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Robinhood Suspends Launch Of U.K. Arm To Focus On Core U.S. Business
July 21, 2020--Trading platform Robinhood has suspended its launch in the U.K. indefinitely in efforts to focus on its core U.S. market, and around a month after the company committed to making changes following the suicide of a 20-year-old customer.
Robinhood said in a statement: "We are refocusing our efforts on strengthening our core business in the US," adding that their global expansion plans are "on hold for now."
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Source: forbes.com
Tidal ETF Services Partners with Blue Tractor to Offer Non-Transparent ETFs
July 21, 2020--Tidal ETF Services LLC (Tidal), an innovative leading provider of Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) services with over $1 billion in asset under administration (AuA), today announced it has entered into a license agreement with New York-based Blue Tractor Group, LLC ("Blue Tractor") for their novel Shielded AlphaSM ETF structure.
Tidal provides comprehensive white label services including strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and distribution support services. Toroso Asset Management will serve as the advisor to ETFs in the Tidal ETF Trust that leverage the Shielded AlphaSM model.
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Source: Tidal ETF Services LLC
ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada reach a new record of 159.58 billion US dollars at the end of June 2020
July 17, 2020--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs listed in Canada saw net inflows of US$2.37 billion during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$16.81 billion which are significantly higher than the US$7.57 billon gathered at this point in 2019.
At the end of the month, Canadian ETF assets increased by 4.1%, from US$153.29 billion at the end of May to US$159.58 billion a new record high at the end of June. At the end of June 2020, the Canadian ETF industry had 809 ETFs, with 979 listings, listings, assets of US$160 Bn, from 36 providers on 2 exchanges according to ETFGI's June 2020 Canadian ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in ETFS/ETPs in Canada reach a new record high of $159.58 billion at the end of June.
YTD net inflows of $16.81 billion are much higher than $7.58 billion had gathered at this point last year.
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Source: ETFGI
IMF-United States of America: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2020 Article IV Mission-The Impact of the Pandemic
July 17, 2020-The longest expansion in U.S. history has been derailed by the unanticipated advent of COVID-19. To preserve lives and support public health, it was necessary to put in place a broad-based shutdown of the U.S. economy in March. Despite the gradual easing of state lockdown restrictions and lifting of stay-at-home orders starting in late April, the collateral economic damage has been enormous. First, and foremost, more than 130,000 Americans have tragically lost their lives and many more have become seriously ill. Almost fifteen million Americans have lost their jobs, many small and large businesses are under financial stress, and future prospects are highly uncertain.
Reopening decisions will have to be handled carefully to mitigate the economic costs while containing the ongoing rise in COVID-19 infection rates.
It will likely take a prolonged period to repair the economy and to return activity to pre-pandemic levels. All in all, globally there will be difficult months and years ahead and it is of particular concern that the number of COVID-19 cases is still rising.
The poorest households face particularly precarious prospects. The economic costs of the crisis are being borne disproportionately by the poor and vulnerable, bringing into stark relief deep inequities that have long afflicted the U.S. The pandemic has also underscored some of the structural shortcomings of the U.S. health system whereby the provision of healthcare is fragmented, decentralized, predominantly employer-based, at high cost, and with a significant share of low-income households lacking coverage. The nature of the pandemic has created particularly large strains for labor intensive, face-to-face services (which tend to employ a large share of lower-income workers) and the unemployment rate among lower income households, that have few financial buffers, is expected to remain high for a protracted period. Poverty rates and other social strains are expected to exceed those that were experienced in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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Source: IMF
Wall Street cuts forecasts for Fed balance sheet growth
July 17, 2020--An expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has stalled, leading strategists to pare down their predictions for the scale of the US central bank's interventions in financial markets this year.
For the week ending July 15, the size of its balance sheet steadied at $7tn, a small uptick from the week before but roughly $210bn lower than the peak reached on June 10.
The incremental rise-which comes after a 71 per cent expansion of the balance sheet since the start of year-follows a period of modest or declining usage for the emergency programmes the Fed had put in place since March to shore up markets affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Source: technocodex.com
Franklin Templeton Launches Franklin Liberty Ultra Short Bond ETF (FLUD)
July 16, 2020--Franklin Templeton today announced the expansion of its active ETF lineup with the addition of its 10th fixed income ETF offering, Franklin Liberty Ultra Short Bond ETF (FLUD).
FLUD aims to provide a high level of current income while seeking to maintain an average duration under one year and preserve capital. FLUD can also be used to pursue income while maintaining liquidity needs.
"As a multi-sector fund, concentrated in financials-related industries, FLUD provides investors with diversification in the ultra-short investment category and seeks a higher yield potential than traditional cash investments, with limited additional risks," said Patrick O'Connor, global head of ETFs for Franklin Templeton.
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Source: Franklin Templeton
U.S. passive stock funds back in demand as investors seek steadier returns
July 16, 2020--U.S. passive equity funds have started to witness inflows after a two-month hiatus as investors flock to rising equity markets, but prefer shadowing indexes to picking stocks.
Data from fund research firm Refinitiv Lipper showed passive equity funds, which are mutual funds that mirror stock indexes, attracted $860 million in June, after a combined outflow of $24.5 billion in the previous two months.
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Source: reuters.com
American Century Investments First To Launch Active ESG Exchange Traded Funds Through NYSE Structure
July 16, 2020--To provide additional choices for investors seeking actively-managed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies in a lower-cost ETF vehicle, American Century Investments today launched two active ESG ETFs utilizing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) AMSSM (Actively Managed SolutionSM), the first-time use of the new active ETF structure.
Geared to financial professionals, American Century Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGA) and American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (MID), with total expense ratios of 0.39% and 0.45%, respectively, will use the global asset manager's time-tested stock selection processes with an ESG overlay.
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Source: American Century Investments
LGBTQ Loyalty Re-Naming of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Supports Broader Diversity & Inclusion Focus
July 15, 2020--LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK: LFAP) ("LGBTQ Loyalty" or "the Company"), a diversity and inclusion-driven financial methodology and data company that quantifies corporate equality alignment with the LGBTQ community and other equality-interest groups, is pleased to announce the re-branding of its Loyalty Preference Index, Inc. (LPI) wholly-owned division to now be called Advancing Equality Preference, Inc.
The decision is being made to support the expansion of the company’s diversity and inclusion financial product portfolio
"The timing of the renaming of LPI to Advancing Equality Preference, Inc. (AEP) reflects the unprecedented times we live in during the midst of a global pandemic and the recent unrest in race relations", said Bobby Blair, CEO of LGBTQ Loyalty. "We believe AEP can leverage this unique time in history as a pivotal point to support the advancement of equality irrespective of sexual identity, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or religious belief."
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Source: LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc.
Credit Ratings, Procyclicality and Related Financial Stability Issues: Select Observations
COVID-19 Market Monitoring Group*
July 15, 2020--On April 24, the SEC announced the formation of an internal, interdisciplinary COVID-19 Market Monitoring Group.[1]
This temporary, senior-level group was formed to assist the Commission and its various divisions and offices in (1) developing Commission and staff analyses and actions related to the effects of COVID-19 on markets, issuers and investors-including in particular our long-term Main Street investors, and (2) responding to requests for information, analyses and assistance from fellow regulators and other public sector partners on market matters arising from the effects of COVID-19.
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Source: SEC.gov
