Products April 15, 2011

Marketeria Adopts Social Media Archiving Solution

Marketeria, a marketing and content management firm for financial advisers, will be offering its clients use of the Arkovi social media archiving solution.  
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Marketeria offers advisers marketing support through print materials, Web sites (both static and social media sites), and general branding support. Its partnership with Arkovi will allow advisers to archive and track their social media usage in a way that’s compliant with FINRA and SEC regulations, according to the company.

Arkovi’s integration into Marketeria provides the archiving and compliance essentials for social media engagement, including support for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging within the turn-key marketing system. This is Arkovi’s fifth such partnership.

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“Archiving is a new, required step, but it doesn’t have to be burdensome,” said Blane Warrene, CEO of BMRW & Associates, Inc., developer of Arkovi. “We’re pleased to partner with Marketeria to help make monitoring and archiving as seamless as possible.”

A Marketeria/Arkovi demonstration is available at www.marketeria.com.

Products April 15, 2011

First Trust Advisors Introduces 13 ETFs

First Trust Advisors L.P. plans to launch thirteen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into its current line of sixteen AlphaDEX funds.
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The thirteen ETFs are expected to begin trading on April 19 on the NYSE Arca.  

The new funds are: 

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  • AlphaDEX International
    • FPA First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FEP First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FLN First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FBZ First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FCA First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FJP First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FKO First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FDT First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FEM First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund  
     
  • AlphaDEX Domestic
    • FNY First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FNK First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FYC First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund 
    • FYT First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund  

“The nine funds comprising the AlphaDEX International family of funds consists of a diverse range of broad, regional and single country funds. We believe the positive effects of globalization are going to continue for years to come and investors may benefit from a globally diversified investment portfolio, particularly in the emerging markets where GDP growth for 2011 is projected to be 6.4% compared to 2.2% for advanced economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.” said Dan Waldron, Senior Vice President, Exchange-Traded Funds Strategist of First Trust.

More about First Trust Advisors is at http://www.ftportfolios.com.

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