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WisdomTree Canada Launches Two New Smart Beta Fixed Income ETFs on the TSX Google+ Share with LinkedIn
June 26, 2017--WisdomTree Asset Management Canada, Inc. ("WisdomTree Canada"), today announced the launch of two smart beta fixed income ETFs, the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Aggregate Bond Index ETF ("CAGG") and the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF ("CAGS") (collectively the "Funds").
WisdomTree Canada has completed the initial public offering of the non-hedged units of the Funds. The non-hedged units of the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Aggregate Bond Index ETF and the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") today under the ticker symbols CAGG and CAGS, respectively.
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Source: WisdomTree
Fierce resistance to ban on Canadian commission fees
June 24, 2017--Asset managers insist the regulator's proposed changes will hurt savers.
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Source: FT.com
CBO-Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program-June 2017
June 23, 2017--CBO estimates that the net cost of the TARP will total $33 billion-$3 billion higher than the agency's March 2016 estimate because of an increase in projected disbursements for mortgage programs.
In October 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of Public Law 110-343) established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to enable the Department of the Treasury to promote stability in financial markets through the purchase and guarantee of "troubled assets."
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
AdvisorShares-Active ETF Report-May 2017
June 23, 2017--In May, assets in actively managed ETFs increased by $2.06 billion, or 5.8%, to $35.8 billion. Active ETFs realized a net gain of two new funds last month, which brought their overall total to 170.
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Source: AdvisorShares
When MSCI and S&P Rule the World
June 23, 2017--With index funds poised to dominate investing, will index makers leave Snap (and maybe even Facebook) out in the cold?
Sometime in the next four to seven years, passive investment vehicles will come to constitute more than 50 percent of assets under management in the U.S., analysts at Moody's Investors Service predicted in February.
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Source: Bloomberg
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. Announces Completion of ETF Conversion and Initial Listing of US Dollar Class of Tech Achievers Growth & Income ETF
June 22, 2017--Tech Achievers Growth & Income Fund (TSX:HTA.UN) (the "Fund") announces that, pursuant to a final prospectus dated June 14, 2017 filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all of the Canadian provinces and territories in connection with the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end fund to an exchange traded fund,
the Fund has completed its conversion of Class A Units of the Fund into Class A Units of an exchange-traded fund and will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") today under the following ticker symbol: HTA:TSX.
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Source: Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.
VictoryShares Launches Minimum Volatility ETF
June 22, 2017--New ETF Aims to Lower Volatility Using an Innovative Multi-Factor Approach
Victory Capital today announced that it has launched the VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (VSMV), which began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market® on June 22, 2017. The new ETF seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index (NQVMVUS), which Victory Capital developed in partnership with Nasdaq.
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Source: Victory Capital
Focus on fiduciary standard puts adviser negligence in spotlight
June 22, 2017--SEC highlights how some professionals face greater scrutiny than others.
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Source: FT.com
First Trust Launches the First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF
June 21, 2017--An actively managed ETF that seeks to provide federal and California tax-exempt income
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched a new actively managed ETF, the First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (NASDAQ: FCAL) (the "fund"). The fund seeks to provide income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes and California state income taxes with long-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
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Source: First Trust
Columbia Core Bond ETF, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Core ETF and Columbia EM Strategic Opportunities ETF to Close and Liquidate
June 21, 2017--Columbia Core Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: GMTB), Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: GMMB), Columbia Emerging Markets Core ETF (NYSE Arca: EMCR) and Columbia EM Strategic Opportunities ETF (NYSE Arca: EMDD) today announced that each will be closed, and their respective assets will be liquidated to shareholders on or about July 28, 2017.
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Source: Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
