Edhec to launch free smart beta indices, Stocks shru...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/19JYUU/MJVTO8/JEHKD7V/HDBRE3/   FTfm ETFs Tuesday April 23 2013 Exchange Traded Funds   Edhec to launch free smart beta indices Commercial providers of financial indices could find their business models under threat from a new initiative from the Edhec-Risk Institute http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/YGY5V7/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Stocks shrug off weak data Equities advance on back of encouraging earnings reports and talk of European Central Bank interest rate cut http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/3CSDME/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Test ahead for ETFs' benchmark allegiances ETF firms will revise relationships with index providers following the publication of draft proposals aimed at bolstering oversight of financial benchmarks, analysts say http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/YGY5VK/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Asian bargain hunters pile into gold Feverish buying after a drop in prices leaves many of Hong Kong's banks, jewellers and even its gold exchange without enough of the metal to meet demand http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/209K7X/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   BlackRock stands firm under fire The world's largest investment manager is not cowed by two competition probes and hostility from rivals, finds Chris Newlands http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/Q370HG/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   ETF Central in FTfm Alchemy   Pimco cleared to launch 3 active ETFs Further reading for ETF investors...  Pimco cleared to launch 3 active ETFs  Active ETFs to challenge mutual funds: study  Vanguard details 2013 fee changes  Court challenge for BlackRock copper ETF  ProShares Europe ETFs changing names, indices  ETFs waiting in the money market wings  http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/4VJY55/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Five-day rally for gold Further reading for ETF investors...  Five-day rally for gold  Bank loan faceoff: closed end vs ETFs  Bear bets on China ETF surge  Bogle: bond index broken  New from Stoxx: 3D printing index  VelocityShares ETFs to track BNY Mellon DR indices  Next from WisdomTree: http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/EKNPU4/KE63S1/VLFR04/OFA6L1/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - FTfm Tesco to break into pension comparisons Blackstone buys Credit Suisse unit Deutsche Bank versus Vik battle begins Pimco's Gross seeks safety in Treasuries Video FTfm Consultants' reinvention raises questions Investment consultants are converting their traditional advisory roles into more lucrative fiduciary mandates. This reinvention raises the question of a conflict of interest. Patrick Disney, head of institutional business at SEI, discusses the implications with FTfm's Ruth Sullivan. Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..