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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
August 30, 2013--The current reports for the week of August 27, 2013 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings Of Foreign Securities At Year-end 2012
August 30, 2013--Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2012 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site.
Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be reported on October 31, 2013.
The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
view the Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities at End-December 2012
Source: US Department of the Treasury
Brazil economy grows 1.5%
August 30, 2013--Brazil, Latin America's leading economy, expanded 1.5% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the previous three month, exceeding the most optimistic market expectations, official statistics showed Friday.
Economists, who had expected GDP growth of between 0.7% and 1.3%, said the second quarter result would be the best this year.
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Source: FIN24
Syria: Russell 3000(R) Index provides historical perspective on U.S. market amid global uncertainty
August 29, 2013--With the situation in Syria creating market uncertainty about a possible US response, some market participants may be concluding that military tension is bad for markets.
Looking at previous U.S. military conflicts in the Middle East, the Russell 3000 Index has shown at least a +10% outperformance for three months following U.S. engagement compared to the three months preceding the engagement.
"We certainly should expect volatility as investors react to the troubling news of the day, but historically the market impact from anticipation of military intervention in situations like this has usually been worse than the market impact from the actual intervention itself," said Erik Ristuben, Chief Investment Strategist at Russell Investments.
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Source: Russell Investments.
S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
A Refinement Of The Definition Of Domicile Of A Company
August 29, 2013--S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
Following extensive consultation with the community of index users in Canada, S&P Dow Jones announces that changes have been made in the methodology of the S&P/TSX Canadian indices that refine the definition of what constitutes a Canadian company for index eligibility purposes.
As a result, effective immediately, the following companies are now deemed eligible for consideration for inclusion in S&P/TSX indices. For further detailed information about the specifics of the change, please refer to the methodology documents online at www.spindices.com.
BIP.UN - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
BPY.UN - Brookfield Property Partners LP
BEP.UN - Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP
EDV - Endeavour Mining Corporation
CNL - Continental Gold Limited
GTE - Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
TPL - Tethys Petroleum Limited
Source: S&P Dow Jones Index Services
Bond-King Pimco Plans to Push 'Alternative Funds'
SEC Move Allows Pimco to Advertise Hedge-Fund-Like Products to Wealthy Investors
August 29, 2013--Pacific Investment Management Co., the world's largest bond-fund manager by assets, wants to hang more with the hedge-fund crowd.
The firm, based in Newport Beach, Calif., is planning an expansion of its alternative-investments business in the coming months aimed at both individual and institutional clients, including potentially launching new funds invested in assets such as distressed debt in Europe.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
U.S. judge tosses BlackRock iShares compensation case
August 28, 2013--BlackRock Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it looted securities-lending revenues from iShares exchange-traded funds investors, with a U.S. judge ruling the plaintiffs did not have a right to bring the case against the money manager.
The lawsuit, filed in January, claimed that the iShares exchange-traded funds provided "grossly excessive compensation" to BlackRock, which was hired to advise and manage the funds.
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Source: Reuters
Exchanges move to revamp curbs on some ETFs
August 28, 2013--U.S. exchanges asked the Security and Exchange Commission to exclude a handful of lightly traded exchange-traded funds from new market-volatility curbs following a string of phantom halts in ETFs that scarcely trade.
The exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposed a higher volume threshold for the first wave of ETFs to fall under the limit-up/limit-down pilot program, according to document submitted to the SEC dated Tuesday.
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Source: MarketWatch
NASDAQ OMX Provides Updates On Events of August 22, 2013
Provides Details on Preliminary Findings of Internal Review
Company Intends to Recommend Steps to Strengthen the Industry Quote System; Identifies Key Areas of Focus for SIP Improvements
August 28, 2013--NASDAQ OMX today provided the following update on the preliminary findings of its internal review of the events leading to the August 22 temporary
trading halt in trading of NASDAQ-listed securities.
A preliminary internal review has identified a combined series of technology events that caused the initial market problems and
extended the halt period. A number of these issues were clearly within the control of NASDAQ OMX. As the Securities Information Processor (SIP) f
or NASDAQ stocks, we are responsible for them, regret them, and intend to take all steps necessary to address them to enhance stability and function
ality of the markets.
Other issues contributing to the halt are more endemic to technology issues across today’s complex markets and will require a broader industry-wide effort to resolve.
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Source: NASDAQ OMX
First Trust launches first actively managed Senior Loan ETF in Canada
August 28, 2013--FT Portfolios Canada Co. ("First Trust Canada"), a privately owned company is pleased to announce the launch of the common and advisor class of units of the First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FSL & FSL.A).
The First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide Unitholders with a high level of current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of senior floating rate loans and debt securities, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) will primarily invest in a portfolio of senior floating rate loans which are generally rated at or below BB+ by Standard & Poors, or Ba1 or less by Moody's Investor Services, Inc., or a similar rating by an approved credit rating organization. The Fund attempts to outperform the S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index.
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Source: First Trust
