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  • Barclays Global Investors Offers 7 More Ishares Funds In Japan

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    TOKYO (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug 24, 2005 – Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a worldwide leader in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and one of the largest global asset managers, announced today that Japan’s Financial Service Agency has received notification of the following ETFs to be sold as offshore investment funds through brokers in Japan: iShares(R) S&P 500…

  • First silver ETF filed

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    Barclays trust would be based on gold ETF model BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Barclays Global Investors filed an initial prospectus for the first exchange-traded fund to reflect the price of silver bullion. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the ETF’s shares would trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “SLV.” Each share…

  • The ETF Industry’s 800-Pound Gorilla

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    In a sense, San Francisco-based Barclays is the McDonald’s (MCD) of the ETF world. McDonald’s didn’t invent hamburgers and Barclays didn’t create ETFs, but the companies each exploited and popularized their industry niches to a greater degree than anyone else. Barclays’ family of 99 iShares is the undisputed 800-pound gorilla of the growing ETF market.…