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New Listing Rules Adopted for ETFs Relying on Rule 6c-11-Exchanges' ETF Listing Compliance Burdens Reduced
May 5, 2020--As the December 23, 2020 compliance date for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (ETF Rule) approaches, the vast majority of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are preparing to launch and operate without first obtaining an exemptive order from the SEC.
In approving the ETF Rule, the SEC intended to "create a consistent, transparent, and efficient regulatory framework for the regulation of most ETFs and help level the playing field for [ETF] market participants." As part of a desire to also streamline and reduce the continued listing standards for ETFs, each of the major U.S. stock exchanges and markets-CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. (CBOE), The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), and NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (collectively, the Exchanges)-proposed new generic listing standards to permit the listing of shares of ETFs that operate in reliance on the ETF Rule (relying ETFs).
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Source: K&L Gates
Indxx launches US 'Fallen Knives' Index
May 5, 2020--New York-headquartered Indxx has launched a new US equity index that follows a mean reversion strategy.
Mean-reversion assumes that there is an underlying stable trend in the price of an asset and prices fluctuate randomly around this trend.
Values deviating far from the trend will tend to reverse direction and revert to the trend.
With reference to the newly unveiled Indxx US Fallen Knives Index, the strategy tracks companies with recent short-term negative returns that are expected to rebound based on momentum and financial health indicators.
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Source: etfstrategy.com
U.S. Treasury blasts records with $3 trillion borrowing need this quarter
May 4, 2020--The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it plans to borrow nearly $3 trillion in the second quarter of 2020 -more than five times larger than the previous record-as the federal government spends at a frantic pace to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy.
n a statement, Treasury said it would borrow $2.999 trillion during the April-June quarter-higher also than the previous record borrowing for a full fiscal year of $1.8 trillion in 2009.
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Source: Reuters
New York Fed Says It Will Begin Buying ETFs in 'Early May'
May 4, 2020--Corporate debt purchases to begin 'soon thereafter,' Fed says
Fed puts limits on eligible ETF purchases to avoid overpaying
The Federal Reserve is close to standing up two corporate lending programs that could buy up to $750 billion in debt and exchange-traded funds under its emergency coronavirus actions.
The New York Fed announced on its website Monday that it expects to begin purchasing shares of eligible ETFs in early May through its Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility.
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Source: bloomberg.com
Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. data deluge to underscore divide between roaring market, plunging economy
May 8, 2020--A week packed with U.S. economic data is likely to provide investors with more evidence of the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has hit growth, sharpening the debate on whether a rebound in stocks has been justified amid an unprecedented slowdown.
The raft of data will include reports on retail sales, industrial production and inflation from April, a month in which large parts of the country were under lockdown as officials mandated stay-at-home policies due to the spreading coronavirus.
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Source: reuters.com
Treasury's $4 Trillion Funding Task Signals Record Auction Slate
May 3, 2020--Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is likely to boost the government's quarterly round of debt auctions to unprecedented levels this week to finance a deficit that's set to surpass estimates of $4 trillion for this year as lawmakers discuss additional economic stimulus.
Treasury's announcement Wednesday on its issuance plans for the coming months will signal how Mnuchin plans to manage a debt burden that's poised to eclipse the record seen in the wake of World War II as a share of the economy.
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Source: bnnbloomberg.ca
JPMorgan Chase removes former oil boss from independent director role
May 2, 2020--Largest US bank bows to pressure from climate activists to demote Lee Raymond.
JPMorgan Chase has promised to announce a new lead independent director by the end of September, bringing an end to the 19-year tenure of former ExxonMobil chief Lee Raymond and satisfying demands for change led by New York City's comptroller and climate groups.
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Source: FT.com
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Update
May 1, 2020--The current reports for the week of April 28, 2020 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Will U.S. exchange trading floors still be relevant post-coronavirus?
May 1, 2020--The coronavirus pandemic has upended U.S. equities trading with unprecedented market volatility and forced bourses like the New York Stock Exchange to close their trading floors, raising questions about the need for such spaces.
The NYSE, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE.N), closed its stock and options trading floors in New York and San Francisco in March 23 after traders and an ICE employee tested positive for the virus. Rivals CME Group (CME.O), Cboe Global Markets Inc (CBOE.Z) and Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) also closed their options and futures pits in Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Source: reuters.com
ETFMG, Nasdaq and PureFunds agree settlement
May 2, 2020--ETF Managers Group (ETFMG), Nasdaq, and PureShares have agreed on a settlement that resolves two lawsuits pertaining to the alleged theft of several exchange-traded funds including the world's first dedicated cybersecurity ETF.
While the exact terms of the settlement are not yet public, ETFMG is expected to transfer certain cash payments to both Nasdaq and PureShares as well as intellectual property (understood to be the ETFs) to a Nasdaq affiliate.
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Source: ETFMG
