| US yield curve steepens by most in three years-continued | |||||
| July 12, 2019--The US yield curve, watched nervously by investors for signs of an impending recession, steepened in the past week by the most in almost three years, reflecting optimism that a rate cut by the Federal Reserve will keep the US economy growing | |||||
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| Tidal ETF Trust files with the SEC-RPAR Risk Parity ETF | |||
| August 19, 2019--Tidal ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the RPAR Risk Parity ETF. | |||
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| AdvisorShares Trust files with the SEC-AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF | |||
| August 19, 2019--AdvisorShares Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the | |||
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| Stock whiplash spurs worst run of ETF withdrawals in 6 months | |||
| August 19, 2019--A volatile few months for global stock markets is taking its toll on exchange-traded funds.
Almost US$18 billion fled U.S.-listed equity ETFs during the past three weeks, the most since February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. | |||
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| USCF Announces Fee Reduction On Their Exchange Traded Funds (Tickers: SDCI, BUY, BUYN) | |||
| August 16, 2019--USCF announced today that it implemented fee waivers for all three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) effective August 15, 2019: the USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund (SDCI), the USCF SummerHaven SHPEI Index Fund (BUY) and the USCF SummerHaven SHPEN Index Fund (BUYN). | |||
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| Goldman Sachs ETF Trust files with the SEC-6 Goldman Sachs Access ETFs | |||
| August 16, 2019--Goldman Sachs ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Goldman Sachs Access China Bonds ETF Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 10+ Year Bond ETF Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Treasury Total Market Bond ETF. | |||
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| KraneShares files with the SEC | |||
| August 16, 2019--KraneShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Bakkt Says It's 'Cleared to Launch' Bitcoin Futures Next Month | |||
| August 16, 2019--Bakkt has been "cleared to launch."
The Intercontinental Exchange's young subsidiary announced Friday that it had acquired a New York state trust charter through the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII files with the SEC-FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF-November | |||
| August 15, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII has filed a post-effective amendment with the SEC for the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF-November. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII files with the SEC-FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF-November | |||
| August 15, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF-November. | |||
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| Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC-Cambria Private Equity Strategy ETF | |||
| August 15, 2019--Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC for the Cambria Private Equity Strategy ETF. | |||
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| Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC-Cambria Venture Capital Strategy ETF | |||
| August 15, 2019--Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC for the Cambria Venture Capital Strategy ETF. | |||
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| Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC-Cambria Global REIT ETF | |||
| August 14, 2019-Cambria ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Cambria Global REIT ETF. | |||
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| Innovator ETFs Trust files with the SEC-3 Innovator S&P 500 ETFs | |||
| August 14, 2019--Innovator ETFs Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF-August, Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF-August and the Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF-August. | |||
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| iShares files with the SEC | |||
| August 14, 2019--iShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Strategy Shares files with the SEC- Newfound/ReSolve Robust Equity Momentum Index ETF | |||
| August 13, 2019--Strategy Shares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Newfound/ReSolve Robust Equity Momentum Index ETF. | |||
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| iShares files with the SEC-iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |||
| August 13, 2019-- iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |||
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| iShares files with the SEC-iShares Factors US Value Style ETF | |||
| August 13, 2019--iShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the | |||
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| Invesco DB Silver Fund files with the SEC | |||
| August 13, 2019--Invesco DB Silver Fund has filed a Form S-1 Registration statement with the SEC, | |||
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| Invesco DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund files with the SEC | |||
| August 13, 2019--Invesco DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund has filed a Form S-1 Registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund files with the SEC | |||
| August 13, 2019--Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Invesco DB Energy Fund files with the SEC | |||
| August 13, 2019-- Invesco DB Energy Fund has filed a Form S-1 Registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| CBO-The 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook in 23 Slides | |||
| July 12, 2019--Summary
Under current law, large budget deficits over the next 30 years are projected to drive federal debt held by the public to unprecedented levels—from 78 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 to 144 percent by 2049. | |||
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| Innovator ETFs Trust files with the SEC-3 Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFs-November | |||
| July 12, 2019--Innovator ETFs Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFTM-November, Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETFTM-November and Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETFTM-November. | |||
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| Vanguard Put Gun Stocks in a Gun-Free Fund After Index Error | |||
| August 12, 2019--Fund shop apologized to shareholders, called exposure 'modest'
Error raises questions about the rapid growth in ESG products | |||
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| Collaborative Investment Series Trust files with the SEC | |||
| August 9, 2019--Collaborative Investment Series Trust has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC. | |||
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| Fidelity files with the SEC-Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF | |||
| August 9, 2019--Fidelity Covington Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF. | |||
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| Franklin ETF Trust files with the SEC- Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF | |||
| August 9, 2019--Franklin ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF. | |||
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| Columbia ETF Trust II files with the SEC-3 ETFs | |||
| August 9, 2019--Columbia ETF Trust II has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, and Columbia India Consumer ETF series. | |||
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| Columbia ETF Trust I files with the SEC-2 Columbia Researched Enhanced ETFs | |||
| August 9, 2019--Columbia ETF Trust I has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement withe the SEC for the Columbia Researched Enhanced Core ETF and Columbia Researched Enhanced Value ETF. | |||
