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Dem Sen. Casey calls on CFTC to act against oil speculators
March 4, 2012--Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (Pa.) is pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to help ease rising gasoline prices.
In a letter sent to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler on Sunday, Casey called on the agency to implement a rule that would limit speculation in the oil market and is two years in the making.
“Consumers shouldn’t be forced to pay higher prices at the pump because of speculative bets on Wall Street,” Casey said.
Congress gave the CFTC the tools to crackdown on speculation in the oil market, and with sky high prices at the pump it’s time they used it.”
The Dodd-Frank law gives the CFTC the authority to limit the ability of speculators on Wall Street to inflate the price of oil by putting in place position limits. The limits set the maximum amount of the oil market that a single speculator could control.
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Source: The Hill
U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury International Capital System (TIC) Homepage Update
March 2, 2012--This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
March 2, 2012--The current reports for the week of February 28, 2012 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Updated: NDX Continues to Climb
March 2, 2012--Powered by strong fundamentals and a growth premium in the macroeconomic environment, the NASDAQ-100 Index (NDX) is at an 11 year high and is approaching the 2700 mark for the first time since January 2001.
Earnings of NDX companies have been very strong and continue to show increasing momentum. Just behind Apple’s pace-setting performance and monumental year of $108 billion in revenue and $25 billion in earnings, the other leading components have shown fundamental strength and impressive growth results.
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Source: NASDAQ OMX
New report from ETF Global Insight- Vanguard gathered largest net Inflows, SSgA largest outflows
According to the preliminary findings of ETF Global Insight, the new company of Debbie Fuhr, the ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States enjoyed in February 2012 inflows of about US$ 9.3 bn. Vanguard gathered the most fresh money, SSgA expericenced the largest outflows
March 2, 2012--Highlights:
At the end of February 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,140 ETFs, with 1,140 listings, assets of US$1,058.3 Bn, from 30 providers on 3 exchanges.
61 new ETFs were listed YTD to February 2012.
In February 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$9.3 Bn.
Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows with US$5.6 Bn, followed by iShares with US$2.7 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.3 Bn net inflows.
SSgA experienced the largest net outflows with US$1.5 Bn.
S&P has the largest amount of ETF assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$301.1 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$285.5 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$141.7 Bn.
Including other Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), at the end of February 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,430 ETFs, with 1,430 listings, assets of US$1,202.5 Bn, from 48 providers on 3 exchanges.
69 new ETFs/ETPs were listed YTD to February 2012.
In February 2012, ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$13.8 Bn.
Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows with 5.6 Bn, followed by iShares with US$3.1 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.3 Bn net inflows.
PIMCO experienced the largest net outflows with US$0.4 Bn.
S&P has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$307.7 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$286.1 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$142.0 Bn.
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Source: ETF Global Insight
ProShares files with the SEC
March 2, 2012--ProShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. This post-effective amendment relates only to ProShares UltraPro Financials, ProShares UltraPro Oil & Gas, ProShares UltraPro Short Financials, and ProShares UltraPro Short Oil & Gas, each a new series of ProShares Trust.
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Source: SEC.gov
Tim Geithner blasts Wall Street for 'amnesia' over financial crisis
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has blasted Wall Street for its "amnesia" over the financial crisis as the administration hits back at criticism of financial reform
March 2, 2012--Wall Street banks have attacked The Dodd-Frank Act, the financial reform legislation that Congress passed in the summer of 2010, for its complexity and the time it has taken to implement.
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, admitted this week that The Volcker Rule, which bans proprietary trading and is a key plank of the legislation, will not be ready for a July 21 deadline.
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Source: The Telegraph
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
