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The coming of the new year hasn’t slowed down the rapid pace of the ETF industry, with December showing high levels of activity on the product development front. December saw the debut of a number of first-to-market products as well several new and intriguing investment strategies. ETF issuers did not slow down the pace as a slew of new filings continued to pile in up until the end 2011 [for updates on all new ETFs, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]:

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Two Commodity Producer ETFs To Liquidate

by Michael Johnston on December 14, 2011

Heading into 2011, many observers of the ETF industry were warning that this year could see a wave of fund closures, as ETFs that were failing to generate positive cash flow for the institutions behind them could be shuttered. That wave of contraction has yet to really play out, as only a handful of ETFs have closed their doors and returned investor money in 2011. FaithShares, the firm behind a lineup of faith-based products, pulled the plug a few months ago and opted to reorganize as a turnkey ETF company. Javelin shut down its contrarian ETF after failing to gain traction, and a handful of other companies have made similar moves. [click to continue…]

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Mining ETFs In Focus As Rudd Departs Prime Minister Post

by Eric Dutram on June 24, 2010

The outcome of a dramatic coup in Australia shocked investors on Thursday, as the once-popular Kevin Rudd was replaced as Prime Minister by his deputy Julia Gillard. The ouster ended a two-and-a-half year reign for the man who helped bring his party to power after an 11 year drought as the minority government. The move [...]

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November ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

by Michael Johnston on December 2, 2009

The ETF industry picked up steam in November, with several highly-anticipated funds coming to market and multiple issuers disclosing new details on innovative products that could be launched in 2010. The biggest news for the month was the entrance of Charles Schwab into the industry with the launch of four ETFs in early November. Debuting [...]

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Jefferies ETFs: New Options For Commodity Exposure

by Eric Dutram on November 6, 2009

Last week, Jefferies Asset Management unveiled two new exchange-traded funds targeting equities of global commodity producers. The two funds, which track subsets of the Thomson Reuters/ Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Index tracked by CRBQ, invest in companies across the globe that are involved in the extraction and production of commodities. CRBI seeks to track [...]

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