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Merk Insight: End of Dollar Dominance?
October 4, 2016--The end of U.S. dollar dominance may be unfolding in front of our eyes. No, we don't think China's ascent is the key threat; instead, key to understanding the U.S. dollar may be to understand the money market fund you might hold.
Let me explain what's unfolding in front of our eyes, and what it might mean for the U.S. dollar and global markets.
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Source: Merk Investments
Hartford Funds Launches US-Focused Real Estate ETF
October 4, 2016--Hartford Funds today has expanded its suite of strategic beta* exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") with the launch of the industry's first US-focused real estate investment trust ("REIT") ETF to apply the innovations of risk-first investment design with a multifactor approach (Ticker: RORE).
RORE seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of the Lattice Risk-Optimized Real Estate Strategy Index (Bloomberg Ticker: LROREX), which tracks the performance of publicly traded real estate investment trusts.
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Source: Hartford Funds
AdvisorShares-This Week in Active ETFs: What The FARC?
October 3, 2016--Highlights of the Prior week of September 26, 2016 to September 30, 2016--By now you know that a peace deal that would have ended decades of civil war in Colombia failed a general election after polls indicating the measure would pass easily.
We mention it for two reasons, there are a couple of ETFs that track Colombia
as well as several ADRs and because this is at least the second very surprising election result in the last few months.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Fund firms Janus Capital, Henderson agree merger
October 3, 2016--
Fund management firms Janus Capital and Henderson Global Investors have agreed an all-share merger to form a company managing more than $320 billion in assets, the firms said on Monday.
The merger will involve a share exchange in which each Janus share will be exchanged for 4.719 newly issued shares in Henderson, the firms said in a statement.
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Source: Reuters
AltaVista-October 2016 ETF Analyzer--Sector SPDR Edition
October 3, 2016--The AltaVista-October 2016 ETF Analyzer--Sector SPDR Edition is now available.
view the Sector SPDR Analyzer
view the Equal Sector Weight ETF
Source: AltaVista Research
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF
November 3, 2016--Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (Ticker: GVIP) Seeks to Track an Index of 50 Stocks Widely Held By Hedge Fund Managers
Goldman Sachs Asset Management ("GSAM") today launched an ETF seeking to track the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP Index (the "Index"), a proprietary index maintained by GSAM.
First Trust Announces Joint Shareholder Approval of First Trust Dividend and Income Fund's Merger into First Trust High Income ETF, an Actively-Managed Exchange-Traded Fund
October 3, 2016--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announced today that shareholders of First Trust Dividend and Income Fund (NYSE: FAV), a closed-end fund managed by FTA, have approved the fund's merger with and into First Trust High Income ETF (Nasdaq: FTHI), an actively-managed exchange-traded fund and series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI (the "Trust"), at a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders on October 3, 2016.
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Source: First Trust
Fifteen Years After Decimalization, 'Tick Size' Widening for Some Small-Company Stocks
October 2, 2016--Beginning Monday, select companies will trade in five-cent increments instead of one-cent; pilot program to run for two years.
Shares in some small companies will start trading in five-rather than one-cent increments Monday, in the first adjustment to "tick" sizes since the decimalization of the U.S. stock market 15 years ago.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Research Affiliates-Timing "Smart Beta' Strategies? Of Course! Buy Low, Sell High!
October 1, 2016--Key Points
A contrarian timing approach-emphasizing factors or strategies trading cheap relative to their own historical norms, and deemphasizing the more expensive factors or strategies-can improve performance, but should be used in moderation to avoid increasing portfolio risk from a loss of diversification.
Contrarian timing is a form of value investing, but is not the same as doubling down on value risk. Relative valuation may support investing in the value factor when value is cheaply priced, and conversely, may indicate avoiding the value factor when it is expensive.
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Source: Research Affiliates
Fee Rate Advisory #2 for Fiscal Year 2017
September 30, 2016--When fiscal year 2017 starts on October 1, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission will be operating under a short-term continuing resolution, and thus will not have received a regular appropriation for FY 2017.
Accordingly, the fees paid under Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act will remain at their current rate until 60 days after the date of enactment of a regular appropriation for the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
