Begins Trading
iShares Lehman Aggregate Fund expected to prove popular with institutions, advisors, and individual investors.
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Spitzer Investigation Rocks Fund Industry
The Spitzer probe has caught many investors - and even some regulators - by surprise. The NY Attorney General says a hedge fund received preferential treatment at the expense of other investors.
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Gus Sauter Interview
Vanguard indexing guru discusses switch to new domestic MSCI benchmarks - and why the Russell 2000 reconstitution no longer keeps him up at nights. Also featured is Sauter's previous Journal of Indexes article on benchmark construction.
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Fair Value Pricing in International Funds
Market timers often attempt to exploit time zone differences, and this can harm long-term investors. A number of index fund managers comment on the problem.
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Bogle's Corner
John C. Bogle testified before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC.