Report: Goldman in talks to buy ETF provider

• Goldman Sachs (GS -2.6%) moved to get into the ETF business in late September, filing to launch a series of actively-managed ETFs, but that may not be fast enough, as Reuters reports the bank is in discussions to acquire IndexIQ.
• Should Goldman pull it off, it could be in the ETF business within months.
• IndexIQ at the moment offers ETFs in five sectors: Hedge fund replication, commodities, real estate, real return & inflation hedge, and international.
• On the company earnings call earlier today, Goldman CFO Harvey Schwarz spoke of the bank's willingness to make acquisitions if the deal was right.