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Taking a Gamble on Emerging Markets

February 6, 2012 - The performance benchmark for stocks in developing countries, the MSCI Emerging Market Index, has grown at almost 21% annually over the past three years.

'Offshore Shams' Abet Mutual Fund Speculation in Commodities, Senator Says

January 26, 2012 - The head of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations called Thursday for an end to private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service which have “essentially opened the floodgates” for mutual funds to speculate in commodities from offshore tax havens such as the Cayman Islands.

The Sweet, Short Life of Synthetic ETFs

January 20, 2012 - “Synthetic” exchange-traded funds, where interest-rate swaps and other derivative products are used to replicate the performance of a securities index, are taking Europe by storm.

Euro Crisis to Resolve in 2012: Schroders

December 14, 2011 - The main drivers of markets in 2012 are likely to be similar to last year’s themes —uncertainty over the fate of the Euro, and the related question of whether or not there will be a global recession, said Alan Brown, group chief investment officer at Schroders.

HSBC Launches RMB Money Fund in China

November 16, 2011 - The fund has raised RMB1.16 billion (US$178 million) in its initial public offering.

Van Eck Launches Renminbi Bond ETF

October 17, 2011 - The fund seeks to track the performance of the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index.

Asia, Latin America Growth Centers for U.S. Managers: Strategic Insight

August 2, 2011 - Local domestic markets will continue to struggle, the research company says.

Precidian Nikkei 225 ETF Debuts

July 25, 2011 - Firm says it is the first U.S.-listed ETF based on the Nikkei 225 Index.

Templeton Launches Frontier Markets Fund

July 22, 2011 - The fund, available to investors in Canada, will invest in countries in the very early stages of development, such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and be overseen by Mark Mobius.

SunAmerica Launches Global Trends Fund

July 21, 2011 - Wellington Management is the sub-advisor to the fund, which combines 10 global asset classes with a rules-based asset allocation strategy that will move the portfolio in and out of markets.

EGShares Launches Suite of 11 Emerging Market sector ETFs

July 21, 2011 - Three are rebranded and eight are brand new.

U.S. Companies’ Foreign Sales Tick Down to 46.3% in 2010

July 19, 2011 - Foreign sales were 46.6% in 2009 and 47.9% in 2008, S&P Indices said.

Guinness Atkinson Offers China Currency Bond Fund

July 1, 2011 - Firm says it is the first open-end mutual fund to offer U.S. investors direct access to the Renminbi market.

Goldman Sachs Launches India, Korea Funds

June 30, 2011 - Goldman calls the nations two of the world’s biggest growth opportunities.

Vanguard Expected to Begin Selling ETFs in Canada

June 6, 2011 - The move would likely set off a price war.