Pershing Puts Out ETF Info Site
January 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pershing LLC, a
subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, has
launched an Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Center to provide its
introducing broker-dealer and independent registered
investment advisers (RIA) with a centralized ETF information
source.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
A Pershing news release said the site has detailed information on nearly 600 ETFs with profiles of each fund. The profiles include insight into performance, holdings, news, and expense information.
The site also features an advanced search functionality allowing users to identify ETFs that meet certain investment criteria, such as:
- asset class,
- market capitalization,
- investment risk,
- specific industry sectors, and
- geographical diversification.
The center uses tools, data and reports from Morningstar, according to the announcement.
More information is at http://www.pershing.com/home.html .