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Merk Investments-Buy or Sell? A Question of Risk Management
November 30, 2017--Whether you ride this bull market or stay on the sidelines is not a matter of brilliance, but of risk management. To illustrate, we look at lessons to be learned from the "greatest predictor" of market returns (hint: it isn't).
Nobody knows whether the market is going to plunge next year, but anyone who fears that it might may be well served taking that that into account, as staying fully invested presumably implies taking on more risk than one is comfortable with.
That said, the investment industry is geared towards talking you out of that fear; after all, markets "always go up in the long run", don't they?
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Source: Department of the Commerce
Nasdaq Plans to Launch Bitcoin Futures in First Half 2018
November 29, 2017--Separately, Cantor Fitzgerald plans derivatives based on the cryptocurrency on its exchange
Nasdaq Inc. and broker Cantor Fitzgerald LP are looking to join the rush on Wall Street to trade bitcoin, which hit a record on Wednesday.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
New ETF joins fight against sexual harassment in workplace
November 29, 2017--A new exchange-traded fund is being introduced for investors who want their money kept far away from sexual harassment in the workplace.
The Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2018, and enable people to invest with companies that promote women's interests and take strong stands against workplace harassment.
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Source: Reuters
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
November 29, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
FAIR Act Expands Safe Harbor for ETF Research Reports Published by Broker-Dealers
November 28, 2017--On October 6, 2017, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (FAIR Act) was signed into law. The FAIR Act directs the SEC to amend Rule 139 under the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the Rule's safe harbor to provide that an investment fund research report regarding an ETF that is published or distributed by a broker-dealer, other than a broker-dealer that is, or is affiliated with, the ETF's investment adviser, will not constitute an offer to sell the ETF’s securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, even if the broker-dealer participates in the offering of the ETF's securities.
The FAIR Act provides that the expanded safe harbor may not be conditioned on a broker-dealer's initiating or reinitiating research coverage of an ETF that is engaged in a continuous distribution of shares.
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Source: lexology.com
AdvisorShares Lowers Total Net Expense Ratio for Top-Performing AADR International Equity ETF
November 28, 2017-- Five-star Morningstar ratedTN AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (Ticker: AADR) recently surpassed $150 million AUM milestone.
AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (Ticker: AADR) has lowered its total net expense ratio to 0.99%, by contractually agreeing to reduce the fund's expense limitation from 1.25% to 0.98%.1 The actively managed AADR recently surpassed $150 million in assets under management, which has allowed a significant reduction in the ETF's operating expenses as it has become more operationally-efficient.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Global Investor Confidence Declines in November by Only 1.0 point to 97.1
November 28, 2017--State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) (ICI) for November 2017.
The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 97.1, down 1.0 point from October's revised reading of 98.1.
The minor decline in global sentiment was driven largely by a 12.0 point drop in the European ICI to 81.0. By contrast, the North American ICI rose by 3.7 points to 102.6 and the Asian ICI increased by 1.0 point to 97.5.
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Source: State Street Corporation
