Tag Archives: etfs


Author Harry Dent launches an ETF with a twist

September 18, 2009 : Permalink

Globe and Mail – Harry Dent, a U.S. economist and author known in some circles as the “sage of doom and gloom,” is backing this week’s launch of Dent Tactical ETF – a rare breed among exchange-traded funds. Dent Tactical […]

HSBC to launch first ETF in Europe

August 24, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank, is to unveil plans to enter into the European exchange traded fund (ETF) market with its first launch, the Financial Times said on Monday. ”We believe our future is linked to indexation […]

Stock rally is “dash for trash”: hedge manager Bullman

August 23, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Nick Bullman, who told Reuters he has this week placed bets on falling share prices, is concerned that government stimulus packages have not revived bank lending as much as hoped and that conditions remain as tough for companies […]

Hedge Fund Replication Mutual Fund Marks One Year Anniversary

July 20, 2009 : Permalink

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – One of the first no-load, open-end mutual funds designed to replicate broad-based hedge fund performance characteristics, the ‘IQ ALPHA Hedge Strategy Fund’ (IQHIX) has marked its one-year anniversary on June 30th, 2009. For the trailing […]

Hedge fund-like investments, even if you are not a millionaire

April 7, 2009 : Permalink

New York Daily News – The hedge fund industry has a public relations problem these days and you have to be a millionaire to invest in one anyway, but there’s a new fund for more modest investors that can offer […]

db x-trackers Launches First Hedge Fund ETF

March 12, 2009 : Permalink

IndexUniverse.com – Two new db x-trackers ETFs were admitted to trading on the Deutsche Boerse Xetra platform on Wednesday, one tracking a Deutsche Bank hedge fund index, and the other tracking the Russell 2000 Index. The db x-trackers db Hedge Fund Index ETF (ISIN: LU0328476337) […]