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Claymore rolls out unhedged gold ETF

Claymore Investments has launched non-hedged common units of its Claymore Gold Bullion ETF. The fund is designed to provide unitholders with exposure to physical gold bullion, on a fully allocated basis, passively holding physical gold bullion. It does not anticipate making regular distributions. “The Claymore Gold Bullion ETF has done a great job of providing […]

By Staff |March 31, 2011

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Hahn appointed subadvisor to three Jov Funds

JovFinancial Solutions Inc. has announced Hahn Investment Stewards & Company will assume the sub-advisory role for three of its funds, effective April 1, 2011. “Hahn has one of the longest track records in the world managing ETF-only global portfolios,” said Grant Rush, president of JFSI. “With their demonstrated knowledge and experience, we expect our partnership […]

By Staff |March 30, 2011

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AlphaPro calls ETF merger vote

AlphaPro Management is seeking investor approval for the merger of one of its ETFs, giving unitholders a choice of two ETFs into which it will be merged. Under the proposal, Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60 ETF (ticker symbol HAX) would be merged into either Horizons AlphaPro S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF (HEW), or into […]

By Staff |March 28, 2011

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Hedge funds struggle to beat index

Hedge funds lagged the overall market in February, as the best performing category mustered only have of the growth of the S&P 500, according to EDHEC-Risk Institute. The U.S. broad market index turned in a gain of 3.43% for the month, while CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors) global funds returned 1.72%, making it the best hedge […]

By Staff |March 18, 2011

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