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Northern Trust Celebrates Five Year Anniversary of FlexShares ETFs
Commemorates Milestone with NYSE Bell Ringing
September 27, 2016--Northern Trust today announced the fifth anniversary of the launch of FlexShares(R) Exchange Traded Funds, designed to provide targeted investment outcomes and risk-adjusted returns.
Since the launch, the suite of ETFs has attracted more than $10 billion in assets.
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Source: Northern Trust
ETF Securities to close and liquidate two funds
September 27, 2016--ETF Securities plans to close and liquidate the following funds as part of an ongoing process to review the products made available to investors in order to concentrate its offering on products that experience sufficient investor demand.
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Source: ETF Securities
New Congressional Caucus Seeks Favorable Laws for Blockchain
September 26, 2016--Mick Mulvaney, Jared Polis behind effort to educate Congresss
Caucus a 'big deal,' blockchain advocate Jerry Brito says.
Two members of Congress have formed a caucus to advocate for cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based technologies, a growing part of the tech economy that may require new laws to thrive.
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
VanEck Announces Change in Delisting Date for Two of Its ETFs
September 23, 2016--VanEck announced on September 8, 2016 that it planned to close and liquidate two of its ETFs: VanEck Vectors Gulf States Index ETF (MES) and VanEck Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (IDXJ) (together the "Closing Funds").
On September 7, 2016, the Board of Trustees of VanEck Vectors ETF Trust approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Closing Funds. VanEck announced today that it has extended the day that the Closing Funds will cease trading on NYSE Arca Inc. ("NYSE Arca") from September 28, 2016 to Friday, October 7, 2016.
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Source: VanEck
First Asset ETFs Actively Managed by Cambridge Global Asset Management
First Asset Cambridge Core Canadian Equity ETF
First Asset Cambridge Core U.S. Equity ETF
September 23, 2016--First Asset Investment Management Inc. ("First Asset") is pleased to announce the launch of First Asset Cambridge Core Canadian Equity ETF (TSX: FCE) and First Asset Cambridge Core U.S. Equity ETF (TSX:FCY and unhedged: FCY.B).
Both will commence trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange and are managed by Cambridge Global Asset Management, an affiliate of First Asset.
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Source: First Asset
Horizons ETFs Actively Managed ETF Business Surpasses $3 Billion in AUM
September 23, 2016--Horizons ETFs Also Extends Fee Rebate on Horizons S&P TSX 60TM Index ETF
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and its affiliate, AlphaPro Management Inc. (collectively "Horizons ETFs"), are pleased to announce that assets under management (AUM) for its actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) business now exceed $3 billion.
With 28 actively managed ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Horizons ETFs has the largest suite of actively managed ETFs in Canada (by number of offerings).
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Source: http://finance.yahoo.com
Exchanges defeat appeal of U.S. high-frequency trading lawsuits
September 23, 2016--A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an investor's attempt to revive lawsuits accusing major U.S. exchanges of selling early access to market data to high-frequency traders, the subject of Michael Lewis' 2014 best-seller "Flash Boys."
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan agreed with the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Stock Market, BATS Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange and others that it is for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rather than courts to regulate how market data is disseminated.
CBOE in talks to buy smaller exchange rival Bats
September 23, 2016--CBOE, the US exchange best known for the Vix volatility indices, is in talks to purchase smaller rival Bats Global Markets in a deal that underscores consolidation sweeping through the US options industry...
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Source: FT.com
