Van Eck Global launches Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF

New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: GERJ), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to give investors pure-play exposure to Europe's largest economy. GERJ seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap Index (MVGERJTR).

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FundQuest announces 3-year track record for ActivePassive Funds^® and New Distribution Channel for ActivePassive Portfolios^®

FundQuest^®, a leading provider of flexible wealth management solutions and sophisticated investment research, announced today that its ActivePassive Funds^® have reached their 3-year track record as of December 31, 2010. Additionally, the firm has recently launched the ActivePassive Portfolio Console, a dedicated portal through which ActivePassive Portfolios^®, professionally managed solutions utilizing the funds, may be accessed by financial advisors.

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Vanguard preparing participants for DB plan terminations

Private-sector defined benefit (DB) pension plans have steadily declined over the past two decades and some plans are expected to begin terminating and distributing assets to participants in 2012, when new Pension Protection Act (PPA) rules will make it more conducive for plan sponsors to do so. In the coming years, millions of participants in those terminating plans will be required to choose a payout option. Vanguard is offering a new service to help them make informed decisions.