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CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
March 20, 2019--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Hoya Capital Launches HOMZ, The Housing ETF
March 20, 2019--The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (Ticker: HOMZ) Offers Exposure to One of The Largest Asset Classes in the World
Hoya Capital Real Estate, a research-focused investment advisor specializing in real estate securities, today announced the launch of HOMZ, the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to offer diversified exposure across the entire US housing sector.
"The US Housing market is one of the largest-and arguably the most important-asset class in the world," said Alex Pettee, CFA, President of Hoya Capital Real Estate. "We believe HOMZ has the potential to be the new barometer for the performance of the US housing sector.
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Source: Hoya Capital Real Estate
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
March 20, 2019--Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the labor market remains strong but that growth of economic activity has slowed from its solid rate in the fourth quarter.
Payroll employment was little changed in February, but job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Recent indicators point to slower growth of household spending and business fixed investment in the first quarter. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation has declined, largely as a result of lower energy prices; inflation for items other than food and energy remains near 2 percent. On balance, market-based measures of inflation compensation have remained low in recent months, and survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.
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Source: federalreserve.gov
Deutsche Bank AG Announces Intention To Delist Its Agriculture, Base Metals, Commodity, Crude Oil and Equity ETNs
March 20, 2019--Deutsche Bank announced today that it plans to delist the following exchange traded notes (ETNs) from NYSE Arca due to low levels of trading activity for the ETNs.
ETN Name: DB Agriculture Double Long Exchange Traded Notes due April 1, 2038
DB Agriculture Long Exchange Traded Notes due April 1, 2038
DB Base Metals Double Short Exchange Traded Notes due June 1, 2038
DB Base Metals Double Long Exchange Traded Notes due June 1, 2038
DB Base Metals Short Exchange Traded Notes due June 1, 2038
DB Commodity Double Long Exchange Traded Notes due April 1, 2038
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Source: Deutsche Bank AG
White House foresees long economic boom where others don't
March 19, 2019--Contrary to the views of most economists, the Trump administration expects the U.S. economy to keep booming over the next decade on the strength of further tax cuts, reduced regulation and improvements to the nation's infrastructure.
The annual report from President Donald Trump's Council of Economic Advisers forecasts that the economy will expand a brisk 3.2 percent this year and a still-healthy 2.8 percent a decade from now. That is much faster than the Federal Reserve's long-run forecast of 1.9 percent annual economic growth.
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Source: Zawya.com
Innovator Readies April Series of Defined Outcome S&P 500 Buffer ETFs
March 19, 2019--The only ETFs in the world to provide S&P 500 exposure, to a cap, with known downside buffers
Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator) announced today the anticipated upside cap ranges and return profiles for the April Series of Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFs, scheduled for Cboe listing on April 1, 2019.
The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFsm suite seeks to provide investors with exposure to the S&P 500 Price Return Index (S&P 500) up to a Cap, with downside buffer levels of 9%, 15%, or 30% over an Outcome Period of approximately one year. The ETFs reset annually and can be held indefinitely.
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Source: Innovator Capital Management, LLC.
RYZZ Capital launches ETF for managed futures
March 19, 2019--Fears of a global economic slowdown saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average post five losing sessions in a row during early March, which is a reminder to investors that the volatility that racked the markets in the fourth quarter of 2018 could return at any time.
In 2019, investors may need to play more defense against volatility, and with long-bias focus centered on risk-adjusted returns, the RYZZ Managed Futures Strategy Plus ETF (NYSEArca: RYZZ) could be what investors are looking for.
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Source: etftrends.com
Bitwise Asset Management Presentation to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
March 19, 2019--Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. provided a attached presentation to the SEC with reference to market manipulation concerns.
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Source: SEC.gov
Middlefield Expands ETF Platform
March 18, 2019--Middlefield Group is pleased to announce the expansion of its ETF platform with the proposed conversion of Middlefield Healthcare & Wellness Dividend Fund ("Wellness Fund"")
Middlefield Group is pleased to announce the expansion of its ETF platform with the proposed conversion of Middlefield Healthcare & Wellness Dividend Fund ("Wellness Fund") (TSX: HWF.UN) and American Core Sectors Dividend Fund ("Core Fund") (TSX: ACZ.UN), collectively referred to as the "Conversions".
In keeping with our objective of providing value-added solutions to investors and financial advisors, these additions to our ETF platform represent unique, actively managed strategies which investors would have difficulty replicating with passive investment products.
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Source: American Core Sectors Dividend Fund
March 18, 2019--Quarterly rebalance includes a leading U.S.-based CBD producer
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") has completed the quarterly rebalance of the constituent holdings of the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF ("HMMJ:TSX").
HMMJ is the world's first ETF offering direct exposure to North American-listed securities that are involved with marijuana bioengineering and production. Once again, the ETF has added additional companies to its portfolio as more firms have become eligible for inclusion in its underlying index-the North American Marijuana Index.
Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.