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ETF Securities Precious Metals Monitor-February 2017
March 3, 2017--Key Highlights
Deficits, delays and debt discussions could weigh on market optimism
The Trump rally continued its march this month with the S&P 500 rising 4.0% and indices hitting record levels.
Investors remain fueled by expectations for tax reform, deregulation, and increased fiscal spending (most notably a $1 trillion dollar infrastructure plan). Given the complexities of bringing such policies to fruition, however, markets may be under-pricing the impact that delays and compromises may have on current valuations.
Source: etfsecurities.com
Buy-side brace for further regulatory scrutiny
March 3, 2017--Regulators are set to shift focus from large banks to asset managers, according to a recent report.
Asset managers globally will face 'rigorous regulatory scrutiny' with emerging proposals from regulators including MiFID II, UCITS and AIFMD. P>view more
Source: thetradenews.com
FIA: Position limits rule needs more study and hedging exemptions
March 2, 2017--FIA has submitted comments urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to assess whether position limits are needed and to expand exemptions for hedging activities before setting any new federal position limits.
The position limits re-proposal, which would establish speculative position limits for 25 exempt and agricultural commodity futures and option contracts, and physical commodity swaps that are "economically equivalent" to such contracts, contains changes made in response to comments from FIA and other market participants. FIA support
Source: FIA.org
WisdomTree: Don't let roll yield erode your commodity returns
March 2, 2017--In this two-part series, we will look into the two key drivers that can affect an optimised rolling commodity strategy -changing market conditions arising from policy pressures and seasonality.
We will show how the ability in managing the roll component, coupled with lower volatility, highlights how an optimised strategy can better manage the different return components of commodities investing without sacrificing performance.
Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Deutsche Boerse has sold its remaining stake in Bats Global Markets
March 2, 2017--Deutsche Boerse has offloaded its remaining shareholding in Bats Global Markets.
It had sold one third of its stake in the Kansas-based stock exchange operator for $86m (£70m) in October, and said it had already realised a net income contribution of around €23m (£19.7m) from that. It expects the newest sale to boost earnings by €68m this quarter.
Source: cityam.com
One bitcoin is now worth more than one ounce of gold
March 2, 2017--For the first time ever, the price of one bitcoin has surpassed the price of one ounce of gold.
While today's swap can be attributed to a good day for bitcoin (up ~3%) and a bad day for gold (down ~1.3%), the big picture is that bitcoin has more than doubled in the last year (up ~185% from a year ago) while gold is essentially trading exactly at the price it was a year ago.
Source: techcrunch.com
IMF F&D Magazine Examines "Growth Conundrum"
March 2, 2017--In this issue:
Whither Economic Growth?
The global optimism at the turn of the century has been replaced by fear of long-term stagnation.
Rethinking GDP
It may be time to devise a new measure of economic welfare with fewer flaws
Why does economic growth matter?
view the IMF F&D Magazine Examines "Growth Conundrum"
Source: IMF
World Economic Forum-Shaping the Future of Construction: Inspiring innovators redefine the industry
March 1, 2017--3D-printed houses, automatically designed hospitals, prefabricated skyscrapers-futuristic dreams are now a reality, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum.
The report, Shaping the Future of Construction: Inspiring innovators redefine the industry, analyses ten innovation cases, and provides key success factors and policy recommendations to accelerate innovation in construction.
view the Shaping the Future of Construction Inspiring innovators redefine the industry report
Source: WEF (World Economic Forum)
Treatment of Qatar within FTSE Global Equity Index Series Update
March 1, 2017--Treatment of Qatar within FTSE Global Equity Index Series
Update
Further to the "Treatment of Qatar within FTSE Global Equity Index Series" notification released on
Friday, 17 February 2017, regarding the second 50% tranche of Qatar transitioning to Secondary
Emerging market status within FTSE Global Equity Index Series, please note that the following two Qatari
securities will not be doubling their current investability weight:
Aamal Company QSC (Sedol: B29VJZ5) will have an increased investability weight from 20% to 28% as the sum of restricted shareholders is more restrictive than the official foreign ownership limit
Qatari Investors Group QSC (Sedol: B1CFJN5) will retain an unchanged investability weight due to it failing the headroom test.
ource: ftse.com
2017 Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
March 1, 2017--In celebration of International Women's Day (8 March 2017), the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative is pleased to announce that 40 stock exchanges will host a bell ringing ceremony to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing gender equality to achieve the UN's SDG 5.
The events are organized with UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative, IF,, Women in ETFs and World Federation of Exchanges.
Source: Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative 2013
