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IMF-Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook: Navigating Tighter Global Financial Conditions
November 2, 2022--Growth momentum continues in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the region is expected to grow by 3.5 percent in 2022. Amid tightening global financial conditions, however, growth is projected to decelerate to 1.7 percent in 2023.
Inflation is the highest in two-decades and is expected to recede gradually helped by decisive action by the region's central banks.
Monetary policy should stay the course, and avoid easing prematurely, while fiscal policy should focus on strengthening public finances while protecting the vulnerable population from the inflation shock.
Recent developments in Latin America and the Caribbean have been dominated by the impact of two distinct global shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A third shock-tightening global financial conditions-is now shaping the outlook for the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for the Western Hemisphere .
After contracting sharply in 2020, most of the economies in Latin America and the Caribbean recovered strongly in 2021 and early 2022, helped by the global recovery, the normalization of service sectors, and favorable external conditions, including high commodity prices. Strong momentum early in the year led to an upward revision of growth to 3.5 percent for 2022- half percentage point higher than projected in July.
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Source: imf.org
AllianzIM Expands Lineup of U.S. Large Cap Buffered ETFs
November 1, 2022--AllianzIM Launches More Buffered ETFs with Outcome Periods for Every Month Beginning November 1
Allianz Investment Management LLC (AllianzIM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life(R)), announced today it is launching its monthly series of U.S. Large Cap Buffered Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) suite, starting with new November funds.
The two new ETFs are the AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer10 Nov ETF (NYSE Arca: NVBT) and the AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Nov ETF (NYSE Arca: NVBW).
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Source: Allianz Investment Management LLC
Indxx Adds 15 New Indices to its Product Offerings
October 31, 2022--Indxxis pleased to announce the expansion of its product suite with the launch of 15 new indices. The new indices encompass a broad set of index types including income, quality, strategy, and thematic indices. Below is the detailed list:
Income
1. Indxx Emerging Markets High Dividend Index
2.Indxx US Dominant Dividend Consistency Index
3.Indxx Global High Income Index
4.Indxx Global High Income Index 2X Leveraged
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Source: indxx.com
IMF Working Paper-Understanding U.S. Inflation During the COVID Era
October 28, 2022--Summary:
This paper analyzes the dramatic rise in U.S. inflation since 2020, which we decompose into a rise in core inflation as measured by the weighted median inflation rate and deviations of headline inflation from core. We explain the rise in core with two factors, the tightening of the labor market as captured by the ratio of job vacancies to unemployment, and the pass-through into core from past shocks to headline inflation.
The headline shocks themselves are explained largely by increases in energy prices and by supply chain problems as captured by backlogs of orders for goods and services. Looking forward, we simulate the future path of inflation for alternative paths of the unemployment rate, focusing on the projections of Federal Reserve policymakers in which unemployment rises only modestly to 4.4 percent.
We find that this unemployment path returns inflation to near the Fed's target only under optimistic assumptions about both inflation expectations and the Beveridge curve relating the unemployment and vacancy rates. Under less benign assumptions about these factors, the inflation rate remains well above target unless unemployment rises by more than the Fed projects.
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Source: imf.org
Simplify Adds to Its Innovative Suite of Income-Focused ETFs With the Launch of Enhanced Income Fund (High) And Stable Income Fund
October 28, 2022--Both funds are designed to enhance portfolio yield without significant credit or duration exposure.
Simplify Asset Management ("Simplify"), an innovative provider of Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs"), is today announcing the launch of its two newest ETFs, the latest addition to the firm's fast-growing lineup of income-generating solutions.
The Simplify Stable Income ETF (NYSE Arca: BUCK) is the firm's first cash alternative ETF and is designed to enhance typical yields on cash via an option writing strategy with low correlation to traditional credit and duration exposures. Simplify employs a sophisticated option-writing algorithm to sell spreads on the most liquid global equity indices, layering this option writing on top of short-dated Treasuries in a highly risk-controlled manner.
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Source: Simplify Asset Management Inc.
T. Rowe Price Launches New U.S. High Yield Fixed Income Exchange-Traded Fund
October 26, 2022--Firm expands fixed income ETF line-up with new U.S. High Yield ETF, which began trading today on NYSE Arca, Inc.
T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement services, announced today the introduction of its fourth actively managed fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF), T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (Ticker: THYF), which is available to the public beginning today on NYSE Arca, Inc.
U.S. High Yield ETF is managed by the same investment team and uses the same process as the mutual fund T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield Fund (TUHYX). The strategy is designed to provide a concentrated, yet balanced, portfolio primarily focused on U.S. high yield bonds, in which the fund invests in below investment-grade corporate bonds.
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Source: T. Rowe Price
First bitcoin ETF loses record amount in its initial year
October 26, 2022--BITO's 70 per cent decline suggests it has burnt through $1.2bn of investors'cash
One year after its record-breaking launch, the world's first exchange traded fund tracking the price of bitcoin has lost more of investors' dollars than any other ETF debut.
Asset manager ProShares launched its Bitcoin Strategy fund in October 2021, and it immediately became the most successful new ETF in history, amassing more than $1bn in its first week of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.view more
Source: ft.com
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Fund Shareholder Reports and Promote Transparent Fee-and Expense-Related Information in Fund Advertisements
October 26, 2022--The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to adopt rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports and to promote transparent and balanced presentations of fees and expenses in investment company advertisements.
"Shareholder reports are amongst the most important documents that fund investors receive," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. "These reports, however, often are more than 100 pages in length. As a result, a retail investor looking to understand the performance, fees, and other operations of a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund may need to sift through extensive financial information. Today's final rules will require fund companies to share a concise set of materials that get to the heart of the matter.
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Source: SEC.gov
Angel Oak Capital Advisors Debuts UltraShort ETF Focused on Structured Credit Opportunities
October 25, 2022--A leading structured credit investment firm brings new short-duration investment opportunity in first ETF offering
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm that specializes in value-driven structured credit, is excited to announce the launch of the Angel Oak UltraShort Income ETF (NYSE: UYLD).
The firm's first exchange-traded fund, which complements its existing lineup of mutual funds and private strategies, provides investors a unique opportunity to invest in short-duration structured credit assets and cash-like instruments that seek to provide higher yield without sacrificing credit quality.
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Source: Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC
Thematic fund resilience and inflows confound critics
October 24, 2022--Morningstar analysis shows mainstream equity vehicles are more likely to be closed down
Niche thematic funds, often dismissed as gimmicky fads, are proving more resilient, than more mainstream funds, even as markets turn against them.
The funds - which invest in anything from clean energy and artificial intelligence to robotics and the metaverse- have higher survival rates than other equity funds, which are more likely to be closed down, according to analysis by Morningstar.
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Source: ft.com
