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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
December 14, 2016--Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace since mid-year.
Job gains have been solid in recent months and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending has been rising moderately but business fixed investment has remained soft.
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Source: federalreserve.gov
Nuveen Launches Suite of NuShares ESG ETFs
December 14, 2016--Funds to Begin Trading Today on Bats Exchange, Inc.
Most Comprehensive Suite of Domestic ESG ETFs Draws Upon Recognized Expertise of TIAA
Nuveen, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has launched a suite of five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track indices employing environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The NuShares ESG ETFs, which will begin trading today on the Bats Exchange, Inc., seek to track the investment performance of the U.S. stock market across various market capitalizations and investment styles while giving special consideration to certain ESG criteria.
ETFs and overtrading: the mind Bogles
December 14, 2016--It is down to individual investors to learn the folly of trading too much.
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Source: FT.com
Newfleet Asset Management Launches New Actively Managed ETF
December 14, 2016--Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF Launches on NYSE as 'BLHY'
Newfleet Asset Management, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS) that manages more than $11 billion in fixed income strategies, has introduced the Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF (NYSE: BLHY), its third ETF strategy.
The Virtus Newfleet Dynamic Credit ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income and capital appreciation by combining two converging credit sectors, high-yield corporate bonds and floating bank loans.
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Source: Newfleet Asset Management
Hartford Funds Announces Fee Reductions on Strategic Beta ETFs
December 14, 2016--Hartford Funds today announced that effective January 1, 2017, it will decrease fees on four of its strategic beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Fees will be lowered an average of 14% across the four funds.
Hartford Funds' ETF fee reductions follow the acquisition earlier this year of Lattice Strategies. The firm added strategic beta ETFs to its existing portfolio of actively managed mutual funds.
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Source: hartfordfunds.com
NYSE agrees to buy National Stock Exchange
December 14, 2016--Deal for bourse which once had Bernard Madoff as investor will give it fourth licence.
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Source: FT.com
Office of Financial Research Assesses Key Threats to Financial Stability
December 13, 2016--Overall risks to U.S. financial stability remain in a medium range, the U.S. Office of Financial Research said in releasing its 2016 Annual Report to Congress and 2016 Financial Stability Report today.
The resilience of the U.S. financial system has continued to improve over the past year, according to the reports, but new threats have arisen, including from global disruptions and financial system evolution.
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Source: OFR (Office of Financial Research)
Deutsche Bank Markets Research-North America-United States-US ETF Compass
December 13, 2016--US ETP assets near $2.5tr driven by US Equity ETF inflows and market
US Equities became the light among the shadows in November
November registered mostly negative returns across risky assets and safe haven
assets; however, US focused equity assets registered positive performances.
Global Equities were up by 1.04% during last month, mainly supported by US
equities with a performance of 4.49%; meanwhile Intl DM and EM equities
recorded negative returns by 1.78% and 4.42%, respectively. Fixed Income sold
off across the board as rates soared; while Commodities were positive (1.7%) on the back of Energy support (4.3%). On the Currency side, the USD strengthened
against most major currencies, as suggested by the 3.3% increase in UUP.
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-North America United States-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
Global X Funds Grows Distribution Team With Three New Regional Directors
December 13, 2016--Global X Management Company LLC (Global X), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the appointments of three new regional directors: Kize Behrends, Devan O'Dowd, and John Stec.
Mr. Behrends, joining from Deutsche Bank, will serve as Global X's regional director in the Midwest Region.
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Source: Global X
ProShares to Transfer Three Funds to Bats Exchange
December 13, 2016--ProShares, a premier provider of ETFs, today announced that it will transfer the listing of three ProShares ETFs from the NYSE Arca to the Bats Exchange on or about Dec. 29, 2016.
Current shareholders of these ProShares ETFs are not required to take any action, nor is the transfer expected to have any effect on the trading of fund shares.
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Source: proshares.com
