3rd Annual Global ETF® Awards Dinner & Workshop 38 Awards Given out in 14 Categories for Outstanding Achievements in the Global ETF Industry

The 2007 Global ETF Awards® dinner held by US based Exchangetradefunds.com was a great success. ETF professionals from all over the world attended the half-day educational Workshop and Awards presentation in New York City at the New York Hilton, on April 26, 2007.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 1, 2007 -- The 2007 Global ETF Awards® dinner held by US based Exchangetradefunds.com was a great success. ETF professionals from all over the world attended the half-day educational Workshop and Awards presentation in New York City at the New York Hilton, on April 26, 2007.

The event began in the afternoon with a Workshop, which featured two sessions -- the "Investors Discussion Forum" and the "Industry Discussion Forum" -- that included topics ranging from trading strategies to new product developments and global industry challenges. Speakers included Joseph Keenan, Managing Director, The Bank of New York, James Ross, Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors, Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director, Investment Strategies, Morgan Stanley, Graham Tuckwell, Chairman, ETF Securities LTD. Anthony F. Dudzinski, President, X-SHARES, Philippe El-Asmar, Managing Director, Head of Investor Solutions, Americas, Barclays Capital, Stacey Ash, Investment Manager & Head of Marketing, IFUNDS, Darwin Abrahamson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Invest N Retire, LLC Ozgur Guneri, Fund Board Director, DOW JONES ISTANBUL 20 ETF ,John Li, Chief International Business Officer, CHINA ASSET MANAGEMENT ,Sanjiv Shah, Executive Director, BENCHMARK ASSET MANAGEMENT CO PVT. LTD, Istvan Honics, Director, OTP FUND MANAGEMENT LTD., among others.

The complete agenda is available for viewing at Exchangetradedfunds.com (www.exchangetradedtunds.com).

The Workshop concluded with a cocktail reception prior to the awards dinners.

Arlene C. Reyes, Chief Operating Officer of Exchangetradedfunds.com, opened the awards dinner with an explanation of the voting process and the growth of industry participation in the event. Since 2005, industry participation in the voting process has increased by 268.42%. The 2007 Global ETF Awards® winners were based on over 420 votes cast from ETF industry professionals' worldwide and statistical data provided by Morgan Stanley.

Some of the winners were Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director, Investment Strategies, Morgan Stanley, for the Greatest Overall Contribution in the ETF Industry, Barclays Global Investors was the winner for the Greatest Overall Contribution to the ETF Industry in Emerging markets. Best Service Provider in Europe was awarded to SSgA. Bank of New York and Investors Bank and Trust were tied for the Best Service Provider Award in the Americas. PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 won The Most Innovative ETF Product Award for the Americas and Lyxor won for Europe. ETC's issued by ETF Securities LTD won the Most Innovative ETF Hybrid Product award for Europe and in the Americas iPath was the winner. Most Innovative ETF Index provider for Europe was awarded to STOXX for the 3rd year in a row and Wisdom Tree won for the Americas. A complete list of the 2006 Global ETF Awards® winners is obtainable from exchangetradedfunds.com.

Sponsors of 3nd Annual Global ETF® Awards Dinner & Workshop:

The lead sponsor of the Global ETF Awards Dinner® and Workshop was the Bank of New York. Other sponsor firms included State Street Global Advisors, X-SHARES, American Stock Exchange, FTSE, Investors Bank & Trust, Dow Jones, Finans Portfoy, FIRST TRUST, iShares, Mergent, Powershares and Standard & Poor's.

The 3nd Annual ETF Global Awards Dinner® & Workshop was organized by the Optimal Networking Event, LLC.

Media Contact

Arlene Reyes-Contact

acreyes @ exchangetradedfunds.com

SOURCE: Exchangetradedfunds.com (www.exchangetradedfunds.com)

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