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Muni bond funds end outflow streak
June 9, 2011--Mutual and exchange traded funds that buy US municipal bonds took in a net $274m this week, snapping a 29-week streak of net redemptions as fears of local defaults eased, according to data compiled by Lipper, the fund tracker.
Since last November, investors had stampeded out of the $3,000bn market where US states and cities raise money, withdrawing about $50bn from US “muni” funds
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Source: FT.com
MSCI index shift poses ETF tax threat
June 9, 2011--Many investors in emerging markets exchange traded funds risk an unexpected tax bill if a potential upgrade of South Korea and Taiwan this month to developed-country status in a key market benchmark goes ahead.
A rebalancing of MSCI’s emerging market index would expose US holders of ETFs based on the benchmark and other similar indices to taxable capital gains, drawing attention to the increasing complexity of the fast-growing market for exchange traded products.
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Source: FT.com
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones China Indexes
Changes Are a Result of a Regular Index Review
June 9, 2011--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of a regular index review of the Dow Jones China Index series. Component changes in the Dow Jones China Broad Market Index, Dow Jones Shanghai, Dow Jones Shenzhen, Dow Jones CBN China 600 and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Sector Blue Chip Indexes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 17, 2011.
With 30 additions and two deletions, the number of components in the Dow Jones China Broad Market Index will increase to 1434 from 1406 with 1389 A shares and 45 B shares. The Dow Jones China Broad Market Index reflects approximately 95% of the free-float market capitalization for both the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets.
The number of components in the Dow Jones Shanghai Index will increase to 766 from 758, with nine additions and one deletion, while the number of components in the Dow Jones Shenzhen Index will increase to 668 from 648 components, with 21 additions and one deletion. The Dow Jones Shanghai and Dow Jones Shenzhen indexes represent approximately 95% of the free-float market capitalization of their respective markets.
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Source: Dow Jones Indexes
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
June 9, 2011--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 9, 2011:
IC Potash Corp. (TSXVN:ICP) will be removed from the index.
The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index
June 9, 2011-- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index. The changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 17, 2011.
.C. Bursa de Valori Bucuresti S.A. (Romania, BVB.RO) will be added to the Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index, which brings the total number of components to 24.
The current 23 components are ASX Limited (Australia, ASX.AU), BM&F Bovespa S.A. Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros (Brazil, BVMF3.BR), Bolsa de Valores de Colombia S.A. (Colombia, BVC.BO), Bolsa de Valores de Lima S.A. (Peru, BVLAC1.VL), Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V. Series A (Mexico, BOLSA.MX), Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles S.A. (Spain, BME.MC), Bursa Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia, 1818.KU), CBOE Holdings Inc. (United States, CBOE), CME Group Inc. Cl A (United States, CME), Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany, DB1.XE), Dubai Financial Market PJSC (United Arab Emirates, DFM.A), Hellenic Exchanges Holdings S.A. (Greece, EXAE.AT), Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong, 0388.HK),
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Source: Dow Jones Indexes
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
June 9, 2011--Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
It is expected that the shareholders of International Coal Group, Inc. (NYSE:ICO) will accept the $US14.60 cash per share offer from Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI).
The bid for International Coal expires before the opening of markets on June 14, 2011. Assuming the bid is successful, International Coal will be removed from the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index after the close of Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Pooor's
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index
June 9, 2011--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index.
G4S PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, GFS.LN), OSI Systems Inc. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, OSIS) and Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom, Basic Resources, RIO.LN) will be added to the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index.
G4S PLC, OSI Systems Inc. and Rio Tinto PLC and are being added because the companies are new official suppliers of the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games.
No components will be deleted from the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index as a result of this review.
The changes in the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index will increase the number of components to 37 from 34. As of June 8, 2011, the float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index increased to US$1,486.6 billion from US$1,378.8 billion.
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SOurce: Dow Jones Indexes
Claymore files with the SEC-Guggenheim Enhanced Total Return ETF
June 9, 2011--Claymore has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Guggenheim Enhanced Total Return ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Claymore files with the SEC-2 ETFs
June 9, 2011--Claymore has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the CLAYMORE U.S.CAPITAL MARKETS BOND ETF
and the
CLAYMORE U.S. Capital Markets Micro-Term Fixed Income ETF
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Source: SEC.gov
Global X Funds launches SuperDividend ETF (SDIV)
June 9, 2011--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange- traded
funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X SuperDividend™ ETF (Ticker: SDIV). SDIV provides exposure to 100 companies worldwide that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in the world. It offers exposure to a broad range of countries and sectors.
The Global X SuperDividend™ ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global SuperDividend™
Index. The index tracks the performance of 100 equally weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in the world. The index provider applies certain dividend stability filters. With equal weighting across a diverse group of 100 securities, investors may have less risk exposure in the event that a single company depreciates in price or reduces its dividend.
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Source: Global X