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| Franklin Templeton ETF Trust files with the SEC | |||
| August 9, 2019--Franklin Templeton ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC-US Vegan Climate ETF | |||
| August 9, 2019--ETF Series Solutions has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the US Vegan Climate ETF. | |||
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| The Fate of the World's Largest ETF Is Tied to 11 Random Millennials | |||
| August 8, 2019--A wonky structure pegs the fund's future to their mortality
Most of those named in the ETF's documents were not aware The fate of the world's largest exchange'traded fund rests on the health of a group of twenty-somethings. | |||
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| CBO-Monthly Budget Review for July 2019 | |||
| August 7, 2019--The federal budget deficit was $867 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2019, the Congressional Budget Office estimates-$184 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last year. Revenues were $92 billion higher and outlays were $276 billion higher than in the same period in fiscal year 2018. | |||
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| ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC- AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF | |||
| August 7, 2019--ETF Series Solutions has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII files with the SEC-3 First Trust Active Factor ETFs | |||
| August 6, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF | |||
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| Pacific Global ETF Trust files with the SEC-Pacific Global International Equity Income ETF | |||
| August 6, 2019--Pacific Global ETF Trust has filed post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Pacific Global International Equity Income ETF. | |||
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| ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC-AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF | |||
| August 6, 2019--ETF Series Solutions has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV files with the SEC-First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF | |||
| August 6, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF. | |||
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| ICE to acquire fixed income indices from BAML | |||
| August 5, 2019--The MOVE index will become part of the ICE Data Services business upon closure of the deal. US exchange group ICE has entered into an agreement to acquire a suite of fixed income volatility indices from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. | |||
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| How pension funds are reacting to negative bond yields | |||
| August 4, 2019--Fed interest rate cuts raise prospect of a bigger push into riskier assets A quarter of the bonds issued by governments and companies worldwide are currently trading at negative yields-which means that $14tn of outstanding debt is being paid for by creditors in a bizarre reversal of normal practice. | |||
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| Exchange Traded Concepts Trust files with the SEC-North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF | |||
| August 2, 2019--Exchange Traded Concepts Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF. | |||
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| Pacific Global ETF Trust files with the SEC-Pacific Global Focused High Yield ETF | |||
| August 2, 2019--Pacific Global ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Pacific Global Focused High Yield ETF. | |||
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| Pacific Global ETF Trust files with the SEC-Pacific Global Senior Loan ETF | |||
| August 2, 2019--Pacific Global ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Pacific Global Senior Loan ETF. | |||
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| Strategy Shares files with the SEC-Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector ETF | |||
| August 2, 2019--Strategy Shares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector ETF. | |||
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| New Age Alpha Trust files with the SEC-10 New Age Alpha ETFs | |||
| August 2, 2019--New Age Alpha Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC-10 New Age Alpha ETFs. | |||
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| Donald L. Hagan, LLC files with the SEC-actively managed ETFs | |||
| August 2, 2019--Donald L. Hagan, LLC has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC-actively managed ETFs. | |||
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| Blue Tractor Group, LLC files with the SEC | |||
| August 2, 2019--Blue Tractor Group, LLC has filed a Ninth Amended and Restated Application for exemptive relief with the SEC. | |||
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| Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC-Cambria Cannabis ETF | |||
| August 2, 2019--Cambria ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Cambria Cannabis ETF. | |||
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| CB0-Inflation, Inflation Expectations, and the Phillips Curve: Working Paper 2019-07 | |||
| August 2, 2019--Summary This paper studies the current state of inflation dynamics through the lens of the Phillips curve and assesses the degree of anchoring of inflation expectations. | |||
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| Esoterica Capital LLC files with the SEC | |||
| August 1, 2019--Esoterica Capital LLC has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC. | |||
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| Innovator ETFs Trust files with the SEC-3 Innovator S&P 500 ETFs | |||
| August 1, 2019--Innovator ETFs Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFTM- August, Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETFTM-August and Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETFTM-August. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI files with the SEC | |||
| August 1, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Franklin Templeton ETF Trust files with the SEC-Franklin Liberty Systematic Style Premia ETF | |||
| July 31, 2019--Franklin Templeton ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Franklin Liberty Systematic Style Premia ETF. | |||
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| Fed cuts interest rates for first time since financial crisis | |||
| July 31, 2019--The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would cut interest rates for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis in a bid to protect the U.S. economy from a global downturn. | |||
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| WisdomTree Trust files with the SEC | |||
| July 30, 2019--WisdomTree Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV files with the SEC- Main Sector Rotation ETF | |||
| July 30. 2019--Northern Lights Fund Trust IV has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Main Sector Rotation ETF. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII files with the SEC-FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF-August | |||
| July 30, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF-August. | |||
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| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII files with the SEC-FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF-August | |||
| July 30, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF-August. | |||
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| US passive-active funds split to reach parity by 2025 | |||
| July 29, 2019-- Total assets invested in US mutual funds, a definition that includes exchange traded funds, will hit $26.8tn that year, the accounting firm said. | |||
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| IMF Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean: A Stalling Recovery | |||
| July 29, 2019--Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019-—the slowest rate since 2016-before rising to 2.3 percent in 2020.
