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The Forum at ETF Research Center-Replacing Delisted SPDR ETFs
July 31, 2017--One of the frustrating aspects of ETF investing is seeing a fund you own liquidated. The biggest disadvantage when this happens is the forced sale may result in an unexpected tax bill for any capital gains.
But a second problem is that once you've got the cash from the sale or liquidation, you now have to decide how to redeploy those funds.
State Street recently announced the closure of 19 of its SPDR ETFs. One is a fixed income ETF and two are currency-hedged vehicles that simply held another SPDR ETF, but the remaining 16 are "plain vanilla" equity funds.
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Source: AltaVista Research
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-VIX Below 9?
July 31, 2017--Highlights of the Week Ending 7/28/2017
Macro
The broad equity market had something of a dispersion last week. The volatility was subdued as the S&P 500 fell two basis points after making a new high earlier in the week, the NASDAQ was down 0.21% and the Russell 2000 gave up 0.44%.
The dispersion came from the 1.15% lift for the Dow Jones Industrial Average which was attributable to a huge bump in earnings for industrial sector companies in the Average.
The GDP print for Q2 was of course strong at 2.6%, the revision to Q1 showed weakness and inflation as measured by the core personal consumption deflator was only up 1.5%.
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Source: AdvisorShares
ROBO Global Adds Seasoned Robotics & Automation Analyst to Team
July 30, 2017--ROBO Global, creator of the first benchmark index tracking the global robotics and automation market, welcomes the addition of experienced industrial, robotics and automation analyst Jeremie Capron, CFA, as Managing Partner and Director of Research.
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Source: ROBO Global (R)
CBOE Holdings Declares Increased Third-Quarter 2017 Dividend
July 28, 2017--Quarterly Cash Dividend Increased to $0.27
7th Consecutive Year CBOE Holdings Increased Dividend
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE| NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced its Board of Directors declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share of common stock for the third quarter of 2017, representing an 8 percent increase compared with the prior quarter's dividend of $0.25 per share.
The third-quarter dividend is payable on September 15, 2017, to common stockholders of record as of September 1, 2017.
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Source: CBOE Holdings, Inc
ETF Managers Group Announces Fund Name and Index Provider Changes
July 28, 2017--ETF Managers Group LLC ("ETFMG") is renaming six ETFs within the ETF Managers Series Trust. On August 1, 2017, the resulting name changes are as follows:
Former Name: PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF
New Name: ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
Ticker: HACK
Former Name: PureFunds ISE Mobile Payments ETF
New Name: ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
Ticker: IPAY
Former Name: PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF
New Name:ETFMG Prime Junior Silver ETF
Ticker:SILJ
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Source: ETF Managers Group (ETFMG)
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reach a new record of 101 billion US dollars at the end of first half of 2017
July 28, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of US$101 Bn at the end of first half of 2017, according to ETFGI's June 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
At the end of June 2017, the Canadian ETF industry had 515 ETFs, with 668 listings, assets of US$101 Bn, from 24 providers listed on 2 exchanges.
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Source: ETFGI
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reach a new record of US$2.973 trillion at the end of first half of 2017
July 28, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record of US$2.973 trillion at the end of first half of 2017, according to ETFGI's June 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
At the end of June 2017, the US ETF/ETP industry had 2,041 ETFs/ETPs, with assets of US$2.973 trillion, from 113 providers listed on 3 exchanges.
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Source: ETFGI
Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Final Amendments to Custody and Other Requirements for Dealers, Advisers and Investment Fund Managers
July 27, 2017--The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published final amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103) and National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information.
The amendments enhance custody requirements for certain registered firms, clarify activities that may be conducted by exempt market dealers, incorporate previously granted relief from certain Client Relationship Model Phase 2 (CRM2) requirements and provide for certain changes of a housekeeping nature.
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Source: Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
IMF-Ten Ways to Expand U.S. Growth
July 27, 2017--With the economy at full employment, the United States will need to gradually remove both fiscal and monetary support, while intensifying efforts to address multiple constraints on its medium-term growth prospects, the IMF says in its latest economic report.
These constraints include weak productivity growth, an aging population, falling labor force participation, an increasingly polarized income distribution, and high levels of poverty. These growing headwinds are made worse by a share of income paid to workers that is nearly 4 percentage points lower than that in the early 2000s, a middle class that has shrunk to its smallest size over the past 30 years, and a potential growth rate that is virtually the lowest since the 1940s.
view the IMF Country report-United States : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report
Source: IMF
OECD-Argentina: Further reforms are needed to boost sustainable and inclusive growth
July 27, 2017--Argentina is making progress in its path to advance its growth agenda. The first OECD Multi-dimensional Economic Survey of Argentina underlines the achievements to date of the government's recent and comprehensive programme of macroeconomic and structural reforms.
The OECD notes that the next challenges to be met will be strengthening the pillars of a more productive and inclusive economy, reducing poverty and inequality and improving the well-being of all Argentinians.
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Source: OECD
