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U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Monitoring the Economy Update-Quarterly Update
January 27, 2012--The Office of Economic Policy monitors key economic indicators to produce the following summary tables of monthly and quarterly U.S. economic statistics.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
FactorAdvisors files with the SEC
January 27, 2012--FactorAdvisors has filed a first amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
SEC Filing-SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUST
January 26, 2012-- A post-effective amendment, registration statement has been filed for the SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUST.
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Source: SEC.gov
ICI Exchange-Traded Funds Assets
January 26, 2012 - The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $1.048 trillion in December, according to ICI. The Institute’s monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds.
Statistics contained in the Institute’s monthly ETF report have been obtained from information provided to ICI by exchange-traded funds and commodity funds. Commodity funds are listed in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category. A detailed breakdown of the monthly ETF data is available on detailed breakdown of the monthly ETF data is available on our website at http://www.ici.org/info/etfdata.xls
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Source: Investment Company Institue (ICI)
Invesco Canada launches Canada's lowest-cost RAFI ETFs
January 26, 2012--Invesco Canada Ltd. is pleased to bring Canadian investors two new ETFs using the RAFI methodology at the lowest price point available in Canada. The addition of the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Canadian Fundamental Index ETF [TSX: PXC] and PowerShares FTSE RAFI US Fundamental (CAD Hedged) Index ETF [TSX: PXU] further strengthens PowerShares Canada's growing ETF lineup.
These ETFs have now closed the initial offering of their units and will be available for trading on TSX when the market opens today.
"We're pleased to be able to offer ETFs using the RAFI methodology to the Canadian marketplace," said Michael Cooke, Head of Distribution for PowerShares Canada. "PowerShares globally is the largest provider of product based on RAFI's unique and proven investment methodology."
The new PowerShares ETFs are based on the FTSE RAFI® family of fundamental indices, which use a weighting structure based on four fundamental measures of company size: sales, cash flow, book value and dividends.
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Source: Invesco PowerShares
Gold hits seven-week high after Fed pledge
January 26, 2012--Gold prices soared Thursday to the highest level in almost seven weeks as the dollar weakened after the US Federal Reserve vowed to keep interest rates near zero for more than two years.
The precious metal hit $1,730.21 an ounce on the London Bullion Market -- which was the highest level since December 8 but still far below the record peak of $1,921.15 struck on September 6.
"With the US Federal pledging to keep interest rates in check until late 2014 -- gold soared," said Ross Norman, boss of British-based bullion broker Sharps Pixley.
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Source: EUBusiness
ProShares Launches First German Sovereign/Sub-Sovereign Bond ETF
January 26, 2012--ProShares, the country’s fourth most successful exchange traded fund (ETF) company,1 today announced the launch of ProShares German Sovereign/Sub-Sovereign ETF (NYSE: GGOV), the first ETF in the United States focused on sovereign and sub-sovereign debt from Germany.
Germany has the world’s third-largest public debt market2 and is widely recognized for its fiscal strength. The ETF lists on NYSE Arca today.
GGOV seeks to match the performance of Markit iBoxx EUR Germany Sovereign & Sub-Sovereign Liquid Index, before fees and expenses.
“Many investors have fixed income portfolios concentrated in high credit quality U.S. bonds,” said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Advisors LLC, ProShares’ investment advisor. “This ETF can help these investors manage risk by adding diversification through international bond exposure.”
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Source: ProShares
Quarterly Report to Congress ExpertPlan Offers Low Cost Exchange Traded Funds
The response was primarily due to the increasing demand by our top Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firms who have expressed interest in being able to offer the lowest cost investments in light of full fee disclosure regulations.
read more Dow Jones Indexes To Launch The Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Equal Sector U.S. Large-Cap 50 Index The Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Equal Sector U.S. Large-Cap 50 Index is a quantitative-strategy gauge that takes a dynamic approach to measuring U.S. large-cap stocks by allocating index-component weights between an equity segment and a cash segment represented by Treasury Bills. The allocation between the two segments is determined based on a proprietary quantitative algorithm.
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January 26, 2012--The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) submitted its quarterly report to Congress today.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
January 26, 2012---ExpertPlan, the leading provider of private label recordkeeping plan services, announced today the offering of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on its proprietary retirement plan recordkeeping system.
The addition of these low cost investments is in partnership with Matrix Financial Solutions (a subsidiary of Broadridge) who provides custody, trading and clearing services. Matrix has made available for trading more than 900 individual ETFs across 40 asset classes from some of the leading ETF providers such as Barclays, Claymore, First Trust, iShares, Rydex, WisdomTree and more.
Source: ExpertPlan
New Gauge is the First in Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Indexes Series
Index Methodology is Based on LSP Partners’ Proprietary Investment Strategy Created by Noted Risk-Management Expert and Author, Ralph Vince
January 23, 2012-- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Equal Sector U.S. Large-Cap 50 Index, the first in the new Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Indexes series.
The index series utilizes a proprietary strategy created by the risk-management-research consulting firm, LSP Partners LLC, and its founder and CEO, Ralph Vince.
Source: Dow Jones Indexes
