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The U.S. Falls in a Global Retirement Security Ranking
July 19, 2017--With sharp income inequality and too few workers to support its waves of retirees, America is demoted to No. 17.
Retirement security in the U.S. took a significant hit in a global ranking, falling three notches to No. 17 among 43 developed countries.
The fifth annual Global Retirement Index ranking from Natixis Global Asset Management has Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland holding on to the top three slots from 2016.
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Source: Bloomberg
Canada is now getting its own cyber security and gender diversity ETFs
July 19, 2017--The roster of exchange-traded funds in Canada, already tallying more than 500, keeps growing.
ETF player Evolve Funds Group Inc. is expanding its product shelf to incorporate several niche products new to the Canadian market. including ETFs that invest in gender diversity. cyber security and the next generation of automobiles.
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Source: theglobeandmail.com
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
July 21, 2017--The current reports for the week of July 18, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
NYSE ARCA ETF Report-Second Quarter 2017
July 18, 2017--The NYSE ARCA ETF Report is now available. View ETF Market Statistics, Regulatory Updates, Indexing Trends and more
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Source: NYSE ARCA
First Asset ETFs Complete Conversion of Advisor Class Units to Common Class Units
July 18, 2017--Further to its announcements on April 3, 2017 and May 1, 2017, First Asset Investment Management Inc. ("First Asset"), the manager of the First Asset Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs"), announces that it has completed the conversion of all advisor class units to the corresponding common class units of the same ETF at the close of business on Friday, July 14, 2017 (the "Conversion Date").
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Source: First Asset
China Increases U.S. Treasury Holdings for Fourth Straight Month
July 18, 2017--Chinese holdings grow as reserves rise, yuan stabilizes
Japan also boosts ownership and remains biggest holder
China raised its holdings of U.S. Treasuries for a fourth straight month, a sign the nation is rebuilding its foreign-currency reserves as the yuan stabilizes.
China, the second-largest holder of Treasuries, held $1.10 trillion in May, up $10 billion from a month earlier, according to Treasury Department data released Tuesday in Washington.
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Source: Bloomberg
Treasury International Capital Data For May
May 18, 2017--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for May 2017
The sum total in May of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC inflow of $57.3 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $87.2 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $29.9 billion.
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Source: treasury.gov
BlackRock attracts $104bn in new client money in second quarter
July 17, 2017--Growing demand for its exchange traded funds helped BlackRock pull in $104bn of new client money in the second quarter, taking the pool of cash run by the world's largest asset manager to a total of $5.68tn.
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Source: FT.com
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-Is A Minsky-esque Moment Coming?
July 17, 2017--Highlights of the week Ending 7/14/2017
Macro
If anything is worrying the stock market, you couldn't tell by looking at the indexes which marched higher to new highs (for the Dow and S&P) with the Dow Jones gaining 1.06%, the S&P 500 added 1.40%, the NASDAQ up 2.56% and the Russell 2000 tacked on 86 basis points.
The yield on the Ten Year US Treasury Note fell to 2.31% including a drop on Friday after CPI reported at 0.1% for the month (1.6% year over year). Retail sales fell 0.2% versus the expectation for a slight gain.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes
July 17, 2017--Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced today that Stephen N. Potter, President of Northern Trust Asset Management, will be appointed as Vice Chairman with responsibilities including oversight of key strategic initiatives and the development of select clients and prospects around the globe.
Succeeding Potter as the President of Asset Management is Shundrawn A. Thomas, currently Head of Funds and Managed Accounts Group. Both changes are effective October 1.
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Source: Northern Trust
