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CBO-Monthly Budget Review for May 2017
June 7, 2017--The federal budget deficit was $432 billion for the first eight months of fiscal year 2017, the Congressional Budget Office estimates-$26 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same span last year.
But that result was affected by shifts in 2016 in the timing of certain payments that otherwise would have been due on a weekend. If not for those shifts, the deficit for the first eight months of fiscal year 2017 would have been $68 billion larger than the one recorded for the same period last year.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Bats Welcomes NuShares Funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace
June 7, 2017--Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed two Nuveen-sponsored ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace.
The NuShares ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (Bats: NUDM) seeks to track the investment results of the TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index, which is comprised solely of listed equity securities issued by companies (and depositary receipts representing such securities) located in countries with developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada, that meet certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
BNY Mellon Appoints Bridget E. Engle Senior Executive Vice President And Chief Information Officer, effective June 8, 2017
June 7, 2017--BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has appointed Bridget E. Engle as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
Engle, who reports directly to CEO Gerald Hassell, also joins the firm's Executive Committee, BNY Mellon's senior-most governing body.
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Source: BNY Mellon
SEC to hire Dalia Blass as top asset management regulator: source
June 7, 2017--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to hire Dalia Blass to lead the division that regulates asset managers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Blass, an attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP, is an SEC alumnus who previously worked in the Investment Management division that she is being tapped to lead.P>view more
Source: Reuters
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
June 7, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Marco Polo Securities Partners with Arqaam Capital to Market Egyptian Offerings
June 7, 2017--Marco Polo Securities Inc., the New York-based broker dealer and securities distribution platform, today announced it has partnered with Arqaam Capital, the Dubai-based emerging markets investment bank, to serve US-based institutional investors seeking to capture growing investment opportunities in Egypt.
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Source: Marco Polo Securities Inc.
FormulaFolio launches 2 momentum-focused ETFs
June 6, 2017--FormulaFolio Investments has brought to Bats Global Markets two actively managed exchange-traded funds that apply momentum-related strategies to investing.
The FormulaFolios Hedged Growth ETF invests in a wide range of equities, as well as Treasurys, through buying other ETFs, while the FormulaFolios Income ETF buys ETFs offering exposure to a variety of US fixed income...
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Source: smartbrief.com
RealityShares-Isolated dividend growth: a pathway to low correlation and low volatility?
June 6, 2017--In the pursuit of diversification and risk managemen, investors have historically looked for assets classes that are uncorrelated to the traditional securities of stocks and bonds, such as commodities, real estate products and currencies.
This is especially true today as many investors have concern that interest rates may rise, which could impact the results from many fixed income investment categories.
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Source: realityshares.com
AdvisorShares-This Week in Active ETFs: We’ll Always Have Paris
June 5, 2017--Week Ending 6/2/2017
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As you know by now the U.S. pulled out of the Paris Accord...sort of...three years from now. This is a complicated issue and while we will refrain from judgment, the argument put forth by the White House on Thursday for pulling out was economic; they said it was a bad deal for the U.S. in terms of placing a disproportionate share of the financial burden on the U.S.
The concerns expressed by foreign leaders include the perception that the U.S. has turned its back on the world community in this regard, that the U.S. is no longer a leader in these matters and that if the U.S. actually follows through with exiting the accord, it will be difficult to renegotiate back in, which is a door that the President tried to leave open.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Global X Names ETF Industry Veteran Jon Maier Chief Investment Officer
June 5, 2017--Global X Management Company LLC (Global X), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the appointment of Jon Maier as Chief Investment Officer.
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Source: Global X