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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
July 12, 2013--The updated current reports for the week of July 9, 2013 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Elizabeth Warren introduces new Glass-Steagall bill with bipartisan support
July 11, 2013--A bipartisan group of senators led by Massachusetts freshman Democrat Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill Thursday to reinstate the Great Depression-era Glass-Steagall law that would separate commercial from investment banks.
Speaking at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, Warren said that the point of her bill was "keeping the gamblers out of our banks." Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Angus King, I-Maine, are co-sponsoring the measure.
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Source: Washington Examiner
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust files with the SEC
July 11, 2013--Exchange Traded Concepts has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the YieldShares High Income ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Majority of Active Traders Believe This Is a Good Time to Invest in Equities But Bullish Outlook Softens
July 11, 2013---A majority of active traders (54 percent) believe that this is a good time to invest in equities, but bullish outlook for the second half of the year has fallen, according to new data from Charles Schwab's most recent Active Trader Sentiment Survey from June 2013.
Nearly 38 percent of traders surveyed say they are bullish on stocks over the next three to six months, down from 52 percent in March. While over half believe that equities remain attractive, 37 percent are unsure if now is a good time to invest. And despite solid gains in most major market averages thus far in 2013, many active traders feel they could be doing better.
Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, June 18-19, 2013 view the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee-June 18-19, 2013 CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues Technical Correction to No-Action Letter Regarding Certain Risk Mitigation Requirements view more
CFTC Staff Issues Four No-Action Letters Providing Relief in Connection with Issues Relating to Swaps Regulation view more SEC Approves JOBS Act Requirement to Lift General Solicitation Ban view more Vanguard ETFs Surpass $1 Billion in Assets
Vanguard entered the Canadian market in December 2011, listing six ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and in November 2012, Vanguard added another five ETFs. Vanguard also recently filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian regulatory authorities for seven new ETFs (five equity ETFs and two bond ETFs). view more Knight Capital's Browne Would Stop Bitcoin ETF 'Right at the Front Door' view more
Source: Charles Schwab
July 10, 2013--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 18-19, 2013. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
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. Summaries of economic projections are released on a quarterly schedule. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes and in the Summary of Economic Projections are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.
Source: FRB
July 11, 2013--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced the issuance of a technical correction to CFTC Staff Letter 13-45 that had been issued earlier today.
The no-action letter provides relief from certain designated risk mitigation requirements applicable to registered swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) organized or established in the United States or European Union with respect to certain transactions, when such transactions are subject to both section 4s of the CEA and Article 11 of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Under the terms of the no-action letter, DSIO stated that relief would be extended to SDs and MSPs for whom, under both regimes, the requirements are essentially identical and the SD or MSP complies with the requirements under EMIR.
Source: CFTC.gov
July 11, 2013--Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued four no-action letters that address certain issues relating to swaps regulation, following the announcement earlier today by European Commissioner Michel Barnier and CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler of a Path Forward regarding their joint
understandings on a package of measures for how to approach cross-border derivatives.
Source: CFTC.gov
Commission Also Adopts Rule to Disqualify Bad Actors from Certain Offerings and Proposes Rules to Enable SEC to Monitor New Market and Bolster Investor Protections
July 10, 2013--The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a new rule to implement a JOBS Act requirement to lift the ban on general solicitation or general advertising for certain private securities offerings.
In connection with this new rule, the Commission voted to issue a rule proposal requiring issuers to provide additional information about these securities offerings to better enable the SEC to monitor the market with that ban now lifted. The proposal also provides for additional safeguards as this market changes and new practices develop.
Source: SEC.gov
June 10, 2013--Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. (Vanguard) today announced that its lineup of 11 high-quality, low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management.
"We are grateful for the trust that financial advisors and their clients have placed in us," said Atul Tiwari principal and managing director of Vanguard Investments Canada.
Source: Vanguard
July 10, 2013--If you're going to build an exchange-traded fund, you're well advised to get the support of Knight Capital Group, the industry,s leading market-making firm (recently renamed KCG Holdings).
In that regard, Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust is already in a hole. Just one week after the regulatory filing by the Winklevoss twins’ Math-Based Asset Services LLC, a top official from Knight says he isn’t interested.
Source: Barron's