The weak momentum reflects negative surprises in the first half of 2019, elevated domestic policy uncertainty in some large economies, heightened US-China trade tensions, and somewhat lower global growth. | |||
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| 'Sin stock' ETFs strive to make good on returns | |||
| July 29, 2019--Like the underlying assets, returns on vice or virtuous investments are not guaranteed There is a handful of exchange traded funds they can use to invest in these so-called sin stocks-but the wages of sin are still a matter of debate. | |||
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| Citi to Cut Hundreds of Trading Jobs in Bad Sign for Wall Street | |||
| July 29, 2019--Growing list of firms are firing as trading revenue falls anew
'The rest of Wall Street is thinking the same way,' Harte says | |||
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| KraneShares Trust files with the SEC | |||
| July 29, 2019--KraneShares Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Innovator ETFs Trust II files with the SEC-Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF | |||
| July 29, 2019--Innovator ETFs Trust II has filed a post-efective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF. | |||
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| First Trust files with the SEC | |||
| July 29, 2019--First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Guinness Atkinson Funds files with the SEC-Smart Transportation ETF | |||
| July 29, 2019--Guinness Atkinson Funds has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Smart Transportation ETF. | |||
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| Natixis ETF Trust II files with the SEC | |||
| July 26, 2019--Natixis ETF Trust II has filed a fifth amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC. | |||
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| T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. files with the SEC | |||
| July 26, 2019--T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. has filed a sixth amended application for exemptive relief with the SEC. | |||
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| ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC-AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF | |||
| July 26, 2019--ETF Series Solutions has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF. | |||
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| Cambria ETF Trust files with the SEC-Cambria Global REIT ETF | |||
| July 26, 2019--Cambria ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Cambria Global REIT ETF. | |||
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| Franklin ETF Trust files with the SEC-Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF | |||
| July 26, 2019--Franklin ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF. | |||
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| Global X files with the SEC-Global X Cybersecurity ETF | |||
| July 26, 2019--Global X has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Global X Cybersecurity ETF. | |||
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| iShares files with the SEC | |||
| July 26, 2019--iShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Franklin Templeton ETF Trust files with the SEC | |||
| July 26, 2019--Franklin Templeton ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Columbia ETF Trust II files with the SEC | |||
| July 26, 2019--Columbia ETF Trust II has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. | |||
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| Columbia ETF Trust I files with the SEC-2 Columbia Research Enhanced ETFs | |||
| July 26, 2019--Columbia ETF Trust I has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF Columbia Research Enhanced Value ETF. | |||
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| ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC-AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF | |||
| July 25, 2019--ETF Series Solutions has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF. | |||
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| U.S. to Study Effects of MiFID II Research Unbundling | |||
| July 25, 2019--U.S. lawmakers authorized a study focusing on the provision of investment research for small issuers, a sign they are wary of the U.S. adopting the European Union's MIFID II unbundling rules which have brought sweeping changes to the research business. | |||
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| Six Charts on Boosting Growth in Brazil | |||
| July 25, 2019--Brazil's economic recovery after the 2015−2016 recession remains sluggish. Real per capita growth has fallen by 8 percent since the beginning of the recession in 2014, and poverty and inequality are on the rise. While the unemployment rate did fall this year, it is still high compared to pre-crisis levels. | |||
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| Investors can think long-term but managers are a harder case | |||
| July 25, 2019--Charges of short-termism have been aimed at financial markets and companies for decades, but concerns have intensified recently. Now US regulators are... | |||
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| Pacer files with the SEC-Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF | |||
| July 24, 2019--Pacer Funds Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF. | |||
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| Amplify ETF Trust files with the SEC-Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF | |||
| July 23, 2019--Amplify ETF Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF. | |||
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| US$100 Bill on the Rise | |||
| July 23, 2019--A curious thing has happened in US currency: the $100 bill recently overtook the ubiquitous $1 bill in circulation volume, for the first time in history. In other words, the most valuable banknote in the United States became the most widely circulated. | |||
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