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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
June 23, 2011--Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
The shareholders of TimberWest Forest Corp. (TSX:TWF.UN) have accepted the $CDN6.16 cash per unit offer from the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments).
TimberWest will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index after the close of Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index
June 23, 2011--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index.
EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A. (France, Utilities, EEN.FR) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index and replaced by Electricite de France S.A. (France, Utilities, EDR.FR). EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A. is being removed due to its acquisition by Electricite de France S.A.
The change in the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
The Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index measures the performance of all publicly traded securities of companies that are official partners, sponsors or suppliers of the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games. The index is reviewed quarterly in March, June, September and December.
Further information on the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index can be found at www.djindexes.com.
Source: Dow Jones Imdexes
EGShares Launch "GEMS" Suite of ETFs: First Emerging Markets Sector Solution Set
June 23, 2011- Emerging Global Advisors, an asset management company focused exclusively on emerging markets and the advisor to the EGShares family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today launched a suite of investment solutions for sector investing in emerging market countries.
The funds, branded as GEMS (Global Emerging Market Sectors), allow investors to pursue emerging markets sector exposures in a manner similar to what is possible in the U.S. and other developed markets. The funds are all based on the Dow Jones Emerging Market Titans Index series and are composed of leading emerging-market companies in each of the 10 Industries defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).
The GEMS’ sector solution set is:
EGShares GEMS Composite ETF (NYSE: AGEM)*
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (NYSE: OGEM)*
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (NYSE: FGEM)*
EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF (NYSE: LGEM)
EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF (NYSE: GGEM)
EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF (NYSE: VGEM)
EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF (NYSE: HGEM)
EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (NYSE: IGEM)
EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (NYSE: QGEM)
EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF (NYSE: TGEM)
EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF (NYSE: UGEM)
For more Information, please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com
* AGEM, OGEM, and FGEM were previously marketed under the tickers EEF, EEO, and EFN
Source: Emerging Global Advisors,
AdvisorShares Launches the Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF (MATH)
MATH's Quantitative Tactical Methodology Seeks ETFs Participating in Long-Term Durable Trends
June 23, 2011--AdvisorShares Investments, a sponsor of actively managed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), today launched the AdvisorShares Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF (NYSE: MATH) which is managed by American Wealth Management of Reno, Nevada. The Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF offers advisers a broadly diversified portfolio that measures the velocity of change in value across asset classes to find the best risk-adjusted returns.
Laif Meidell, Portfolio Manager of MATH, said, "We are very excited to launch MATH with AdvisorShares as we believe investment advisers and their clients will be excited about the strategy's focus on changes in the economy, and how assets should be allocated as these changes occur, all within an actively managed ETF. We manage MATH by measuring the velocity of change in the different asset classes, and then make investment allocations with the goal of providing positive risk adjusted returns and minimizing losses through tactical asset allocation."
Noah Hamman, CEO and Founder of AdvisorShares, said, "We feel investors are seeking a professionally managed tactical strategy like MATH which enables the portfolio manager to evaluate, rank and select the mix of investments in given market conditions while remaining objective and unemotional. We're proud to add the Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF to our growing stable of unique ETFs.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Canadian Securities Administrators Seek Comments On Regulation Of Over-The-Counter Derivatives Trade Reporting And Repositories
June 23, 2011--The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment Consultation Paper 91-402 – Derivatives: Trade Repositories, which sets out a series of recommendations that are designed to improve regulatory oversight of OTC derivatives transactions, while maintaining consistency with international developments.
Under the CSA’s proposed regulatory framework, all OTC derivative transactions entered into by a Canadian counterparty would be required to be reported to an approved trade repository. Canadian regulators would have access to this data to assist them in discharging their regulatory oversight responsibilities.
“The G-20 has made transparency of the OTC derivatives market one of the central pillars of reform and agreed that OTC derivatives transactions should be reported to trade repositories,” said Bill Rice, Chair of the CSA and Chair and CEO of the Alberta Securities Commission. “In response to this G-20 direction, the CSA has developed key recommendations for OTC derivatives regulatory requirements governing trade repository governance and operations, transaction reporting, and information transparency.”
