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T. Rowe to Debut Active ETFs
by: Irene Park
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted T. Rowe Price exemptive relief to issue actively managed ETFs, according to Morningstar reports.

But the SEC ruling, which occurred during the first week of January, has been a long time coming. The Baltimore-based company originally filed for exemptive relief on Dec. 4, 2009, amending the application on Feb. 26 and Dec. 30 in 2010, and on May 7, Sept. 24, and Dec. 4 in 2012. 

Last month's update revealed that the first active ETF T. Rowe plans on offering will be T. Rowe Price Diversified Bond ETF. It will seek positive total returns with an emphasis on income. A spokesman for the firm was not immediately available to comment on the new fund.

According to Morningstar, T. Rowe's not the only company to win exemptive relief to issue active ETFs, including Eaton Vance, Federated Investors, Legg Mason and Northern Trust. None of these companies have issued their active ETFs just yet, although Northern Trust currently issues passively managed funds.

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