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Horizons ETFs Launches Canada's First Family of Commodity Yield ETFs
March 1, 2012--Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. ("Horizons ETFs")
and its affiliate AlphaPro Management Inc. ("AlphaPro") are pleased to announce the launch of three new commodity exchange traded funds which will allow investors to earn
a tax-efficient monthly income from exposure to crude oil, natural gas and silver.
Horizons ETFs is the first ETF provider in Canada to offer exchange traded funds that utilize an innovative covered call strategy on commodities.
The three new Horizons commodity yield exchange traded funds (the “Commodity Yield ETFs” or “ETFs”) allow investors to gain exposure to a commodity asset class while earning a tax-efficient monthly income.
The ETFs will begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”)
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Source: Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc.
DBX files with he SEC
March 2, 2012--DBX ETF Trust has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
First Trust files with the SEC
March 2, 2012-First Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. This Registration Statement relates to the First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund, First Trust Canada AlphaDEX( Fund, First Trust Australia AlphaDEX Fund, First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund,
First Trust Taiwan
AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust
Switzerland AlphaDEX(R) Fund, First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX(R)
Fund and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX(R) Fund
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Source: SEC.gov
Morgan Stanley ETF Quarterly Report: $1.2 Trillion in 1,215 ETFs
March 2, 2012--The following publication is our comprehensive quarterly report on US-listed ETFs. It includes a summary of investment
applications, excerpts from our strategy reports, our outlook for
related markets, index data, and individual profiles for the 306 ETFs
in our coverage universe, which represents 92% of US-listed ETF
assets.
ETF assets are up 12% YTD amid solid flows and strong equity markets. We currently stand at $1.2 trillion spread among 1,215 products. New issuance has been strong so far this year with 57
ETFs coming to market. On the flow front, ETFs ended 2011 on a
positive note, generating net inflows of $40.8 billion during the
fourth quarter and $114.7 billion for the full year. Fixed Income
ETFs posted the largest net inflows in 2011, bringing in $43.4 billion
in net new money. US Small- & Micro-Cap ETFs had the highest net
cash outflows in 2011 at $4.4 billion.
ETFs provide access to many favored market segments. Morgan Stanley & Co.’s global strategy team maintains their defensive stance as risks are heavily skewed to the downside. We list favored areas in the report and ways to implement these ideas via ETFs.
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Source: Morgan Stanley
Rich nations causing 'monetary tsunami'
March 2, 2012--President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday accused the world's rich countries of unleashing a "tsunami" of cheap money that hurts developing countries like Brazil.
Rousseff complained that rich nations are responding to the global financial crisis with easy credit and low interest rates - and that cheap money makes its way to Brazil, which has high interest rates and a strong currency.
Brazil considers the situation an "exchange war" because as a result, Brazilian products are more expensive and US and European imports cheaper.
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Source: FIN24
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available-February 2012
March 2, 2012--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review February 2012.
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Source: BNY Mellon
IMF Working paper-The Puzzle of Brazil's High Interest Rates
March 1, 2012--Summary: This paper highlights that real interest rates in Brazil have declined substantially over time, but are still well above the average of emerging market inflation targeting regimes.
The adoption of an inflation-targeting regime and better economic fundamentals (reduction in inflation volatility and improvements in the fiscal and external positions) has helped Brazil sustain significantly lower real interest rates than in the past. Going forward, the paper shows that Brazil can converge towards lower equilibrium real interest rates if domestic savings increase to the level of other emerging market countries. The effect is particularly pronounced if the increase in domestic savings is achieved through higher levels of public savings. Still, econometric results suggest that, controlling for everything else in the model, real interest rates in Brazil are about two full percentage points higher than in other countries in the sample, suggesting that there are still Brazil-specific factors that have not been captured by the empirical analysis. Some of these factors may include credit market segmentation and inflation inertia generated by still pervasive indexation practices.
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Source: IMF
Van Eck files with the SEC
March 1, 2012-Van Eck has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.
Russell files with the SEC
March 1, 2012--Russell has filed a second amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
Fee Rate Advisory #6 for Fiscal Year 2012
March 1, 2012--Pursuant to Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commission has determined that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 transaction fee rate is necessary. Effective on April 1, 2012, the Section 31 transaction fee rate will be set at $22.40 per million.
The Act requires the Commission to adjust the Section 31 fee rate if it estimates that the baseline estimate of the dollar volume of sales of securities that was used to calculate the annual adjusted fee rate for fiscal year 2012 is reasonably likely to be 10 percent (or more) greater or less than the actual dollar volume for fiscal year 2012.
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Source: SEC.gov
