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Canadian pension returns retreat in 2018: RBC Investor & Treasury Services
February 5, 2019--Q4 2018 returns lose -3.5 per cent
The first quarter with a loss since Q3 2015
Canadian defined benefit pension plans ended 2018 in negative territory, with an annual return of -0.7 per cent, reversing gains from the previous three quarters this year, according to the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe.
Plan returns posted a Q4 2018 return of -3.5 per cent compared to a 0.1 per cent gain in Q3 2018. The annual return in 2017 was 9.7 per cent.
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Source: Royal Bank of Canada
Bill Gross, Onetime Bond King, Retiring After Messy Last Act
February 4, 2019-One of the most-celebrated careers in the history of money management is coming to an unremarkable end.
Bill Gross, 74 years old, said Monday he would retire as a Janus Henderson Group PLC portfolio manager after more than four years of uneven investment returns and distracting legal battles with his former firm, Pacific Investment Management Co.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
ALPS Advisors, Inc. to Close an Exchange Traded Fund
February 4, 2019--ALPS Advisors, Inc., acquired by SS&C, providing products and services to the financial services industry, today announced The Fund-BUZZ US Sentiment Leaders ETF (NYSE ARCA: BUZ)--will close to new investors on February 28, 2019 and liquidate on March 4, 2019.
The decision to close the Fund was made by the ALPS ETF Trust's Board of Trustees after consultation with ALPS Advisors, Inc., the investment adviser to the Fund. On consideration of the Fund’s inability to attract significant market interest since the Fund's inception, its future viability as well as prospects for growth of the Fund's assets in the foreseeable future, the Board determined that it was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to liquidate the Fund's shares, which are listed on the NYSE ARCA. The last day of trading for the Fund is scheduled to be Friday March 1, 2019
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Source: Alps
ARK Investment Management Launches the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF)
February 4, 2019--ARK Investment Management LLC (ARK), a New York-based adviser focused solely on disruptive innovation, today launched the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), its fifth actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), and seventh ETF overall.
The new fund will begin trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange Arca on Monday February 4th.
The ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) invests in equity securities of companies that ARK believes are shifting financial services and economic transactions to technology infrastructure platforms, ultimately revolutionizing financial services by creating simplicity and accessibility while driving down costs.
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Source: ARK Investment Management LLC
Market Volatility-Speed of Information-Not ETFs, Algos or HFT
February 4, 2019--Why when the markets go down or become volatile do people blame ETFs, algorithms and HFT (high-frequency trading) when the real, and perhaps less obvious, culprit is speed of information?
Maybe it is human nature to build up success stories-ETFs-only to tear them down or to attack new technologies like algos and HFT that many people are familiar with but don't actually understand or have access to.
The recent market volatility is nothing new. We have seen volatility spike in a variety of different markets over the years for various reasons. The market sell-off that started in October is not unusual given that the bull market has been long in the tooth but with relatively stable economic indicators and thoughts of a Fed Chairman being fired. Uncertainty is and will always be the Achilles heel of the markets.
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Source: ETF BILD
Schatz, Senators Push Financial Firms To Help Stop Global Deforestation
February 4, 2019--Deforestation, A Major Contributor to Climate Change, Accounts for 12% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), co-chair of the Senate Climate Action Task Force and a member of the Senate Banking Committee, led a group of eight senators in calling on investment firms to help mitigate climate change by using their investment portfolios to stop tropical deforestation.
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Source: schatz.senate.gov
The FORUM at ETF Research Center-First Look at 2020: Sector SPDR Analyzer, Feb. 2019
February 4, 2019--The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for February 2019 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 11 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors:
Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis
Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on a variety of forward-looking valuation metrics
This report gives investors their first look at 2020 forecasts for each of the Sector SPDRs. In February of each year-about half way through earnings season for the prior year's 4th quarter-we roll out Results & Estimates window forward a year.
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Source: AltaVista Research
End the clash over EU research rule, SEC urged
February 3, 2019--MFS and CII call for permanent US alignment with Mifid II payment regulations.
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Source: FT.com
Lipper U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Funds Experience Net Outflows Thanks to Equity Funds and Money Market Funds
February 2, 2019--Lipper's fund asset groups (including both mutual funds and ETFs) experienced net outflows of $23.7 billion for the fund-flows trading week ended Wednesday, January 30. Equity funds (-$13.6 billion) and money market funds (-$12.8 billion) accounted for all the net negative flows, while taxable bond funds and municipal debt funds had net inflows of $1.6 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Market Overview
The Federal Reserve took its foot off the proverbial brakes at its January meeting (which concluded on Wednesday, January 30) and the equity markets breathed a sigh of relief. Not only did the Fed leave interest rates unchanged (the federal funds rate currently has a target range of 2.25% to 2.50%), but the Fed also backed off the somewhat hawkish stance it took at its December meeting. After this month's meeting, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stated the case for raising rates had "weakened" and he "would want to see a need for further rate increases" before initiating any.
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Source: Refinitiv
PIMCO Canada Launches the PIMCO Global Short Maturity Fund for Canadian Investors
February 1, 2019--PIMCO will offer a mutual fund and ETF version of the strategy
PIMCO Canada Corp. ("PIMCO Canada") has launched the PIMCO Global Short Maturity Fund (Canada), which is designed to offer higher income potential than traditional cash investments.
The fund will be managed by Jerome Schneider, Managing Director and Head of Short-Term Portfolio Management, Andrew Wittkop, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager, and Nathan Chiaverini, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Schneider manages the PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund (MINT) in the U.S. using a similar strategy.
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Source: PIMCO Account Management
