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Fed's Fischer Says More Work Needed to Protect Financial System
March 27, 2015--Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said while the non-bank financial industry appears less vulnerable since the financial crisis, more work must be done to reduce risks in short-term wholesale funding markets.
"While progress has been substantial, areas for continued work remain," Fischer said in the text of remarks prepared for delivery Friday in Frankfurt.
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Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek
First Trust Reschedules Investment Objective Changes for 7 AlphaDEX(R) ETFs
March 27, 2015--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") previously announced that on or about April 14, 2015, each of the seven index exchange-traded funds listed below (each a "Fund") will change its investment objective and seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of a NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Equity Index.
These changes to each Fund’s investment objective are being rescheduled and will occur no later than October 8, 2015.
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Source: MarketWatch
New HFT Oversight Viewed as Hollow Victory for U.S. Regulators
March 27, 2015--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took its first shot Wednesday at boosting regulation of high-speed traders. The industry says it dodged a blow.
The SEC's proposal, approved Wednesday by the five-member commission, will force some high-frequency traders to become members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which oversees brokerage firms' practices.
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Source: Bloomberg
Source EURO STOXX 50 ETF to Close and Liquidate
March 26, 2015--The Board of Trustees of the Source ETF Trust has decided to close and liquidate the Source EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSE: ESTX), which is managed and marketed by Source Exchange Traded Investments, LLC.
The last day of trading of the Fund's shares on the NYSE Arca will be April 10, 2015. Shareholders may sell Fund shares through a broker in the standard manner through this date. Customary brokerage charges may apply to such transactions.
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Source: Source ETF
BlackRock, Morningstar and Ric Edelman Team Up For New ETF
March 26, 2015--The iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (XT) that launched this week is an unusual collaboration between a noted financial advisor, a respected financial research firm and the global leader in exchange-traded funds.
What it offers investors, according to its creators, is a way to invest in technologies and themes that could potentially transform society and offer investment growth opportunities.
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Source: fa-mag.com
BNY Mellon-Consultant 360-Volume I 2015
March 26, 2015--The BNY Mellon-Consultant 360-Volume I 2015 is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Global X Funds Announces Index Change For Its MLP ETF
March 26, 2015--Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), has announced that after the close of trading on March 31, 2015, the Global X MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: MLPA) will begin tracking the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index.
The Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of United States midstream master limited partnerships (MLPs).
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Source: Global X
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Update:
For the week of March 16-March 20The Fed Loses Patience
Macro
March 26, 2015-The Federal Reserve Bank apparently figured out how to remove the word "patient" from its guidance without triggering..
The Gold Report-The US dollar has fallen very sharply since last Friday and although we are certain that there have been days in the course of the past twenty-eight years since we began producing The Gartman Letter on...
The High Yield Report-So at long last we know whether the word "patient" stays or goes: it's gone and Treasury yields have actually declined as a result...
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Source: AdvisorShares
CFTC Swaps Report Update
March 25, 2015--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
FTSE Selected to Provide Index for New Mexico State
March 25, 2015--Innovative new FTSE RAFI Low Volatility Index to be utilized
Decision adds smart beta indexing to NMSIC passive and active strategies
Continues trend of corporate and public funds using smart beta
FTSE Group ("FTSE"), the global index provider, has been selected as a
lead index provider for a significant new 'smart beta' allocation by the New Mexico State
Investment Council (NMSIC). NMSIC is allocating funds to a strategy that tracks the FTSE RAFI Low Volatility Index.
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Source: FTSE