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Source: Canadian Securities Administrators
EGShares Launches “GEMS” Suite Of ETFs ON NYSE ARCA: First Emerging Markets Sector Solution Set- Funds Based on Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes
June 23, 2011-- NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Emerging Global Advisors, an asset management company focused exclusively on emerging markets and the sub-advisor to the EGShares family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the successful launch of a comprehensive suite of investment solutions for sector investing in emerging market countries on NYSE Arca, NYSE Euronext's fully electronic US market.
The funds, branded as GEMS (Global Emerging Market Sectors), allow investors to pursue emerging markets sector exposures in a manner similar to what is possible in the US and other developed markets. The funds are all based on the Dow Jones Emerging Market Sector Titans Indexes and are composed of leading emerging market companies in each of the 10 Industries defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).
"The GEMS launch makes it possible for investors to trade emerging markets sector funds, and we take great pride in being the first exchange to list these innovative products," said Laura Morrison, Senior Vice President of Global Index and Exchange Traded Products Group US. “EGA's decision to list on NYSE Euronext underscores the value of the consultative services, market structure and technology that our platform provides its issuers and the ETF marketplace.”
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Source: NYSE Euronexr
Dow Jones Indexes Licenses Additional Eight Emerging Markets Sector Indexes to Emerging Global Advisors LLC
June 23, 2011-- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Emerging Global Advisors LLC (EGA) has licensed an additional eight indexes from the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes series for EGShares’ expanding family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
EGA, a Ridgewood, N.J.-based asset management company focused exclusively on emerging markets and the advisor to EGShares, has branded the ETFs as GEMS (Global Emerging Market Sectors). The GEMS allow investors to pursue emerging markets sector exposures with the same precision that is possible in U.S. and other developed markets.
With the announcement of its eight new licenses, Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes now serve as the basis for a total of 11 GEMS:
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Source: Dow Jones Indexes
Fed holds rates on inflation concerns
June 22, 2011--The US Federal Reserve gave a downbeat assessment of the world’s largest economy on Wednesday, pointing to slower than expected growth and higher inflation
In the most significant change to its policy statement, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee stripped out all reference to “subdued” measures of underlying inflation and said the economy was growing “somewhat more slowly than the committee had expected”.
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Source: FT.com
Speech by SEC Commissioner:(1) Rules Implementing Amendments to the Advisers Act of 1940 (Final Rules);(2) Exemptions for Advisers to Venture Capital Funds, Private Fund Advisers
With Less Than $150 Million in Assets Under Management, and Foreign Private Advisers (Final Rules)
by
Commissioner Elisse B. Walter
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
June 22, 2011--I would like to thank the staff of the Division of Investment Management, and the other divisions and offices who have worked on the recommendations before us this morning. I know that your names have been mentioned already, but I wanted to make sure to echo the appreciation expressed by my colleagues. I would also like to welcome Craig Lewis, as the new Chief Economist and Director of RiskFin.
Before us this morning are a pair of companion releases that would implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and take other important action. As the recommendations have been discussed already in detail, and I generally support them, I’ll keep my remarks brief.
The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Advisers Act to repeal the “private adviser exemption,” which advisers to many hedge funds and other funds have relied on to avoid registration with the agency. This was a critical step in bringing important Commission oversight into the private fund industry, and was long overdue.
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Source: CFTC.gov
New Coverage, Analysis Enhance AltaVista Research’s ETF Website
New analytical capabilities and expanded coverage help investors and financial advisors examine and compare exchange traded funds (ETFs) at the ETF Research Center from AltaVista Research.
June 22, 2011--ETF Research Center, the online portal for financial advisors and individual investors to access AltaVista’s analysis of exchange traded funds, announces significant enhancements to the site including new analytical tools and a major increase in coverage, to assist investors who increasingly favor ETFs over actively managed mutual funds.
New analytical tools include examination of recent trends in important valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings, price-to-sales and price-to-book value multiples, as well as additional constituent breakdown data. The analysis of valuation trends complements the existing “snapshot” valuation metrics—updated each trading day—facilitating comparisons and assisting investors in making more informed judgments.
Expanded coverage includes dozens of recently listed ETFs, as well as AltaVista’s first fund of funds, the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (shown here). Beginning in July, the fund of funds will join the nine Select Sector SPDR funds in the monthly ETF Analyzer report, which is available for download free of charge. These additions bring total coverage to more than 660 funds in the U.S. and 47 in Australia.
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Source: AltaVista Research
