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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
May 17, 2019--The current reports for the week of May 17, 2019 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Boom in Dodgy Wall Street Deals Points to Market Trouble Ahead
May 16, 2019--Junk bond issuance is surging as Uber, Lyft IPOs flop badly
People 'going to get burned,' says Wall Street veteran Front
The fourth-quarter stock market rout that wiped out $12 trillion in shareholder value and sparked a bout of Christmas Eve panic may have quickly been forgotten by most Americans, but not by the salespeople and financial engineers of Wall Street.
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Source: Bloomberg
Horizons ETFs launches Uranium ETF with Solactive Index as the underlying
May 16, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce the release of its Solactive Global Uranium Pure-Play Index (SOLGUPP) serving as the underlying for Horizons Global Uranium Index ETF ("HURA").
With a mass that only makes up 0,0002 % of Earth’s crust, Uranium is a rare element. Its extraction process requires sophisticated machinery that can deal with the radiation this energetic commodity emits. Its unique feature is to be the only natural material that can keep self-sustaining nuclear fission, making it a valuable resource for humanity’s energy production.
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Source: Solactive AG
A New ETF To Refresh The Value Factor
May 16, 2019--Investors willing to bet the much-maligned value factor is poised to rebound can do so with a new, unique exchange traded fund.
The Acquirers Fund ZIG, a long/short domestic equity strategy, debuted Wednesday.
Los Angeles-based Acquirers Funds, a deep value manager run by Tobias Carlisle, is the firm behind ZIG. The objective of the new ETF is to hold long positions in companies that are deeply undervalued and could be targets for acquirers or activist investors while shorting richly valued and financially distressed companies.
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Source: marketwatch.com
New Realities in Wealth Management: U.S. Client Asset Growth Stalls in Down Market
May 16, 2019--Total U.S. client assets with brokers and registered investment advisors fell by US$495 billion to US$23.7 trillion in 2018, finds a new Aite Group report.
Total client assets in the U.S. wealth management industry have grown almost every year since 2008. In 2018, however, client assets dropped by 2.1%, the largest decline in over a decade.
This drop corresponded to a 4.4% decline in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The 10-year compound annual growth rate of client assets now stands at 8%. Aite Group's latest report, New Realities in Wealth Management: U.S. Client Asset Growth Stalls in Down Market, examines the year's changes in the U.S. wealth management industry.
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Source: Aite Group, LLC
Evolve Cyber Security Index Fund Launches U.S. Dollar Unhedged ETF Units (TSX: CYBR.U)
May 16, 2019--Evolve Funds Group Inc. ("Evolve") is pleased to announce the launch of U.S. dollar denominated unhedged ETF units ("USD Unhedged ETF Units") of the Evolve Cyber Security Index Fund ("CYBR"), making it more convenient for Canadians who want to use U.S. dollars to invest.
The Evolve Cyber Security Index Fund has closed its initial offering of USD Unhedged ETF Units and will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") today under the ticker symbol "CYBR.U".
CYBR.U follows the launch of Canadian dollar hedged (TSX: CYBR) and Canadian dollar unhedged (TSX: CYBR.B) ETF units on September 20, 2017.
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Source: Evolve ETFs
Innovator Preps to Expand Defined Outcome Suite With Monthly Series of S&P 500 Buffer ETFs
May 15, 2019--Monthly Issuance Provides Advisors a Wider Range of Return Profiles, and Additional Opportunities to Allocate Near the Beginning of an Outcome Period
Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator) announced today plans to expand its category creating Defined Outcome ETFsm suite, moving to a monthly issuance of Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFs, beginning with the June Series anticipated to list on the Cboe, June 3rd, 2019.
"Based on robust investor demand across our Defined Outcome ETFsm suite, we are moving forward with a monthly issuance of Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETFs to provide advisors with additional return profiles to choose from, and more opportunities to allocate near the beginning of an outcome period," said Bruce Bond, CEO of Innovator ETFs. "We believe having a broader range of S&P 500 Buffer ETFs available provides investors much greater flexibility in managing portfolios, be it to lock in gains, obtain new buffer levels to mitigate downside risk, or higher upside caps as prevailing market conditions change over time."
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Source: Innovator Capital Management, LLC
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
May 15, 2019--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Pimco and TCW funds whacked in Morningstar ratings revamp
May 14, 2019--Pimco and TCW funds whacked in Morningstar ratings revamp.
Several of the world's largest bond funds, including products from investment powerhouses Pimco and TCW, have been stripped of coveted four-and five-star ratings after Morningstar rejigged its ranking system for $1.5tn of fixed income funds.
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Source: FT.com
Quadratic Capital Launches IVOL, The Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF
May 14, 2019--IVOL is the first-of-its-kind ETF that is long fixed income volatility and designed to hedge against and profit from a steepening yield curve
Quadratic Capital Management (Quadratic) today announced the launch of its first exchange-traded fund, the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (NYSE Arca: IVOL).
IVOL is a first-of-its-kind fixed income ETF1 which seeks to hedge against an increase in inflation, and to profit from an increase in interest rate volatility and a steepening of the yield curve, whether that occurs via rising long-term interest rates or falling short term interest rates. A steepening yield curve has historically been associated with large equity market declines.
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Source: Quadratic Capital Management
