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Good Stocks for Bad Times
December 15, 2015--The world is rife with turmoil and volatility. But we’ve found 16 investments that offer a measure of stability in the midst of chaos.
When it comes to stocks, the only thing that feels certain right now is uncertainty. Perhaps rising wages, low debt, and pent-up housing demand will spark consumer spending and boost the economy and stock market alike. Maybe the war on ISIS and chaos in the Middle East will propel oil prices back to $100 a barrel and restore the once-lofty stock prices of drillers and military contractors.
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Source: Fortune
ArthVeda Capital Introduces Smart AlphaTM Indexes
New index series mitigates risk while using market inefficiencies to enhance performance
)December 15, 2015--ArthVeda Capital, a top-ranked global asset management firm, announced today the launch of its Smart AlphaTM Framework and its initial suite of eight Indexes.
Smart AlphaTM is a rules-based, value investing framework that produces a portfolio of low risk, high quality stocks that are available at a discount to intrinsic value.
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Source: ArthVeda Capital
BATS Welcomes Two New Pacer ETFs
December 15, 2015--New ETFs Begin Trading Today on The BATS ETF Marketplace
BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed two new ETFs from Pacer ETFs to the BATS ETF Marketplace.
These new ETFs began trading today on BATS:
Pacer TrendpilotTM European Index ETF (BATS: PTEU)-This ETF seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot European Index.
Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF (BATS: PAEU)-This ETF seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index
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Source: BATS Global Markets, Inc.
Who Wins, Who Loses With New DOL Rule? $3 Trillion in Play
Morningstar analyst looks at the costs and benefits the financial services industry may face in '16
December 31, 2015--Morningstar analyst Stephen Ellis has taken a close look at the costs the financial-services industry will have to cover and the adjustments it will make if-or most likely when-the proposed Department of Labor fiduciary standard goes into effect in 2016.
Overall, Ellis says in an online article published on Tuesday, the new rules are likely to impact some $3 trillion of client assets and $19 billion of revenue at full-service wealth management firms.
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Source: thinkadvisor.com
High Yield ETFs Hit Record Trading Levels
December 15, 2015--Trading volume in junk bond ETFs has just broken through a new threshold without collapsing, a fact that asset managers are using to tout the safety of their fixed income ETF structures.
The last several trading days has seen huge amounts of junk ETFs trade, with BlackRock's HYG seeing $4.3 bn volume of last Friday, far surpassing the previous record of $2.1 bn last Tuesday.
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Source: worldfinancialdigest.com
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update
December 15, 2015--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update-November 2015 is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Macquarie Securities Group-ETF Trading Commentary
December 15, 2015-Bounce in Crude--Finding the Bottom or Just a Dead Cat? Congress has been talking over the past couple of days about the possibility of lifting the long-standing federal ban on oil exports.
While this sounds like a market friendly move and would, no doubt, make the politicians supporting the move feel warm and fuzzy as we approach the year-end holidays the reality, however, is removal of the ban will have no sustainable near-term impact on the price of crude.
Oil is at levels not seen since 2004. We still have a massive GLOBAL oversupply problem, and shifting inventory around the world isn’t going to help resolve the glut nor will it help U.S. producers fetch higher prices for U.S. oil.
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Source: ETF Trading Commentary-Macquarie Securities Group
Merk White Paper: Active Currency Management in Portfolio Construction
December 14, 2015--Central banks have compressed risk premia, demanding increased risk management of portfolio managers to steer portfolios through what may be more volatile times ahead.
High asset valuations, growing geopolitical risks and the effects of distressed commodities markets are just a few of the current concerns that investors have. A multi-year bull market run in equities has raised return expectations for portfolio managers, who run the risk of losing diversification by chasing higher yielding assets, as alternative asset classes that offer attractive returns may be too correlated with stocks and bonds. Despite their potential portfolio enhancing benefits, currencies as potential alternative are thereby often overlooked.
view the Merk Active Currency Management in Portfolio Construction-Risk-Sentiment as Diversifier and Source of Alpha white paper
Source: Merk Investments LLC
2016 policy outlook: Hedge funds and private equity in the crosshairs
December 14, 2015--As the calendar turns to 2016 and an election cycle looms, politically charged rhetoric is once again pouring down on the capital markets.
Congressional leaders, federal regulators and both major parties' presidential candidates are ramping up their scrutiny of financial institutions and investment managers. But of all the pieces that comprise Wall Street, the alternative asset management sector faces the greatest challenges heading into the New Year.
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Source: The Hill
Hedging EM: No Benefit At A High Cost
December 14, 2015-Popularity of hedging currency risk for U.S. investors. As the U.S. dollar has strengthened over the last four years, hedging currency risk for international investments in Europe and Japan has become a popular strategy for U.S. investors.
Notwithstanding, we do not believe it is a good strategy to hedge currency risk in emerging markets (EM) for two reasons.
First, there has been no return benefit from hedging emerging markets. Over the past 16 years (12/31/1999-11/30/2015) hedging EM equities investments (MSCI EM Index) would have helped in 8 years and hurt in 8 years, with an average benefit of 0.0%.
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Source: Emerging Global Advisors
