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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
Highland Will Make a Number of Hires to Power Its New Liquid Alts Platform
March 25, 2015--Highland Capital Management is pouring resources into a new investment platform. Watch for the Dallas-based mutual fund shop to add staff, technology, tools, and other resources to the effort.
"All this boils down to ensuring that we have the right platform in place to compete and also to provide solutions that best meet our clients' needs", Michael Gregory, managing director and head of healthcare ...
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Source: MF Wire
SEC Proposes Rule to Require Broker-Dealers Active in Off-Exchange Market to Become Members of National Securities Association
March 25, 2015--The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule amendments to require that broker-dealers trading in off-exchange venues become members of a national securities association.
The amendments would enhance regulatory oversight of active proprietary trading firms, such as high frequency traders.
"This proposal embodies a simple but powerful principle of the federal securities laws-the protection of investors and the stability of our markets require that trading is overseen by both the Commission and a strong self-regulatory organization,” said SEC Chair Mary Jo White. "Today's proposed rules would close a regulatory gap by extending oversight to a significant portion of off-exchange trading."
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Source: SEC.gov
'A vote of confidence': Nasdaq, NYSE take steps to embrace bitcoin
March 24, 2015--The biggest U.S. stock exchange operators are taking steps to embrace bitcoin, spurring speculation the digital currency is coming up from underground.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. revealed Tuesday that New York-based Noble Markets, a platform for trading bitcoin, has agreed to license Nasdaq’s X-stream technology.
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Source: Financial Post
AdvisorShares Active ETF Report: Sponsors & AUM Continue to Climb
March 24, 2015--Assets under management for actively managed ETFs increased to $19.7 billion through February 28, 2015. There are now 122 actively managed ETFs which include offerings from a new sponsor, Tuttle Capital Management.
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Source: AdvisorShares
The Start-Up Nation Index: New York-Based Company BlueStar Indexes Introduces The TA-BIGITech Index(TM)
TA-BIGITech(TM) includes 57 Stocks of Israeli High-Tech Companies Listed in Tel Aviv, New York and London, as well as Dual-Listed Companies, and will serve as the Underlying Benchmark for Index Funds, ETFs and ETNs
March 24, 2015--The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) continues to implement the recommendations of the R&D Committee for promotion of Israeli high-tech companies, and has signed a cooperation agreement with BlueStar Indexes, a New York-based investment research company engaged in the development of global indexes.
In the context of the cooperation, BlueStar and the TASE have launched the TASE-BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index™ - TA-BIGITech(TM)-an evolution of BlueStar's BIGITech(TM) benchmark calculated since 2013 with history from December 2003.
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Source: Blue Star
BlackRock Launches iShares Exponential Technologies ETF
Inspired by Edelman Financial Services with an Index Designed and Constructed by MorningstarProvides Exposure to Transformational Firms at the Forefront of Innovation
March 24, 2015--BlackRock, Inc. announced today that its iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world's largest manager of ETFs, has launched the iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (nysearca:XT).
The new ETF, which began trading on March 23rd, is based on an idea from Edelman Financial Services, one of the nation's largest independent financial planning and investment management firms, and seeks to track the Morningstar(R) Exponential Technologies Index.
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Source: MarketWatch
Lattice Strategies Expands Risk-First Fund Family with Debut of Global Small-Cap ETF
March 24, 2015--Lattice Strategies, an investment management firm that seeks long-term capital growth through the disciplined and deliberate allocation of risk, today announced that its global small-cap exchange-traded fund (ETF), Lattice Global Small Cap Strategy ETF, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker (NYSE:ROGS).
The Lattice Global Small Cap Strategy ETF (ROGS) is based on the firm's conviction that the disciplined, intentional and systematic allocation of risks is the most influential contributor to long-term growth of capital.
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Source: Lattice Strategies
IndexIQ Adds to Industry-Leading Liquid Alts Family; Now Offers Complete Toolkit for Those Looking to "Build Their Own Hedge Fund Strategy"
MArch 24, 2015--New ETFs, IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS) & IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF (QED) "complete the set" as IndexIQ now has an ETF for each of the four major hedge fund strategies
Investors and advisors can now build their own diversified hedge fund replication portfolio, and also make use of IndexIQ's inflation hedged, merger arbitrage and hedged natural resources offerings in their efforts
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Source: IndexIQ
SEC chief forges ahead on financial adviser regs
March 23, 2015--Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White will tell Congress Tuesday that she is moving forward with stringent new regulations for financial advisers, according to prepared testimony obtained by The Hill.
White is asking staff to prepare recommendations about how to implement the contentious rules, according to the remarks drafted ahead of a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee.
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Source: The Hill
