| 14.01.2011 Opalesque Exclusive: ETFs surge $186bn in 2010, BlackRock iShares targets institutional investor assets for growth |
| From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: While investors added $86bn to hedge funds during 2010 (according to HFN), US based ETFs saw assets surge by $186bn during 2010 bringing total ETF assets to $891bn (according to year end reporting by BlackRock). Firms eager to participate in the growing number of allocations to ETFs brought 173 new ETF vehicles to market (with the industry losing o |