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Reality Shares Launches Blockchain ETF
January 17, 2018--Trading under ticker BLCN, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) seeks to invest in transformative distributed ledger technology that powers cryptocurrency market, among other uses
Reality Shares, an innovative asset management firm, ETF issuer and index provider, today launches an ETF to invest in leading global companies creating and implementing blockchain solutions.
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Source: Reality Shares
ETF Industry Leader Linda Zhang Launches Purview Impact Solutions
January 17, 2018--New firm will provide actively managed portfolios of ETFs; the initial product-Purview Impact Solutions-will focus on global investing through ESG lenses
Linda Zhang, Ph.D. and ETF industry leader, is today formally announcing the launch of Purview Investments, a new provider of high-quality ETF research and actively managed Exchanged Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios.
Purview's initial product, Purview Impact Solutions, is a global multi-asset product built using primarily environmental, social and governance (ESG) ETFs as the underlying holdings. It will provide clients the opportunity to invest in companies around the world that are screened according to industry accepted ESG criteria. The investment solution is managed using Dr. Zhang's proprietary research and process.
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Source: Purview Investments
BlackRock CEO to Companies: Pay Attention To "Societal Impact"
January 16, 2018--Laurence Fink called on CEOs of companies in which BlackRock invests to articulate long-term plans and how their organizations contribute to society
Laurence Fink in his annual letter to chief executives of companies in which BlackRock invests called on them to better articulate their long-term plans and how their organizations contribute to society, and said the New York money manager will have more frequent and in-depth conversations with them. He has made similar appeals to CEOs in past letters.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
American Century Investments Launches Exchange Traded Funds Focused On U.S. Quality Value And Diversified Corporate Bonds
January 16, 2018--American Century Investments today launched American Century(R) STOXX(R)1 U.S. Quality Value (VALQ) and American Century(R) Diversified Corporate Bond (KORP) Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), the first two ETFs to be offered by the global asset management firm. Listed on the NYSE ARCA, the new funds leverage American Century's 60 years of expertise developing client-centric investment solutions.
"Our goal with the launch of American Century(R) ETFs is to provide innovative strategies that strive to deliver better outcomes for investors," said Edward Rosenberg, senior vice president and head of ETFs for American Century. "We are excited to be launching our first two ETFs, which we see as 'core' investments that can serve as a central, foundational component of a long-term portfolio."
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Source: American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc.
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-The Bond Bear Has Started...Again!
January 16, 2018--Highlights of the Prior Week-Week Ending 1/16/2018
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Domestic equities have had a mediocre year in the first two weeks of 2018 which is to say the market is up a lot for such a short time.
Humorously, the title of this week's Barron's Trader column was The S&P 500 Is On Pace To Triple This Year. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2%, the S&P 500 gained 1.56%, the NASDAQ added 1.72% and the Russell 2000 led the way with 2.02%.
Interest rates continue to be the most interesting game in town. The yield on the Two Year Treasury Note moved above 2% last week for the first time since 2008. The Ten Year also spiked, closing Friday at 2.55%.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Hudson River Trading to buy rival HFT firm Sun Trading
January 16, 2018--Hudson River Trading LLC has agreed to buy Sun Trading parent Sun Holdings LLC, it said on Tuesday, the latest takeover in a shrinking high frequency trading industry beset by low market volatility and rising costs.
The deal between the two closely held firms is expected to close in the first quarter, subject to regulatory approval. The terms were withheld.
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Source: Reuters
Nasdaq Launches passiveIQ(TM) for Investor Relations Professionals
January 16, 2018--First IR-specific solution to provide comprehensive passive index investment data
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), today announced the launch of passiveIQ(TM), a new analytics tool designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with comprehensive and actionable insights into passive index investment data from mutual funds and ETFs. passiveIQ is available as a supplementary service to Nasdaq IR Insight(R).
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Source: Nasdaq.com
Amplify ETFs Delivers Blockchain-Based Exposure with the New Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSE Arca: BLOK)
January 16, 2018--Amplify ETFs announced today that the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSE Arca: BLOK), an actively-managed ETF will begin trading on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
BLOK invests in publicly-traded global companies leading the research, investment and revenue creation related to blockchain-based and other distributed ledger technologies.
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Source: Amplify ETFs
Nine banks accused of rigging Canadian rate benchmark
January 16, 2018--Nine large banks, including HSBC and several Canadian lenders, have been accused in a US lawsuit of conspiring to rig a Canadian rate benchmark to improve profits from derivatives trading, Reuters reports.
The complaint, filed by a Colorado pension fund last Friday, accused the banks of suppressing the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) from Aug. 9, 2007, to June 30, 2014, according to the report.
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Source: ejinsight.com
Reality Shares DIVCON Leaders Dividend ETF (LEAD) Celebrates Two Years of Trading
January 16, 2018--LEAD seeks to invest in companies most likely to grow their dividends, grew assets under management by more than 475 percent in 2017
The Reality Shares DIVCON Leaders Dividend ETF (NYSE Arca:LEAD), which identifies and seeks to invest in likely dividend growers, celebrates its second full year of trading with an 18.05 percent annualized return since inception.1
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Source: Nasdaq.com
