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Report on Foreign Portfolio Holdings on U.S. Securites at End-June 2016
April 28, 2017--The final results from the annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2016 were released today on the Treasury website at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx.
The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2017; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2018.
Complementary surveys measuring U.S. holdings of foreign securities are also carried out annually. Data from the most recent survey, reporting on securities held at year-end 2016, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported by August 31, 2017.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
U.S. Economy Grew 0.7% in First Quarter, Slowest in Three Years
April 28, 2017--Consumption is worst since 2009 on auto demand, utilities
Investment is bright spot, including housing and oil drilling
The U.S. economy expanded at the slowest pace in three years as weak auto sales and lower home-heating bills dragged down consumer spending, offsetting a pickup in investment led by housing and oil drilling.
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Source: Bloomberg
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of 92 billion US dollars at the end of Q1 2017
April 27, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of US$92 billion at the end of Q1 surpassing the prior record of US$90.61 billion set at the end of February 2017
, according to data from ETFGI's Q1 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
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Source: ETFGI
BlackRock launches Argentina ETF
April 27, 2017--Blackrock has launched a new Argentina-focused ETF in response to increased investor demand for exposure to Latin America's up-and-coming economy.
The iShares MSCI Argentina and Global Exposure ETF aims to track the MSCI All Argentina 25/50 Index, a broad equity index, according to a BlackRock news release.
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Source: citywireamericas.com
ETFGI reports ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States gathered record inflows of 44 billion US dollars and assets reached a new high of 2.798 trillion US dollars at the end of Q1 2017
April 27, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high of US$2.798 trillion at the end Q1 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$2.758 trillion set at the end of February 2017, according to data from ETFGI's Q1 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
At the end of March 2017, the US ETF/ETP industry had 2,000 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$2.798 trillion, from 110 providers listed on 3 exchanges.
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Source: ETFGI
ETFs Are 'Weapons of Mass Destruction,' FPA Capital Managers Say
April 27, 2017--The rise of passive investing distorts stock prices, they say
They question how ETFs will hold up in major market selloff
Exchange-traded funds are "weapons of mass destruction" that have distorted stock prices and created the potential for a market selloff, according to the managers of the FPA Capital Fund.view more
Source: Bloomberg
Bats Welcomes New iShares Fund to Bats ETF Marketplace
30 Issuers, 164 Funds Now Listed on Bats in the U.S.
April 27, 2017--Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading globally, today welcomed a new iShares fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace.
The iShares MSCI Argentina and Global Exposure ETF (Bats: AGT) seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All Argentina 25/50 Index (the “Underlying Index”), which is designed to measure the broad Argentina equity universe.
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Source: CBOE
Love ETFs? Now You Can Share in Their Growth.
Exchange Traded Funds are the most successful financial product in at least a generation. According to the Investment Company Institute, assets invested in U.S.-listed ETFs grew from $2.4 billion twenty years ago to $2.5 trillion at the end of 2016, a growth rate of nearly 42% per annum.
Even measured from 10 years ago, when ETFs were more widely promoted and had a much larger asset base of $423 billion, asset growth still equates to almost 20% per year
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Source: AltaVista Research
Nasdaq breaches 6,000 mark for first time ever
April 25, 2017--The Nasdaq breached the 6,000 mark for the first time ever on Tuesday, spurred by a raft of strong
corporate earnings and President Donald Trump's promise of a major tax reform plan.
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Source: Nasdaq.com
IMF Working paper-Fiscal Challenges of Population Aging in Brazil
April 26, 2017--In recent decades, population has been aging fast in Brazil while old age pensions and healthrelated spending have increased. As the population ages, the spending trend threaten to reach unsustainable levels absent reforms. Increasing the retirement age is key, but by itself will not provide sufficient savings to close the pension system financing gap, and reforms reducing replacement rates are necessary.
In the area of health, there is scope for improving expenditure efficiency by strengthening outpatient care and regional networks, and developing clinical guidelines for cost-effective treatments and drugs. Reforms are urgent, so that they can be gradual.
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Source: IMF
