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Canadian Securities Administrators Report The Findings Of Their Review Of The Disclosure Of Cyber Security Risks And Incidents
January 19, 2017--Staff from the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers (staff) are publishing today Multilateral Staff Notice 51-347 Disclosure of cyber security risks and incidents (Staff Notice 51-347).
The notice reports the findings of a review announced by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) in Staff Notice 11-332 Cyber Security (Staff Notice 11-332) and provides disclosure expectations for reporting issuers based on those findings.
The review found that 61 per cent of the constituents of the S&P/TSX Composite Index acknowledged cyber security as a material risk to their business.
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Source: www.osc.gov.on.ca
SEC Chief of Staff Andrew J. Donohue to Leave Agency
January 19, 2017--The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that SEC Chief of Staff Andrew J. "Buddy" Donohue will be leaving the agency at the end of January.
SEC Chair Mary Jo White named Mr. Donohue as Chief of Staff in May 2015. As Chief of Staff, Mr. Donohue was a senior adviser to the Chair on all policy, management, and regulatory issues. Mr. Donohue had previously served as the Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management from May 2006 to November 2010.
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Source: SEC.gov
Strategic Beta ETFs Underutilized in Managing Current Investor Anxieties, Hartford Funds Survey Finds
Lack of Familiarity Stifling Advisor, Investor Use
Janaury 18, 2017--New survey data from Hartford Funds reveals that market volatility and geopolitical events are fueling investor anxiety, yet most aren't taking advantage of the full suite of investment options that may help manage risk exposure at a lower cost*, namely strategic beta exchange traded funds (ETFs)
Further, while advisors are aware of these products, they aren't familiar enough to begin using them in a meaningful way in client portfolios. Hartford Funds surveyed nearly 800 investors and more than 300 financial advisors to gauge sentiment and knowledge of strategic beta ETF strategies.
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Source: Hartford Funds
Victory Capital Expands ETF Business With Introduction of VictoryShares
Enhanced Platform Builds on Success of
Victory CEMP Volatility Weighted ETFs
January 18, 2017--Victory Capital ("Victory") today announced the next generation of its ETF platform, which is branded VictoryShares.
VictoryShares builds on the success of the firm's Victory CEMP volatility weighted ETFs, which have grown to approximately $960 million in AUM.* In addition to its 11 existing ETFs, Victory plans to launch new ETFs that will track indexes developed in partnership with Nasdaq.
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Source: Victory Capital
BlackRock Survey Reveals Half of U.S. Investors Plan to Invest in ETFs in 2017
January 18,2017--Millennials and Gen X leading the trend as they look to turn savings into investments with simple, low cost index investing.
9 in 10 financial advisors also expect to use ETFs in investor portfolios in 2017
ETF users tend to be younger, more engaged, confident and optimistic about their financial futures
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Source: BlackRock
FINRA Reports on Potential Implications of Blockchain; Seeks Comment
January 18, 217--Distributed ledger technology (DLT), better known as blockchain, has garnered significant interest in the securities industry, with many market participants indicating a desire for increased regulatory engagement as they explore the technology and its possible applications.
In response, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued a report that discusses the use and implications of DLT in the securities industry. The paper also seeks comments as part of an effort to obtain feedback on any challenges associated with the use and implementation of DLT.
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Source: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Donald Trump and Janet Yellen Look to Be on a Collision Course
January 18, 2017--Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, made it clear Wednesday that she believes that the American economy is pretty much back on track.
And that, in turn, sets the stage for a potential conflict with the incoming Trump administration in the months and years ahead.
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Source: New York Times
IMF Working Paper-Benefits of Global and Regional Financial Integration in Latin America
January 18, 2017--Summary:
The timing is ripe to pursue greater regional financial integration in Latin America given the withdrawal of some global banks from the region and the weakening of growth prospects. Important initiatives are ongoing to foster financial integration. Failure to capitalize on this would represent a significant missed opportunity.
This paper examines the scope for further global and regional financial integration in Latin America, based on economic fundamentals and comparisons to other emerging regions, and quantifies the potential macroeconomic gains that such integration could bring. The analysis suggests that closing the financial integration gap could boost GDP growth be ¼ - ¾ percentage point in these countries, on average.
view the IMF Working Paper-Benefits of Global and Regional Financial Integration in Latin America
Source: IMF
ETF Prism Report Newsletter January 2017-Russian ETFs- BETTING ON RED?
January 17, 2017--Russia has obviously taken over the news. It is an issue that affects politics, geopolitical stability, the price of oil, hacking scandals and more.
So what is the ETF investment perspective?
On this report we are analyzing the ability to use ETFs to either get exposure to the long part of the Russia market, or be short on the market.
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Source: torosoam.com
AdvisorShares-This Week in Active ETF: Tweets & Press Conferences
January 17, 2017--Weekly Market Review-Highlights of the Prior week of January 09 to January 13, 2017
Macro
Last week, President Elect Trump gave his first press conference, arguably it was explosive and of course he
continued to Tweet prolifically. There were some market moving
comments again, this time related to the healthcare sector
and the manner in which the US "bids" on drug prices.
There have been other sectors and industries that have previously
drawn Trump's attention with market moving results and it is
likely this will continue although we would be glad if it stopped.
Mark Yusko, CEO from Morgan Creek Capital opined that the
comments on healthcare might have created an opportunity,
specifically in biotech. We will neither agree nor disagree with
Trump's comments but where he can move markets it would be
useful for advisors to get out in front of clients' concerns about
this issue.
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Source: AdvisorShares
