International Equity ETFs

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |September 01, 2010

NEXT Investments Plans US Nikkei 225 ETF

NEXT Investments, known for generating innovative ideas for its ETF-industry clients, has filed with regulators to make a Nikkei 225 ETF available to U.S. investors.

[ETF Data Daily]By Dave Nadig and Olivier Ludwig |July 20, 2010

ETF Data Daily: Almost $1 Billion Out Of IWM, SPY, GLD

Money flows out of equities and commodities, as market wavers.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |July 19, 2010

Barclays Says Buy Europe Now

Forget about the return of volatility since April, now’s the time to jump into European equities, and a slew of ETFs are there to help you do it in ways broad and narrow.

[ETF Watch]By Heather Bell |July 18, 2010

ETF Watch: July 11 – July 17

iShares unveils nine global ex-U.S. ETFs; UBS rolls out another MLP ETN; and AdvisorShares files for 'Active Bear' fund.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |July 16, 2010

Alliance Throws Hat Into Active ETF Ring

Alliance Bernstein becomes the latest company to join the exchange-traded fund revolution, with a filing describing plans to offer actively managed stock and bond ETFs.

[ETF Watch]By Heather Bell |July 01, 2010

ETF Watch: June 27 – July 3

Deutsche Bank and PowerShares expand ETN lineup; Van Eck plans minor metals ETF; SSgA outlines global natural resources SPDR; and more.

[Column/Features]By Steve Dew |June 29, 2010

PowerShares Index Changes Target Retail Investors

Index changes on five PowerShares ETFs took effect today, as the Wheaton, Ill.-based fund company focuses on attracting more retail clients to gather assets.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |June 20, 2010

First Hancock ETF To Be A Global Balanced Fund

John Hancock says its first ETF will be a global balanced fund and, departing from what it said previously, won't be using derivatives after all.

[Column/Features]By Chadd Bennett |June 10, 2010

The Boiling Point: Europe’s A Spinning Top That Could Fall Over

In his inaugural fixed-income column, ‘The Boiling Point,’ a former financial adviser who lived through the collapse of Bear Stearns likens the world economy to a top that risks falling over, no matter how fast policymakers try to make it spin.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |June 10, 2010

Vanguard’s Joe Davis: Bernanke Response Should Guide Europe

Europe could yet spoil the U.S. economic recovery, but Vanguard Chief Economist Joseph Davis says that European policymakers ought to closely study Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s response in the U.S. in 2008 and 2009 to help stave off the possibility of a double-dip recession.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |June 08, 2010

Dreyfus Lays Plans To Join ETF Juggernaut

Dreyfus joins the ETF bonanza, casting a wide net in its filing with the SEC with plans for funds focused on equities and fixed income and on U.S. and non-U.S. securities.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |June 02, 2010

PowerShares Joins Int’l Corp. Bond Fund Fray

PowerShares jumps into the investment-grade international corporate bond ETF space with a product that’s a bit cheaper than a competing SSgA fund—and also a lot less focused on euro-denominated debt.

[Column/Features]By Paul Amery |May 31, 2010

Worst-Ever May For MSCI World Index

Political dithering in the face of fiscal problems in Greece and elsewhere in the eurozone helped the MSCI World Equity Index log its worst May on record and markets around the globe, notably in Japan and the rest of Asia, got caught in the downdraft as well.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |May 25, 2010

Poland Heats Up With Launch Of ETF

Competition for investing in Eastern Europe just heated up with the iShares launch of a Poland ETF that will join a Van Eck fund rolled out last year.

[BLOG IU.COM]By Matt Hougan |May 23, 2010

The Case For GDP-Weighted Equities

If you own a traditional, market-cap-weighted index fund, you currently have 50 percent more money in Switzerland than you do in China. Seems crazy, doesn’t it?

[ETF Watch]By Heather Bell |May 20, 2010

ETF Watch: May 16 – May 22

SSgA rolls out first-ever international corporate bond ETF; IndexIQ launches Taiwan small-cap fund; Northern Trust seeks to reenter ETF arena

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |May 19, 2010

SSgA’s Int’l Corporate Bond ETF First To Market

SSgA’s new investment-grade international corporate bond fund will enjoy first-to-market status, but will the heavy concentration on euro-denominated debt give investors pause?

[ETF Watch]By Heather Bell |May 16, 2010

ETF Watch: May 9 – May 15

SPDR rolls out Build America Bond ETF; the One Fund debuts; Russell files for global ETFs.

[BLOG IU.COM]By Matt Hougan |May 05, 2010

European ETFs To World: It Ain’t Over Yet

While U.S. markets recovered somewhat from today’s downdraft, investors punished European ETFs, with Italy’s EWI leading the way down.

[Column/Features]By Olivier Ludwig |April 26, 2010

ETFs Hit By S&P Downgrades Of Greece And Portugal

Greece and Portugal took center stage in global financial markets today, with S&P downgrades of their sovereign debt that made buyers of ETF put options happy.