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China’s $3 Billion Bond Sale Defies Global Markets Slump
October 11, 2018--China on Thursday sold $3 billion in U.S. dollar bonds, raising money as cheaply as some of America's strongest companies at a time of heightened tensions with its largest trading partner and in the midst of a global markets selloff.
The successful sale shows foreign investors remain confident in China's ability to repay debt, even though economic growth is slowing and the country is trying to keep a lid on corporate-debt levels.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Lipper U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Pace the Overall Net Inflows as Investors Wait Out Market Uncertainty
October 11, 2018--Lipper's fund asset groups (including both mutual funds and ETFs) took in $11.3 billion net for the fund-flows week ended Wednesday, October 10. Money market funds, having net-positive flows of $20.8 billion, moved conversely to the other asset groups.
The net outflows among the other asset groups were led by taxable bond funds (-$5.9 billion), with equity funds and municipal bond funds contributing $2.6 billion and $848 million to the total net-negative flows.
Market Overview
The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its third largest point loss in history (-831.83 points) in trading on Wednesday, October 10. The Dow was driven lower by the continued spike in Treasury yields and increasing fears that the Federal Reserve will accelerate its money-tightening policy. (The only larger point losses for the Dow [both over 1,000 points] occurred in February of this year.)
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Source: Thomson Reuters
AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update-Week Ending 10/5/2018
October 11, 2018--Actively managed ETFs gained $371 million last week to reach $66.1 billion in total net assets.
Invesco and PIMCO led weekly AUM growth among sponsors with $279 million and $147 million gains respectively.
There were no fund launches and two fund closures this week, which brought the total number of actively managed ETFs down to 237.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Launches Strategic Beta ETF Focused on Municipal Bonds
October 10, 2018--Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF leverages firm's strength as active investment manager of municipal bond portfolios
Columbia Threadneedle Investments today announced the expansion of its strategic beta exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings, with the launch of Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF (NYSE Arca: MUST).
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Statement of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo on Proposed Amendments to Registration and Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
October 9, 2018-In response to the Request for Information issued as part of Project KISS, the Commission received a number of letters from members of the asset management industry suggesting areas of potential rulemaking that, in their view, would make the Commission’s regulations more efficient and less burdensome.
I believe that today's notice of proposed rulemaking furthers both of those interests.
This proposal would incorporate relief from registration and compliance obligations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) consistent with relief currently provided by staff letters and advisories.
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Source: CFTC.gov
UBS Suspends Further Sales of ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Small Cap
High Dividend ETN
October 9, 2018--UBS AG today announced that it has suspended further sales from inventory of its outstanding
ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Small Cap High Dividend ETN (NYSE Arca Ticker: SMHD). This suspension will remain in effect until further notice from UBS AG.
As previously announced on October 8, 2015, UBS AG does not intend to issue any new notes of this ETN, which is part of a series of UBS AG debt securities designated as "Medium-Term Notes, Series A."
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Source: UBS
Managing Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean Key During Fragile Recovery
October 5, 2018--The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are growing again after a number of difficult years, but the fragile recovery highlights the need to increase efforts to build resilience and manage risks.
In its latest regional semiannual report, "From Known Unknowns to Black Swans: How to Manage Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean," the World Bank's Chief Economist Office for Latin America and the Caribbean finds that the growth prospects for 2018 are falling short of initial expectations due to challenges faced by some of the countries in our region, particularly in South America.
view more CBO-Monthly Budget Review for September 2018
The 2018 deficit equaled an estimated 3.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), up from 3.5 percent in 2017. (If not for the timing shifts, the 2018 deficit would have equaled 4.1 percent of GDP.) Fiscal year 2018 was the third consecutive year in which the deficit increased as a percentage of GDP. view more Lipper U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Again Drive Overall Net Outflows Market Overview view more
Source: Thomson Reuters
October 5, 2018--The federal budget deficit was $782 billion in fiscal year 2018, the Congressional Budget Office estimates, $116 billion more than the shortfall recorded in fiscal year 2017. As was the case last year, this year’s outlays were affected by shifts in the timing of certain payments that otherwise would have been due on a weekend.
If not for those shifts, the deficit for the year would have been $826 billion-$162 billion larger than last year's amount.
Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
October 5, 2018-Lipper's fund asset groups (including both mutual funds and ETFs) saw $8.8 billion net leave their coffers for the fund-flows week ended Wednesday, October 3.
Money market funds (-$10.1 billion) led the net outflows, bettered by taxable bond funds (-$235 million) and municipal debt funds (-$44 million). Equity funds (+$1.5 billion) were the only asset group taking in net new money.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index appreciated 1.68% and 0.67%, respectively, for the fund-flows week. Trade worries eased and the markets rallied when the North American Free Trade Agreement was repackaged as a trilateral agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico on Monday, October 1.
Source: Thomson Reuters
