Exchange-traded funds: The midas touch?

Today’s investment environment has created many interesting opportunities for the global ETF industry. Providers of ETFs – which are essentially securities tracking an index, commodity or basket of assets like an index fund, but that trade like a stock on an exchange – are very active in the current market. Product development New products are being developed and launched; a renewed emphasis is being placed on transparency and innovation; and now more than ever investors have greater choice, ease and a relatively inexpensive means of participation in certain global financial markets pr...