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Invesco Expands Factor ETF Line-up with Launch of Two High Dividend Low Volatility Funds
December 1, 2016--Invesco (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the launch of two new factor ETFs that blend together high dividend and low volatility exposures.
With these two funds, PowerShares now has 76 ETFs in its, factor lineup.
Combining high dividend and low volatility factors is potentially attractive to investors in light of government stimulus across Asia, Europe and the United States pushing bond yields to historically low levels and in certain circumstances into negative territory.
Gabelli Funds launches Gabelli Media Mogul NextShares
November 30, 2016--Gabelli Funds, LLC, a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL), announced today that Gabelli Media Mogul NextShares (the "Fund") would list and commence trading on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on December 1, 2016 under the symbol "MOGLC."
The Fund is the first member of the Gabelli NextShares Trust offered under an agreement with NextShares Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV).
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Source: Gabelli Funds, LLC
BlackRock to Make Index Changes to Two iShares Core ETFs in Early 2017
November 29, 2016--Effective on or around January 23, 2017, BlackRock will make the following changes to two iShares Core ETFs.
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Source: newson6.com
Davis files with the SEC
November 25, 2016--Davis has filed a pre-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
Global X Funds Announces Index Change for Gold Explorers ETF
November 23, 2016--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that the Global X Gold Explorers ETF (NYSE: GOEX) will undergo an index change and track the Solactive Global Gold Explorers & Developers Total Return Index.
The Fund is expected to begin implementation of the change no earlier than November 30, 2016, with the change occurring in two phases.
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Source: Global X
PowerShares Announces Listing Transfer for 27 ETFs
November 23, 2016--Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced a listing transfer today for 27 of its ETFs.
The following PowerShares ETFs will transfer their listings from The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to Nasdaq effective on market open on Wednesday, December 7, 2016...
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Source: PowerShares
Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, November 1-2, 2016
November 23, 2016--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on November 1-2, 2016.
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Source: federalreserve.gov
IMF-Mexico: Selected Issues
November 22, 2016--THE TRANSMISSION OF MONETARY POLICY RATES TO LENDING AND DEPOSIT RATES1
Monetary policy rate changes are passed through rapidly to bank rates. Pass-through is complete for
commercial lending rates, but weaker for deposit rates and especially low for sight deposits.
Pass through to mortgage rates is statistically insignificant.
A. Introduction
1. This paper analyses the speed and degree of the transmission of monetary policy rates to lending and deposit rates. One of the main channels of transmission of monetary policy is through its impact on lending rates. so it is important to assess its effectiveness.
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Source: IMF
FlexShares Launches Core Select Bond ETF
November 22, 2018--FlexShares(R) Exchange Traded Funds, sponsored and managed by Northern Trust, today announced it has expanded its Exchange Traded Fund offering for investors and financial advisors with a second actively managed fixed income ETF: the Core Select Bond Fund (NYSE: BNDC).
"Demand for fixed income ETFs is growing rapidly as evidenced by the growing share of fixed income ETFs in the past several years," said Shundrawn Thomas, head of Northern Trust's Funds and Managed Accounts Group.
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Source: FlexShares
Goldman Sachs quits R3 blockchain consortium
November 21, 2016--US bank decides against taking part in a $150m funding round.
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Source: FT.com
