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PowerShares Canada to adjust NAV on three ETFs
February 20, 2014--PowerShares Canada announced today that it will adjust the net asset value (NAV) of three TSX-listed PowerShares exchange-traded funds (the "ETFs") effective Friday, February 21, 2014.
PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF [TSX: PFH] and PowerShares Senior Loan (CAD Hedged) Index ETF [TSX: BKL] invest in one or more U.S. Regulated Investment Companies (RICs) that earn and distribute qualified interest-related dividends.
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Source:Invesco Canada Ltd.
JP Morgan prepares for ETF roll out
February 20, 2014--JP Morgan is paving the way for a roll out of a suite of active exchange-traded funds this year
as it plans the launch of a so-called "smart beta" offering for its US investors.
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Source: Financial News
iBillionaire To Launch New Billionaire-Tracking Guru ETF
February 20, 2014--Back in November, I wrote about the newest addition to stable of guru-following strategies-the iBillionaire Index-and I compared it to the two existing guru ETFs currently trading-the Global X Top Guru Holdings Index ETF (GURU) and the AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (ALFA ).
iBillionaire produces an index, but there is no investment product designed to track it-yet. That is changing, however, and iBillionaire expects to launch an ETF later this year.
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Source: Forbes
Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2014
February 19, 2014--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 28-29, 2014.
view the Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2014
Source: Federal Reserve
CFTC Weekly Swaps Report
February 19, 2014--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Nasdaq to roll out 'kill switch' to help catch trading errors
February 19, 2014--Nasdaq OMX Group plans to roll out a "kill switch" that would cut off trading of its member firms when pre-set limits are breached, the exchange operator said in a regulatory filing.
Controlling risk has been a major focus for the securities industry in the wake of high-profile snafus like the August 2012 glitch at Knight Capital Group, now a part of KCG Holdings Inc, that sent a flood of errant orders to the NYSE, nearly sank the firm, and led to its takeover by rival Getco
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Source: Reuters
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy- North America-US ETF Market Weekly Review-US ETP assets up by 3.1% amid positive markets and healthy inflows
February 18, 2014--Data in this report is as of Friday, Feb 14
Market and Net Cash Flows Review
The US (S&P 500) edged higher by 2.32%, while, outside the US, the MSCI EAFE (in USD) and the MSCI EM (USD) rose by 2.48% and 2.18%, respectively. In the meantime, performance was positive across US sectors.
The Utilities (+3.35%) and the Healthcare (+3.27%) sectors recorded the biggest weekly gains. The DB Liquid Commodity Index rose by 1.06%, similarly, the Agriculture sector (DB Diversified Agriculture Index), the WTI Crude Oil, Gold and Silver prices rose by 1.35%, 0.42%, 4.06% and 7.26%, respectively. Meanwhile on the FX side the USD strengthened against all major currencies, the Euro, the British Pound, the Swiss Franc and the Japanese Yen depreciated 0.43%, 2.05%, 0.62% and 0.49%, respectively. Last but not least, volatility (VIX) dropped by 11.25% during the same period.
The total US ETP flows from all products registered $16.0bn (+1.0% of AUM) of inflows during last week vs. $9.1bn (-0.6%) of outflows the previous week, setting the YTD weekly flows average at -$1.2bn (-$8.3bn YTD in total cash flows).
Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs experienced flows of +$14.5bn (+1.1%), +$1.4bn (+0.5%) and +$45mn (+0.1%) last week vs. -$24.1bn (-1.9%), +$14.9bn (+5.7%) and +$0.2bn (+0.4%) in the previous week, respectively. Among US sectors, Healthcare (+$1.5bn, +5.2%) and Financials (+$1.1bn, +1.9%) received the top inflows, while Energy (-$1.1bn, -4.1%) and Industrials (-$0.6bn, -3.7%) experienced the largest outflows. Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by inflows: SPY (+$6.0bn), IWM (+$1.3bn), IVV (+$0.5bn) Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by outflows: IYJ (-$0.6bn), IYE (-$0.6bn), BND (-$0.5bn)
New Launch Calendar: Gold ETFs
There were four new ETFs listed during the previous week. The new actively managed funds from AdvisorShares offer exposure to Gold utilizing a variety of currencies other than the USD.
Turnover Review: Floor activity decreased by 36.2%
Total weekly turnover decreased by 36.2% to $309.9bn vs. $485.5bn from the previous week. However, last week's turnover level was 8.3% over last year's weekly average. Commodity ETPs turnover increased by $0.6bn (+5.0%), while Equity and Fixed Income ETPs turnover decreased by $149.5bn (-34.9%) and $24.4bn (-58.9%), respectively.
Assets under Management (AUM) Review: assets increased by 3.1%
US ETP assets rose by $50.7bn (+3.1%) totaling $1.669 trillion at the end of the week. As of last Friday, US ETPs assets had declined by 0.5% YTD. Assets for Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs moved +$46.2bn, +$1.7bn and +$2.7bn during last week, respectively.
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Source: Deutsche Bank-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy- North America
Invesco PowerShares Expands Smart Beta Suite with International BuyBack Achievers ETF
February 18, 2014--Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the anticipated listing of the PowerShares International BuyBack Achievers(TM) Portfolio (IPKW) on Feb. 27, 2014, on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC. IPKW will provide investors efficient access to a portfolio of international companies classified as International BuyBack Achievers(TM).
BuyBack Achievers are companies that have effected a net reduction of 5% or more of their outstanding shares in the past 12 months, and have met additional criteria in accordance with the guidelines and mandated procedures of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the underlying index provider.
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Source: MarketWatch
Direxion Launches Synthetic Convertible Security Strategies
Alternative Investment Solutions Provider Expands Lineup of Tradable Mutual Funds
February 18, 2014--Direxion, a leader in alternative investment solutions, has expanded its suite of tradable mutual funds by launching the Direxion Indexed Synthetic Convertible Strategy Fund (DXCBX) and Direxion Indexed Synthetic Convertible Strategy Bear Fund (DXCVX), offering investors access to the risk/return characteristics of the convertible bond asset class through a synthetic approach that can potentially help alleviate liquidity, transparency and capacity issues that are characteristic of some traditional convertible bonds.
"We continue to seek ways for investors to gain exposure to different asset classes that allow them to trade freely," said Edward Egilinsky, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at Direxion. "These mutual funds provide our clients exposure to the convertible space without having to own the underlying bonds, which have certain limitations."
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Source: Direxion
S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
Changes In The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Indices
February 18, 2014--S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN25.00 cash per share all of the outstanding shares of its Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares Series 18 (TSX:BMO.PR.N) at the close on February 25, 2014.
The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share, the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
