Michael Johnston submits: Asia Pacific ETFs posted big gains on Thursday following the release of updated growth projections from the International Monetary Fund that included upward revisions for the region for both this year and next. The region as a whole – including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand – is expected to grow by 2.8% [...]

ETF Database submits: OOK Advisors LLC has launched a new ETF that consists of companies based in the Sooner State of Oklahoma. The ETF, which will trade under the symbol OOK, is the first fund for OOK Advisors. A second ETF (TXF) focusing exclusively on Texas companies is expected soon. The new ETF, which is [...]

IndexUniverse Europe submits: By Matt Hougan I spent most of the past week in London visiting issuers. The goal of my trip was to get my head around two questions: who is actually using ETFs in Europe? And what is the deal with physically backed and swap-based ETFs? Complete Story » Related Reading:ETF X-Ray: ULTI [...]

Kevin S. Price submits: Back on Tuesday we mentioned that Herb Kohl’s Senate Special Committee on Again would hold a hearing on target-date funds, with special emphasis on their role in retirement plans. And hold that hearing they did. The testimony the committee heard was all well and good, but the substantive issues are best [...]

ETF Database submits: UBS, under its E-TRACS brand, launched a new exchange-traded note (ETN) yesterday that offers exposure to the DJ-UBS Commodity Index Total Return. This benchmark is designed to provide diversified commodity exposure based on the economic significance of each commodity. The index measures the collateralized returns on a basket of 19 commodity futures [...]