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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Is Growing Up
August 19, 2020--Larry Fink's now-famous letter seems to have made a difference.
Sustainability reporting is quickly going mainstream. While companies aren't always required by regulators to report their greenhouse gas emissions, human rights records and wastewater management, investors are pushing them for this information at a faster clip.
Part of the issue is that global investors are under pressure from governments and asset owners themselves to report their impact on people and the planet. Sustainability information companies provided up until now has rarely been comparable, timely or consistent year-to-year.
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Source: bloomberg.com
Fed policymakers zero in on strategy tweaks, minutes show
April 19, 2020--Federal Reserve policymakers are considering tweaks to monetary policy that could result in the U.S. central bank sticking with aggressive stimulus measures far longer than under its previous rubric, minutes from their last policy meeting showed.
The readout of the Fed's July 28-The economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic faced a highly uncertain path. For instance, they judged that the swift rebound in employment seen in May and June had likely slowed and that additional "substantial improvement" in the labor market would hinge on a "broad and sustained" reopening of business activity.
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Sources: reuters.com
Anfield Capital launches dynamic active fixed income ETF
August 19, 2020--Anfield Capital has launched a new actively managed fixed income ETF designed to serve as a core holding in investors’ portfolios.
The Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (ADFI US) has listed on Cboe BZX Exchange and comes with an expense ratio of 1.30%.
The ETF takes a dynamic investing approach and typically utilizes between 10 and 20 unaffiliated ETFs to gain its exposure.
The strategy covers all major sectors of the global debt markets including government and agency securities, corporate bonds, private debt, convertible securities, bank loans, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, and cash equivalent instruments.
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Source: etfstrategy.com
SEC puts US Oil Fund on notice over investor disclosures
August 19, 2020--The world's largest fund investing in oil futures is in the US securities regulator's crosshairs over disclosures to investors during a period of mayhem in crude markets this spring.
The manager of the $4bn United States Oil Fund (USO) disclosed on Wednesday that it had received a Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission related to constraints on its ability to hold certain futures contracts in late April and May.
Such notices warn recipients that regulatory staff intend to recommend commissioners authorise a civil action, though charges do not necessarily follow.
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Source: technocodex.com
TDAM launches 3 asset allocation ETFs
August 18, 2020--The funds are designed for conservative, moderate and aggressive risk tolerances.
A new suite of asset allocation ETFs has been released by Toronto-based TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM).
The offering consists of three funds, collectively called the TD One-Click ETF Portfolios, designed for different levels of investor risk tolerance.
The TD One-Click Conservative ETF Portfolio has a target mix of 30% equities and 70% fixed income, while the TD One-Click Moderate ETF Portfolio portfolio targets 60% equities and 40% fixed income. The TD One-Click Aggressive ETF Portfolio portfolio rounds out the suite, targeting 90% equities and 10% fixed income.
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Source: advisor.ca
Fidelity Assets Under Management Reach Record $3.3 Trillion
August 18, 2020--Firm hired 2,000, added products as stock markets rebounded
Brokerage and asset manager issues second-quarter report
Fidelity Investments' assets under management reached a record of $3.3 trillion at the end of June, a 15% increase from the year prior, as a surge in stock trading and new accounts helped bring in money.
Customers opened almost 1.2 million retail accounts, the Boston-based company said Tuesday in a report, boosting flows to the firm's mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Equity trading more than doubled to an average of 2.3 million daily transactions in the second quarter as markets rebounded.view more
Source: bloomberg.com
U.S. High-Grade Bond Sales Set Record, Reach $1.346 Trillion
August 17, 2020-- Yields tumbled to record lows amid robust investor demand
Total issuance seen approaching $2 trillion by end of year
U.S. corporate investment-grade issuance reached a record $1.346 trillion Monday, surpassing 2017's full-year total in less than eight months amid seemingly endless investor appetite following the Federal Reserve's unprecedented steps to bolster liquidity.
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Source: bloomberg.com
CFTC Unanimously Approves Proposals Amending Margin Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
August 14, 2020--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has voted unanimously to approve two proposals amending certain margin requirements for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs).
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight delivered a staff presentation on the proposed rule makings during the Open Meeting held on July 22, 2020. Both proposed rules have a 30-day comment period following publication in the Federal Register.
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Source: CFTC.gov
The Spac race: Wall St banks jostle to get in on hot new trend
August 12, 2020--'Blank cheque' companies now account for one in five dollars raised in IPOs.
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Source: FT.com
Fed Ramps Up Auto Bond Buying With Industry Starting to Recover
August 11. 2020--Fed bought more in the sector than any other, per CreditSights
'There's the math and then there's the mission,' investor says
The Federal Reserve's historic foray into the credit market has benefitted auto companies the most, supporting an industry that's borrowed its way through the pandemic and is starting to show signs of recovery.
The central bank can only buy shorter-dated debt of companies that mostly employ Americans, making notes linked to car manufacturers prime candidates.
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Source: bloomberg.com
