ETF start-up firm beefs up staff, sells more stock (CBS Market Watch)

Index Development Partners. Inc. Hires Director of ETF Distribution, Director of Fund Services, and CFO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Index Development Partners, Inc. today announced that it has strengthened its management team with the addition of four key executives. The company hired: Marc. J. Ruskin as Chief Financial Officer; Raymond D.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-26 22:15 GMT: Barclays files for commodity-index ETF (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Barclays Global Investors said Tuesday that it has filed an initial registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an exchange-traded fund that would track the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.

Societe Generale Lists China ETF Warrants In Singapore (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--France's Societe Generale (13080.FR) listed warrants linked to a Chinese exchange-traded fund in Singapore on Tuesday, providing a new investment tool for foreign investors seeking exposure to China's stock market.

Personal Finance Daily -- July 28 (CBS Market Watch)
Congress has been wrangling over an energy bill for years. So you know that the final version of the legislation, which now appears set to become law this week, is going to be a grab bag of giveaways that won't really amount to any sort of national energy policy.

ETF start-up firm beefs up staff, sells more stock (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A relatively new entry to the exchange-traded fund business is ramping up its executive team and funding in a bid to challenge established rivals in the burgeoning industry.