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iShares min vol ETFs: passing the five-year test
October 29, 2016--iShares minimum volatility ETFs were thrown into a formidable proving ground when the first four were launched in 2011.
For the past five years, global growth concerns and unforeseen events like Brexit have fueled turbulent markets that have repeatedly tested the ability of minimum volatility ETFs to reduce risk.
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Source: blackrockblog.com
Auspice Capital Advisors Launches GAS-the Only ETF Tied to Canadian Natural Gas Globally
October 27, 2016--Investors and market participants can now actively monitor and speculate outright on the price of Canadian natural gas.
Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. ("Auspice"), a leading alternative investment manager, is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Natural Gas Index ETF ("GAS") and the Canadian Natural Gas Index ("CGI").
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Source: Auspice Capital Advisors, Ltd.
Natixis Global Asset Management Launches Actively Managed International Equity Minimum Volatility ETF to Help Investors Build More Diversified Portfolios
October 27, 2016--Natixis Global Asset Management (Natixis) today announced that the Natixis Seeyond International Minimum Volatility ETF (Ticker: MVIN) began trading on the NYSE Arca.
MVIN is Natixis' first exchange-traded fund (ETF) available in the U.S. market.
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Source: Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A
SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings
October 26, 2016--The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted final rules that modernize how companies can raise money to fund their businesses through intrastate and small offerings while maintaining investor protections.
"These final rules, while continuing to provide investor protections, update and expand the capital raising avenues for smaller companies, allowing them to more fully take advantage of changes in technology and business practices," said SEC Chair Mary Jo White.
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Source: SEC.gov
Bats Welcomes Two Further Deutsche Bank ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace
October 25, 2016--19 Issuers, 106 Funds Now Listed on Bats in the U.S.
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed two Deutsche Asset Management ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, bringing the total number of funds listed by the issuer to five.
The two funds are the Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Corporate Bond Hedged ETF (Bats: IFIX) and the Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Treasury Bond Hedged ETF (Bats: IGVT).
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Source: Bats Global Markets
CBOE Launches Smile Index Based On Implied Volatilities Of S&P 500 Options
October 25, 2016--Strategy Index Offers Cues to Derivatives Investors Seeking to Enhance Potential Yields
Chicago Board Options Exchange(R) (CBOE(R)) announced today that it has launched the CBOE S&P 500(P) Smile Index (Ticker: SMILE), a premium-capture strategy benchmark index based on the steepness of the curve of implied volatilities of S&P 500 Index (SPX) options--often referred to as the "smile."
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada are 82 billion US dollars at the end of Q3 2016
October 21, 2016--ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada are US$81.76 billion at the end of Q3 2016 virtually unchanged from US$82.14 Bn at the end of August.
Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in September were US$491 Mn of net new assets gathered during the month marking the 23rd consecutive month of net inflows, according to preliminary data from ETFGI's September 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
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Source: ETFGI
Exchange traded funds: open and closed case
October 21, 2016--More scrutiny from regulators should help this $3.3tn market grow.
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Source: FT.com
Creator of PowerShares $6.6bln SPLV ETF Launches Next Generation Low-Vol Rotation ETF (ticker:LVHB)
October 20, 2016--Elkhorn Investments, LLC, a pioneer of research-based investing and a strategic partner of Barclays, announced today the launch of the Elkhorn Lunt Low Vol/High Beta Tactical ETF (bats:LVHB), a next generation, low-volatility rotation ETF.
In addition, Soltis Investment Advisors, a Utah-based RIA, has committed to an initial investment of $50mln in LVHB to enhance their U.S. equity strategy.
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
Source: marketwatch.com
October 20, 2016--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
