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Cloud ETF Causes Stir With Netflix Pick
July 7, 2011--The launch of the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund(SKYY) is the latest micro-niche fund to hit the market. Some will scoff at the find, some will trade it actively and some will find genuine investment merit.
The fund is U.S.-based, will have 40 holdings, most of which are technology related; will rebalance quarterly; and will charge a 0.60% expense ratio. At the industry level the fund is dominated by software 32%, Internet services 22% and communications equipment 16%. One other industry in there that might be a surprise is Internet and catalog retail at 7.75%, with the largest name from that segment being Netflix(NFLX_).
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Source: The Street
“It’s Time to Pull Back the Curtain and Make the Final Rulemaking Process as Transparent as Possible”
Opening Statement by Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia: Public Hearing: Anti-Manipulation, Large Trader Reporting, Agricultural Commodities, FCRA, and GLB
July 7, 2011--Good morning. Today, we are voting on the first major tranche of regulations to be finalized under the Dodd-Frank Act. Before we start, I would like to thank each of the five teams for their work on the regulations. Moving from proposed to final regulations has been – to say the least – an involved process, and each team has advanced with unrelenting dedication.
With the Commission’s approval, the regulations before us today will become not only the law of the land, but the Commission’s official statement as to its interpretation of the Act it is charged with administering. So, it is appropriate to consider our duties to market participants and the public generally before issuing final regulations. Our duties can be characterized in two words: (i) transparency and (ii) clarity.
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Source: CFTC.gov
RBC moves a step closer to launching its first ETFs
Initial line-up will consist of eight corporate-bond funds with fixed maturity dates.
July 7, 2011--With this week's filing of a preliminary prospectus, RBC Financial Group confirmed that it's about to enter the rapidly growing market for exchange-traded funds.
It's been common knowledge on the Street for months that RBC was actively looking to expand into ETFs, and it seemed to be only a matter of when.
Once regulatory and other approvals are received, RBC will make its debut with a suite of eight fixed-income index ETFs to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Each ETF will invest in investment-grade Canadian corporate bonds, and each will be terminated on or not long after its maturity date.
The eight upcoming offerings range from RBC Target 2013 Corporate Bond, holding bonds with two-year maturities, to RBC Target 2020 Corporate Bond, holding bonds that will mature in nine years. If held to maturity, the ETFs are designed to produce total returns (less fees, expenses and taxes) that will be comparable to direct investment in Canadian corporate bonds of similar quality and maturity.
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Source: Toronto Star
Income Generation Continues to Be Front of Mind With ETF Users
Fixed Income ETFs Led All Other Asset Classes in Q2 With $633 Million in Net New Assets
July 7, 2011--Canadian fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETF) experienced 8 per cent growth in assets under management (AUM) in the second quarter of 2011, including $633 million in net new assets.
Conversely, Canadian equity ETFs experienced a -8 per cent retraction in AUM and $691 million in net outflows, according to information compiled by the iShares® ETF business at BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (BlackRock® Canada), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.
"In these uncertain economic times, investors have made income generation a priority and sought the safe harbour of fixed income investments," said Mary Anne Wiley, head of iShares distribution, BlackRock Canada.
ETF AUM overall dropped in the second quarter, partly resulting from significant weakness in the equity markets (the S&P®/TSX® Composite Index returned -5.1 per cent in the second quarter). Total AUM of Canadian ETFs was $39.7 billion in Q2, compared to $41.4 billion AUM in Q1, representing a drop of 4 per cent. iShares ETFs continue to be the market leader amongst all the providers with 70.5 per cent of market share and $28 billion AUM followed by Claymore Investments, Inc. with 15.8 per cent and $6.3 billion AUM.
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Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (iShares)
Global X files with the SEC-14 ETFs
July 7, 2011--Global X has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for 14 ETFs.
The funds are:
Global X FTSE Portugal 20 ETF
Global X Slovakia ETF
Global X FTSE Ukraine ETF
Global X Qatar ETF
Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF
Global X Kuwait ETF
Global X Hungary ETF
Global X Nigeria ETF
Global X Luxembourg ETF
Global X FTSE Bangladesh ETF
Global X FTSE Morocco 20 ETF
Global X FTSE Sri Lanka ETF
Global X Czech Republic ETF
Global X Kazakhstan ETF
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Source: SEC.gov
ProShares files with the SEC
July 7, 2011--ProShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the ProShares Hedge Replication ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
AdvisorShares files with SEC
July 7, 2011--AdvisorShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Rockledge SectorSAM ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC
July 7, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the CEF Municipal Income ETF (XMPT).
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Source: SEC.gov
Pimco files with the SEC
July 7, 2011--Pimco has filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registration Statement for the PIMCO Total Return Exchange-Traded Fund
(TRXT).
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Source: SEC.gov
Treasury volumes fall in second quarter
July 7, 2011--Trading in Treasuries during the second quarter declined from the first three months of the year, according to revised data issued by the leading US banking industry group.
The falling volumes, coming amid still-depressed equity trading, could weigh on second-quarter results for financial institutions such as banks and exchanges that start arriving next week.
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Source: FT.com
