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Why Fidelity's Anthony Rochte could still laugh best in the ETF game -- despite a late, late start

The Boston fund giant, with its hired gun ETF czar, has an outside shot at jumping from laughing stock also-ran in ETFs to first-mover if it pulls off its deep-in-the-rockies launch of active ETFs

Author Lisa Shidler October 25, 2013 at 3:20 AM
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Anthony Rochte: We're not trying to build a passive-ETF business.

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Paully

Paully

November 2, 2013 — 4:56 AM

Pretty confusing and dull. You guys should have interviewed Rob Ivanoff from the ETF Business Review for this story, because in fact there are a lot more competitors to what Fidelity is doing than you are pointing out. His latest review, shows exactly the two-way competition in this space. Look him up!


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