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Citi hands SEC a SPAC victory
April 5, 2022--Citigroup (C.N) isn't so sure about special-purpose acquisition companies anymore. The bank run by Jane Fraser is putting its leading SPAC business on pause after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new regulations, according to Bloomberg.
It's a win for the agency before its rules even go into effect.
Citi underwrote $22 billion across 108 IPOs in 2021, taking nearly 14% of the market, the largest, per SPAC Research.
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Source: reuters.com
BlackRock Cuts Fees on World's Biggest Bond ETF and More
March 31, 2022--Issuer cuts expense ratio on $85 billion AGG fund to 0.03%
Major issuers continue to trim costs to gain an edge
BlackRock Inc. has just cut costs across a handful of ETFs-- including the biggest bond fund in the industry--as big issuers ramp up the famous fee war across the $7 trillion U.S. marketplace.
In Securities and Exchange Commission filings Thursday after the market close, the world's largest issuer of exchange-traded funds reduced the expense ratio on the $85 billion iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (ticker AGG) to 0.03% from 0.04%.
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Source: bloomberg.com
Volatility Shares Launches the 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (Ticker: UVIX) and the -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (Ticker: SVIX)
March 30, 2022--SVIX brings back-1x (inverse) VIX futures exposure
UVIX brings back 2x (long) VIX futures exposure
Today, Volatility Shares announced the launch of the 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (Ticker: UVIX) and the -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (Ticker: SVIX).
UVIX is designed to track, before fees and expenses, twice the Long VIX Futures Index (Ticker: LONGVOL), an index that has been designed to deliver the daily performance of a portfolio of short-term VIX futures contracts.
SVIX is designed to track, before fees and expenses, the Short VIX Futures Index (Ticker: SHORTVOL), an index that has been designed to deliver the full daily inverse performance of a portfolio of short-term VIX futures contracts.
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Source: Volatility Shares
SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2022 Examination Priorities
March 30, 2022--Enhances Focus on Private Funds, ESG, and Operational Resiliency
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations today announced its 2022 examination priorities, including several significant areas of focus and many perennial risk areas.
The Division will focus on private funds, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, retail investor protections, information security and operational resiliency, emerging technologies, and crypto-assets.
The Division publishes its examination priorities annually to provide insights into its risk-based approach, including the areas it believes present potential risks to investors and the integrity of the U.S. capital markets.
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Source: SEC.gov
Optica Capital Launches Rare Earths and Critical Materials ETF (NYSE: CRIT)
March 29, 2022--ETF invests in producers of government-mandated, strategically vital materials, focusing on minerals and metals deemed in critical or short supply
Optica Capital, a strategic and innovative financial firm that designs, launches and manages themed indexes, announces the launch of its first exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Rare Earths and Critical Materials ETF (NYSE: CRIT).
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Source: Optica Capital
Chinese ADR delisting threat looms over ETFs
March 24, 2022--More than 95% of one Invesco ETF is in Chinese ADRs and an iShares ETF is the largest holder of five facing delisting
Exchange traded funds run by global asset managers including BlackRock and Invesco have large exposures to the threat that American depository receipts holdings will be delisted if the Chinese companies fail to meet US auditing requirements.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has moved closer to delisting certain Chinese companies, identifying the first batch of five that will have to provide proof of audit compliance by the end of March. Failing to do so means they will have to delist from New York's stock exchange by 2024.
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Source: ft.com
Active funds take more of the fixed income ETF pie
March 21, 2022--Recent rule changes by the SEC have made it easier for new entrants to make their mark.
Exchange traded funds that invest in fixed income are dominated by three leading providers: BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.
But new regulations and rising demand for actively managed variants in this segment of the market are allowing more players to make their mark.
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Source: FT.com
U.S. SEC delays decisions on spot bitcoin ETFs by WisdomTree and One River
March 21, 2022--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decisions on whether to allow the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds from WisdomTree and One River, according to notices on the regulator's website.
The SEC said it would approve or disapprove a proposal to list and trade the WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust by May 15 and a proposal to list ...
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Source: reuters.com
SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
March 21, 2022--The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule changes that would require registrants to include certain climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and periodic reports, including information about climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on their business, results of operations, or financial condition, and certain climate-related financial statement metrics in a note to their audited financial statements.
The required information about climate-related risks also would include disclosure of a registrant's greenhouse gas emissions, which have become a commonly used metric to assess a registrant's exposure to such risks.
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ProShares Launches Metaverse ETF, Expands Innovative Fund Lineup to the Internet’s Next Frontier
March 17, 2022-VERS ETF is designed to capture the evolving metaverse investment opportunity across a range of technology-focused industries
ProShares, a premier provider of ETFs, today launched a Metaverse ETF (VERS). VERS is designed to give investors access to leading companies shaping the next frontier of digital interactions.
"The metaverse may be as impactful on society as the arrival of the internet or the mobile phone, and the investment opportunity has the potential to be just as compelling," said Michael L. Sapir, ProShares Founder and CEO. "VERS provides investors with a diversified basket of innovative companies that are positioned to potentially benefit from the metaverse’s rapid rise."
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Source: proshares.com
