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AlphaPro Fiera bond fund to convert to ETF

AlphaPro Management has announced the Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund will convert into an open-end exchange traded fund and be renamed the Horizons AlphaPro Tactical Bond ETF, effective the close of business on December 31, 2010.

By Staff |December 15, 2010

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Horizons launches S&P ETF

Another ETF has joined Horizons BetaPro’s stable of funds. The S&P 500 Index ETF (BetaPro S&P 500 ETF or HXS) is now trading on the TSX. HXS is the second BetaPro ETF that will track an index already available to Canadian investors through another TSX listed index-tracking ETF. HXS offers a low-cost and tax efficient […]

By John Powell |December 1, 2010

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Actively managing beta risk

Exchange traded funds have emerged as important instruments for investors and advisors. That’s not surprising, but the way they’re being used might be: once touted as the ultimate buy-and-hold vehicle – buy the stock market for the equity risk premium and forget about individual stock volatility or manager underperformance – ETFs have become another tool […]

By Scot Blythe |November 5, 2010

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ETFs crashed by flash

When the flash crash hit U.S. markets this past spring—the Dow was off 1,000 points intraday, a reminder of the October 1987 plunge—many suspected market manipulation, or a least a changing market structure that exchanges and regulators were ill-equipped to handle. On May 6, between 2:40 and 3:00 p.m., mere pennies could buy some blue-chip […]

By Scot Blythe |November 2, 2010

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