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SEC Adopts Amendments to Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements
August 17, 2018--The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to adopt amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become duplicative, overlapping, or outdated in light of other Commission disclosure requirements, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), or changes in the information environment.
The amendments are intended to simplify and update the disclosure of information to investors, including long-term Main Street investors, and reduce compliance burdens for companies without significantly altering the total mix of information available to investors.
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Source: SEC.gov
The MiG Report Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange July 2018
August 16, 2018--New Listings* (YTD July 2018)
201 new listings on TSX (81) and TSXV (120)
94 Companies + 57 ETFs + 47 CPCs + 3 Closed‐End Funds
Equity Capital Raised (YTD July 2018)
$25.1 billion on TSX and TSXV
$61.8 million-Average financing size on TSX
$4.7 million-Average financing size on TSXV
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Source: tsx.com
Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to options industry
August 16, 2018--Tradeweb Markets, a global leader in electronic financial marketplaces, today announced the launch of the Tradeweb U.S. options platform for institutional customer-to-dealer trading.
Designed to improve efficiency and access to liquidity in the surging U.S. options market, the Tradeweb U.S. equity options platform allows institutional investors to directly source full-size price quotes from multiple market makers using the request for quote (RFQ) protocol Tradeweb pioneered in the fixed income cash and derivatives markets as well as ETF markets.
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Source: finextra.com
Purpose Investments Inc. Announces Results of Meetings of Securityholders Relating to Fund Mergers
August 16, 2018--Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") is pleased to announce that the special meetings relating to the approval of the following previously announced mergers (the "Mergers") were held today.
These Mergers are a continuation of Purpose's efforts to enhance and improve its product lineup, and ensure investors have access to the best solutions to help drive better portfolio outcomes. Accordingly, the following Mergers will take effect on or about August 27, 2018:
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Source: Purpose Investments
Thomson Reuters-U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Investors Embrace Fixed Income Funds During the Week
August 16, 2018--For the first week in four investors were net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), withdrawing $1.6 billion for Thomson Reuters Lipper's fund-flows week ended August 15, 2018.
However, fund investors continued to pad the coffers of taxable bond funds (+$798 million) and municipal bond funds (+$452 million), while being net redeemers of money market funds (-$2.2 billion) and equity funds (-$639 million).
Market Wrap-Up
As the tug of war between China and the U.S. over tariffs continued, news of Turkey's currency crisis put the spotlight on global risks during the fund-flows week and weighed heavily on the global markets.
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Source: Thomson Reuters
Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (NYSE Arca: AAAU) Debuts as First ETF with Sovereign-Backed Gold
August 15, 2018--AAAU is fully backed by physical gold and that underlying physical gold is guaranteed by the Government of Western Australia with shares exchangeable for delivery of a wide range of gold products
The Perth Mint, Australia's largest precious metals refining, minting and depository enterprise, today announced the launch of the Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (NYSE: Arca: AAAU) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Unique in the marketplace, AAAU is the first gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is backed by pure gold, where that physical gold is guaranteed by a sovereign entity and offers shares that can be exchanged for physical gold.
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Source: Perth Mint
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
August 15, 2018--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Treasury International Capital Data for June
August 15, 2018--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2018. The next release, which will report on data for July 2018, is scheduled for September 18, 2018.
The sum total in June of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a net TIC inflow of $114.5 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $142.4 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $27.9 billion.
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Source: Treasury.gov
Loncar China BioPharma ETF (CHNA) Launches on Nasdaq
August 15, 2018--CHNA offers diversified exposure to leading companies in China's burgeoning BioPharma industry
Today, the Loncar China BioPharma ETF (Nasdaq: CHNA) begins trading on the Nasdaq in the United States.
The CHNA ETF seeks to give investors access to China's rapidly-developing biopharmaceutical industry. It is based on the Loncar China BioPharma Index, an innovative index developed by biotechnology investor Brad Loncar.
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Source: Exchange Traded Concepts
There's Now an Exchange-Traded Bitcoin Note That American Investors Can Buy
August 15, 2018--Swedish exchange-traded note easier for U.S. traders to buy
Bitcoin Tracker One similar to an American depositary receipt
If you want to buy Bitcoin without actually buying Bitcoin, you now have another way to own the controversial digital currency.
No, it's not the U.S. exchange-traded fund investors have been touting as a catalyst for demand for the embattled virtual money. It’s an exchange-traded note, and starting Wednesday, investors can buy it more easily even though it’s technically listed and regulated in Sweden. The product, called Bitcoin Tracker One, is now quoted in U.S. dollars under the ticker CXBTF, helping brokerages offer it to American investors.
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Source: Bloomberg
