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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
April 6, 2012--The current reports for the week of April 3, 2012 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Huntington files with the SEC
April 6, 2012--Huntington Strategy Shares has filed a amendment no.2, registration statement with the SEC for the
Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
iShares Launches Two More ETFs Through BATS
April 6, 2012--iShares is launching its third and fourth new exchange-traded funds of the week. Today the BlackRock subsidiary will release, via the BATS exchange, its Global High Yield Corporate Bond Fund(GHYG) and Morningstar Multi-Asset Income Index Fund (IYLD).
Benzinga reported on the launch.
These two launches follow the debut earlier this week, also on BATS, of two more fixed income ETFs from iShares .
iShares claims that the Global High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is a first for the industry, as it will provide high yield exposure in one investment through developed international corporate bonds denominated in US dollar, euros, pound sterling and Canadian dollar.
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Source: Mutual Fund Wire
ETF Global Insight --Findings for ETFs/ETPs listed in Latin America for Q1 2012
April 5, 2012--SUMMARY
At the end of Q1 2012, the Latin America ETF industry had 32 ETFs, with 472 listings, assets of US$11.0 Bn, from 15 providers on 4 exchanges.
2 new ETFs were listed YTD to March 2012, while 1 ETF delisted
In March 2012, ETFs saw net outflows of US$40.8 Mn.
BBVA Asset Management gathered the largest net inflows in March with US$90.3 Mn.
iShares experienced the largest net outflows in March with US$112.3 Mn.
iShares experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$569.5 Mn, followed by BBVA Asset Management with US$95.1 Mn and Itau Unibanco with US$37.3 Mn net outflows.
Grupo Bolsa has the largest amount of ETF assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$7.5 Bn, followed by BM&F Bovespa with US$1.7 Bn, and Dow Jones with US$0.6 Bn..
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Source: Deborah Fuhr, ETF Global Insight LLP
Ban index funds, ETFs to rein in oil prices: groups
April 5, 2012--Lawmakers should ban commodity index funds and exchange-traded funds, a coalition of consumer and public interest groups said on Thursday, blaming the speculative investment vehicles for surging oil and gasoline prices.
Gasoline prices have hit a record for this time of year, renewing concerns about the flood of investment into commodities first highlighted during the 2008 run-up in oil and food prices to all-time highs.
Senator Maria Cantwell, known for urging crackdowns on excessive speculation and energy price manipulation, is drafting legislation that would ban passive investors from the market, a spokesman confirmed. Details are not yet available.
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Source: Reuters
Chicago Board Options Exchange's Inquiry Focuses On Traders
April 5, 2012--The Chicago Board Options Exchange has launched an inquiry into the activities of traders on its markets, examining several years of potential rule violations in the handling of stock-options orders.
The exchange operator's market regulation division this week contacted firms that do business on the CBOE to review "apparent violations" of rules over a three-year period ended in January, according to a letter CBOE sent to member firms this week.
CBOE Holdings Inc. (CBOE), which runs the biggest U.S. stock-options exchange by volume, separately is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Federal authorities are exploring whether CBOE has fulfilled its own regulatory functions to supervise registered trading firms, according to documents CBOE filed with regulators in late February.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Why ETFs are not Taking Over 401k
April 5, 2012--Those holding their breath waiting for ETFs to dominate the 401(k) market are turning blue, and the WSJ takes a peak at why this is so.
For one, the paper finds that ETFs are not necessarily any less expensive than institutional share classes of plain-vanilla index mutual funds. For example, Fidelity Spartan 500 Index carries expenses of 6 to 8 basis points while the SPDR S&P 500 SPY carries 10 bps in expenses.
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Source: The Mutual Fund Wire.com
BlackRock Leads ETF Boom to Global Junk Rally: Credit Markets
April 5, 2012--The $28.4 billion Blackrock Inc (BLK)-led industry of exchange-traded funds that buy U.S. junk bonds is expanding into global speculative-grade debt as the notes outperform dollar-denominated securities by the most since 2009.
BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager, opened the first ETFs on April 3 that will invest in junk bonds from Europe to Asia after its iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond Fund in the U.S. grew to more than $14 billion in less than five years. Van Eck Global, the investment firm founded in 1955, opened its International High Yield Bond ETF the same day.
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Source: Bloomberg
SEC Puts Exchanges on Notice Over Computer-Driven Trades
April 4, 2012--More than five months before a software error ruined Bats Global Markets Inc. (BATS) (BATS)'s initial public offering, U.S. regulators put exchanges on notice that they need to do more to protect investors from technology gone awry.
The missive came in the form of a prologue to a Securities and Exchange Commission case against Direct Edge Holdings LLC in October over claims the exchange operator had weak internal controls that caused its trading system to fail.
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Source: Bloomberg Business Week
ETF Global Insight - Findings For ETFs/ETPs Listed In United States For Q1 2012
April 5, 2012--SUMMARY
At the end of Q1 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,154 ETFs, assets of US$1,077.1 Bn, from 30 providers on 3 exchanges.
In March 2012, 12 new ETFs listed, while 6 ETFs delisted. YTD to Q1 2012, 75 new ETFs have listed, while 14 ETFs have delisted.
In March 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$12.4 Bn.
SPDR ETFs gathered the largest net inflows in March with US$4.9 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$4.8 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.4 Bn net inflows.
Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$17.3 Bn, followed by iShares with US$11.8 Bn and SPDR ETFs with US$7.4 Bn net inflows.
Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows in March with US$1.2 Bn.
Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$0.6 Bn, followed by Direxion Shares with US$0.5 Bn and RevenueShares with US$0.01 Bn net outflows.
S&P has the largest amount of ETF assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$312.0 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$284.3 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$143.1 Bn.
Including other Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), at the end of Q1 2012, the US ETF/ETP industry had 1,438 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$1,210.5 Bn, from 47 providers on 3 exchanges.
In March 2012, 14 new ETFs/ETPs listed, while 8 ETFs/ETPs delisted. YTD to March 2012, 85 new ETFs/ETPs have listed, while 16 ETFs/ETPs have delisted.
In March 2012, ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$12.8 Bn.
Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows in March with US$4.8 Bn, followed by SPDR ETFs with US$4.6 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.4 Bn net inflows.
Vanguard experienced the largest net inflows YTD with US$17.3 Bn, followed by iShares with US$12.5 Bn and SPDR ETFs with US$9.2 Bn net inflows.
Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows in March with US$1.2 Bn.
Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$0.6 Bn, followed by Direxion Shares with US$0.5 Bn and Goldman Sachs with US$0.05 Bn net outflows.
S&P has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$318.9 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$284.8 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$143.5 Bn.
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Source: Deborah Fuhr, ETF Global Insight LLP
