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ETF Providers Pursue Institutional Investors
April 2, 2015--ETFs are not only for the retail investor looking to make investments on the cheap; product providers and researchers report institutions are increasingly driving ETF inflows by adding them to portfolios.
As a result there's an opportunity for ETF providers to position their products to institutions considering a move, says Eric R. Ervin, CEO and co-founder of Reality Shares, noting that capturing even a single institutional investor can bring millions to a fund almost instantaneously.
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Source: mmexecutive.com
ValueShares Cancels Participation in BATS CLP Program
April 2, 2015--Due to registration of (7) Authorized Participants and several additional AP applications in progress, the Advisor has determined the CLP program is no longer needed to promote liquidity.
Effective 1 April, ValueShares will no longer participate in the BATS Exchange CLP program for QVAL and IVAL.
Certain ETFs listed on the BATS exchange participate in the BATS Competitive Liquidity Provider ("CLP") Program. The BATS CLP Program is designed to incent market makers to provide liquidity in less actively traded products to help strengthen their investment appeal.
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Source: ValueShares
Altavista-Sector SPDR Analyzer + Equal Sector Weight ETF-April 2015
April 2, 2015--The monthly update on each of the nine Select Sector SPDRs plus the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF is now available.
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Source: AltaVista Research
Barclays Announces Changes to the Atlantic Trust Select MLP Index
Atlantic Trust Select MLP Index used as underlying index in the Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETNs
April 2, 2015--Barclays Bank PLC announced today that following the close of business on Friday, April 9, 2015, the following two index constituents will be added to the Atlantic Trust Select MLP Index (the "Index"):
MPLX LP MPLX,-0.22% ;
Phillips 66 Partners LP PSXP.
The Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETNs are linked to the performance of the Volume-Weighted Average Price ("VWAP") of the Index.
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Source: Barclays Bank PLC
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta ("LAB") Index Up 0.29% in March
April 2, 2015--The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 0.29% in March.
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index ("CSLAB"), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 0.29% in March.
The Managed Futures strategy was the strongest performer, finishing up 4.28% in March, and remained the highest performer year-to-date, up 11.35%.
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Source: Credit Suisse AG
Janus active ETFs cleared for launch
April 2, 2015--Janus has received long-awaited Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch actively managed exchange traded funds.
An order issued this week by the Division of Investment Management grants the necessary exemptions effective immediately.
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Source: FT.com
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Update: First Quarter Closing On A Deceptively Volatile Note
April 2, 2015--Macro-Last week was generally quieter than the week before in terms of news but volatility in the asset classes was alive and...
The Gold Report-It is interesting that even as the grain markets are under such severe pressure, and even as the global equity markets are under very real pressure, and even as crude oil remains under pressure, gold is firm...
The High Yield Report-As we look at the high yield bond market, it is important to have an understanding of the fixed income marketplace and the investment options within it. The first thing to note is the sheer size, which..
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Source: AdvisorShares
CBOE Holdings Reports March 2015 Trading Volume
Total Volume of 94.9 Million Contracts Traded
ADV of 4.3 Million Contacts Down From Prior Month, Year Ago
April 1, 2015--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume during March for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange(R) (CBOE(R)) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE(R)) was 94.9 million contracts, an increase of seven percent versus February 2015 and a decrease of 12 percent from March 2014.
Total options and futures average daily volume (ADV) at CBOE Holdings during March was 4.3 million contracts, a decrease of seven percent from February 2015 and a decrease of 16 percent from March 2014.
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Source: CBOE
Financial adviser rule draws industry fire
April 1, 2015--Financial services industry firms are locked in a battle to shape the final language of contentious draft regulations meant to crack down on financial advisers.
Administration officials convened a series of at least four meetings in March at the White House, hearing from progressive groups who back the new regulations as well as business interests looking to dial them back, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) records show.
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Source: The Hill
Bond Traders Find Answer to Broken Market: Switch to Currencies
April 1, 2015--Just because it's getting harder to trade bonds doesn’t mean that investors are sitting on their hands.
Instead, they're turning to currencies, which are largely bought and sold electronically rather than through dealers, according to Joyce Chang, the global head of research at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York.
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Source: Bloomberg
