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Advance of the index trackers
Exchange traded funds are gaining popularity and complexity in the wake of the financial crisis
Beware bank interest in ETF success
Investors need to approach ETF products with care when banks are so deeply involved in creating and trading them, and have much to gain from their development
Managers prepare to dabble in ETF waters
After an unlucky start with Bear Stearns, more funds are looking to join the active ETF party
Gold rush whips up investor appetites
Fears of a deep global recession have turned ETPs into hot commodities
ETFs set fresh records for managed assets
Assets under management for global ETFs reached $1,032bn at the end of December an all time high, but competition is growing
Advisers give sector a boost in Australia
Australia’s retail investors and fund managers alike are embracing exchange traded funds and uptake is expected to keep rising
ETF Q&A: The good the bad and the synthetic
ETFs have evolved beyond physical replication. Sophia Grene keeps track
Negative report sparks heated debate
ETFs have been growing in popularity but a recent report says a passive mandate can make more sense for institutional investors, sparking furious debate
Demand and diversity drive rapid change
The search for creative vehicles is gaining pace as competition intensifies, but the rush for new products is probably a prelude to consolidation
Return to strategies built on derivatives
Buyers beware, but bad publicity has not dented enthusiasm for inverse or leveraged ETFs
