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Ivy Funds joins NextShares in plan
July 21, 2015--Ivy Investment Management Company, a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE: WDR) has entered into a preliminary agreement with Navigate Fund Solutions LLC (Navigate), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), to support the launch by Ivy Funds of a family of NextShares(TM) exchange-traded managed funds.
"Adapting to evolutions in the product landscape has always been one of Ivy's priorities, as we seek to deliver our investment products in structures that the marketplace may desire," said Thomas W. Butch, president and CEO of Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc., and executive vice president of Ivy's parent firm Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
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Source: Ivy Funds
WisdomTree Launches Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD) and Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD)
New Strategies to Access Domestic Equities Based on View of U.S. Dollar's Direction
July 21, 2015--WisdomTree an exchange-traded product sponsor and asset manager, today announced the launch of the WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USSD) and WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund (USWD) on the NYSE Arca.
USSD seeks to minimize exposure to companies with significant revenue from exports that are vulnerable to a strengthening U.S. dollar. USWD seeks to maximize exposure to companies with significant revenue from exports that may benefit from a weakening U.S. dollar. USSD and USWD each has an expense ratio of 0.33%.
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Source: MarketWatch
First Asset Canadian REIT ETF: Advisor Units Now Available (TSX: RIT.A)
July 21, 2015--First Asset Canadian REIT ETF (the "First Asset ETF")(TSX: RIT; RIT.A) today announces that it has completed the initial offering of its advisor units (the "Advisor Units") pursuant to a final prospectus dated July 10, 2015,
filed with the securities regulatory authorities of all of the Canadian provinces and territories in connection with the conversion of the First Asset ETF from a closed-end fund to an exchange traded fund.
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Source: First Asset
BlackRock Isn't 'Dangerous' And ETF Liquidity Isn't Free
July 16, 2015--Carl Icahn on Wednesday joined the ranks of famous investors warning about exchange-traded funds
Actually, Icahn went further, calling BlackRock (BLK), the world's largest ETF provider, a "dangerous" company that foists high-yield bond ETFs on investors that don't understand their risks
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Source: Barron's
Treasury International Capital Data for May
July 16, 2015--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for May 2015. The next release, which will report on data for June 2015, is scheduled for August 17, 2015.
The sum total in May of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC inflow of $115.0 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $120.8 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $5.9 billion.
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in May; net purchases were $77.8 billion. Net purchases by private foreign investors were $74.2 billion, while net purchases by foreign official institutions were $3.7 billion.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
ISE ETF Ventures Launches Two New Indexes
PUREFUNDS(R) ETFs BASED ON INDEXES TO BEGIN TRADING TODAY
July 16, 2015--ISE ETF Ventures today announced the launch of the ISE Mobile Payments(TM) Index (index ticker: IPY) and the ISE Big Data(TM) Index (index ticker: BGD).
These indexes are licensed to PureFunds(R) for the creation of two exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which begin trading today on NYSE Arca.
"We are proud to expand our successful partnership with PureFunds and make these emerging technology sectors more accessible for investors," said Kris Monaco, Head of ISE ETF Ventures. "Companies at the forefront of electronic and mobile payments and big data are leaders in technological innovation and disruption, and these two indexes will offer an insightful view into how these growing sectors continue to develop."
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Source: ISE
Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and ETF Asset Flows for June 2015
July 16, 2015--Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset flows for June 2015.
In terms of combined active and passive flows, five out of eight category groups suffered outflows in June. Among actively managed funds, international equity and alternative were the only category groups to see inflows during the month. Morningstar estimates net flow for mutual funds by computing the change in assets not explained by the performance of the fund and net flow for ETFs by computing the change in shares outstanding.
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Source: Morningstar
TRLPC: Electronic messaging system for loan market set to be released
July 15, 2015--A final standard for an electronic messaging system that seeks to eliminate the use of faxes in the $840 billion U.S. leveraged loan market may be released as early as this week.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) is preparing to release a final version of Financial products Markup Language (FpML) for loan servicing messages that communicate events between the agent bank and lender through the life cycle of the loan, including inventory holding positions and interest rate resets, according to Bhavik Katira, chief executive officer at consulting-firm TenDelta and chair of the ISDA loan FpML working group.
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Source: Reuters
Convergex To Launch New ETF Direct Platform
July 15, 2015--Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, today announced its plans to launch a new agency-only ETF quote-sourcing platform, ETF DirectSM.
Functionality for the new platform will include:
The ability to request competitive quotes simultaneously from multiple liquidity providers including those in niche markets and sectors.
Complete anonymity for clients and market makers.
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Source: Convergex Group
UBS ETRACS Launches 2X Leveraged S&P MLP Index ETN
Offering Significant Income Potential
July 15, 2015--UBS Investment Bank announced that today is the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca(R)for the ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged S&P MLP Index ETN (NYSE Arca(R): MLPV), which is linked to the monthly compounded 2x leveraged performance of the S&P MLP Index (the "Index").
MLPV Profile
Underlying Index: S&P MLP Index
2x Index Yield:* 12.49%
Income Potential: Variable quarterly coupon linked to 2 times the cash distributions, if any, of the Index constituents
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Source: UBS
