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Ontario's Funds Industry is Playing an Increasingly Valuable Role in the Province's Economy
November 20, 2014--The value of mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETF) held in Ontario has grown by 90 per cent in the last decade,
helping Ontario's funds industry play an increasingly valuable role in the province's economy, according to The Conference Board of Canada's...
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Source: Yahoo Finance
Teucrium Trading, LLC Announces Fund Closures of Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Fund and the Teucrium Natural Gas Fund
November 20, 2014--Teucrium Trading, LLC ("Teucrium"), a commodity pool operator and the Sponsor of commodity-focused exchange-traded products ("ETPs"), today announced that it will close the Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Fund and the Teucrium Natural Gas Fund (collectively, the "Funds").
Teucrium has determined that the closure of the Funds is advisable because of current market conditions and the Funds respective asset size.
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Source: Teucrium Trading LLC
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Update-For the week of November 10-November 14
November 20, 2014--
Yes, The Stock Market Was Open Last Week?
Macro
In our update last week we had a lot of ground to cover with all the activity in markets as well as external events with the potential to move markets.
Fast forward one week and activity
could best be described as tumbleweeds rolling through town
or the sound of crickets chirping.
The S&P 500 traded in a very narrow range closing up 38 basis
points on the week.
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Source: AdvisorShares
SEC Adopts Rules to Improve Systems Compliance and Integrity
Rules to Strengthen Technology Infrastructure of Securities Markets
November 19, 2014--The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt new rules designed to strengthen the technology infrastructure of the U.S. securities markets.
The rules-together comprising Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI)-impose requirements on certain key market participants intended to reduce the occurrence of systems issues and improve resiliency when systems problems do occur.
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
November 19, 2014--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CFTC Launches National Campaign to Protect Consumers from Financial Fraud
November 19, 2014--New CFTC SmartCheck Website Offers Investors Access to Quick, Effective Tools to Check Backgrounds of Financial Professionals
November 19, 2014--The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today launched CFTC SmartCheck, a new national campaign to help investors identify and protect themselves against financial fraud.
The comprehensive campaign includes a new website, a national advertising campaign and interactive videos that will help investors spot investment offers that are potentially fraudulent. The new website, SmartCheck.CFTC.gov, unveiled today, is an educational tool that helps investors conduct background checks of financial professionals.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Global X Funds Introduces China Onshore Bond ETF
November 19, 2014--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X GF China Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: CHNB), which tracks the S&P China Composite Select Bond Index.
The fund offers direct access to China's onshore bond market. Global X brings the fund to market in partnership with GF International Investment Management Limited, one of the leading fund managers in China, who is also serving as the fund's sub-advisor.
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Source: GLOBAL X FUNDS
Subcommittee finds Wall Street commodities actions add risk to economy, businesses, consumers
Report after two-year probe recommends bank regulators take further action to reduce risk, rein in unfair trading
November 19, 2014--Wall Street banks have become heavily involved with physical commodities markets, increasing risks to financial stability, industry, consumers and markets, a two-year investigation by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found.
The investigation's findings, contained in a 396-page bipartisan report [PDF], add important new details to the public debate about the breakdown of the traditional barrier between commercial activities and banking. Included are previously unknown details about activities by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, including Goldman Sachs' controversial management of warehouses storing most of the warranted aluminum in the United States. The new details raise new questions about whether such activities harm businesses and consumers and allow for possible manipulation of the markets.
view more Wall Street Bank Involvement With Physical Commodities-MAJORITY AND MINORITY STAFF REPORT Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, October 28-29, 2014 view the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, October 28-29, 2014 Fresh SEC crackdown on 'flash crashes' view more
Source: levin.senate.gov
November 19, 2014--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on October 28-29, 2014.
The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board's Annual Report. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.
Source:.federalreserve.gov
November 19, 2014--Trading firms and exchanges will face heavier scrutiny from US regulators aimed at preventing glitches like those that have triggered market chaos and seen investors lose hundreds of millions of dollars in a matter of minutes.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced rules requiring certain market participants-including the Nasdaq and New York stock exchanges-to ensure their technology meets specific criteria, to conduct routine testing of systems and to notify authorities in the event of market disruptions.
Source: FT.com
