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United States Commodity Funds files with the SEC
June 18, 2012--United States Commodity Funds has filed a amedment no.2 to form S-1 with the SEC for the United States Asian Commodities Basket Fund ("UAC).
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
June 15, 2012--The current reports for the week of June 12, 2012 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
New ETF starts trading on BM&FBOVESPA
June 15, 2012--A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) is available for trading on BM&FBOVESPA. ECOO11 is indexed to the Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2) , which tracks the performance of the shares of companies participating in the IBrX-50 index that have agreed to join in this initiative, by adopting transparent practices with respect to their greenhouse gas emissions.
The ticker symbol of the new ETF called Ishares Carbon Efficient Index is: ECOO11.
Besides this new ETF, investors can also trade in 13 other ETFs on BM&FBOVESPA: four broad-based index funds — BOVA11, BRAX11, PIBB11 and DIVO11, indexed to the Ibovespa, IBrX-100, IBrX-50 and Dividend indexes respectively; six sector index funds — CSMO11, MOBI11, MATB11, FIND11, ISUS11 , UTIP11 and GOVE11, indexed to the Consumer Goods, Real Estate, Basic Materials, Financials, Corporate Sustainability, Public Utility and Corporate Governance indexes respectively; and two market cap index funds — SMAL11, indexed to the small cap index, and MILA11, indexed to the large cap index.
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Source: BM&FBOVESPA
Treasury International Capital Data For April
June 15, 2012--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April 2012. The next release, which will report on data for May 2012, is scheduled for July 17, 2012.
The sum total in April of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC outflow of $20.5 billion. Of this, net foreign private outflows were $23.7 billion, and net foreign official inflows were $3.2 billion.
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in March – net purchases were $26.1 billion. Net purchases by private foreign investors were $15.4 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $10.7 billion.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
Director of Division of Investment Management Eileen Rominger to Retire
June 15, 2012--The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Eileen Rominger, Director of the Division of Investment Management, will be retiring in July.
The SEC’s Division of Investment Management protects investors and promotes capital formation through oversight and regulation of the nation’s multi-trillion dollar investment management industry. During Ms. Rominger’s tenure, the Division has been instrumental in implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandates regarding advisers to hedge funds and other private funds.
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC Certifies Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Contract Submitted by Osaka Securities Exchange
Contract may be Offered to U.S. Persons Through Direct Access Effective June 15, 2012
June 15, 2012--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight today certified a Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures contract submitted by the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) on April 30, 2012.
The contract satisfies the requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commission’s Regulations and may be offered or sold to persons in the U.S. through OSE’s direct access terminals located in the U.S.
Source: CFTC.gov
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available-June 2012
June 15, 2012--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review May 2012 is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
High ETF growth to depend on pensions
June 15, 2012--A recent report that Apple planned to shift its entire retirement savings portfolio into exchange traded funds produced a shiver of excitement across the ETF industry.
The news was seen as a signal that ETFs were about to make a real breakthrough into pension plans, where their adoption has been painfully slow.
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Source: FT.com
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance on Cross--Border Application of Certain Swaps Provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and a Proposal Regarding Phased Compliance for Foreign Swap Dealers
June 14, 2012--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., to consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance on Cross-Border Application of Certain Swaps Provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)
and Regulations thereunder, and a Proposal Regarding Phased Compliance for Foreign Swap Dealers.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Canadian securities regulators propose enhanced disclosure requirements on investment costs and performance
June 14, 2012--The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are publishing for a second comment period, proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, which would require registered dealers and advisers to provide investors with clear and meaningful information on the costs and performance of their investments.
This Proposal includes, among other things, requirements for registered dealers and advisers to provide their clients with annual reports that show them:
in dollars, what the dealer or adviser was paid for the products and services it provided, and
in dollars and percentages, how the client's investments performed during that year and over longer periods
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Source: Canadian Securities Administrators
