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AdvisorShares Will Close Accuvest Global Long/Short ETF
August 4, 2015--Exchange-traded funds sponsor AdvisorShares will close the AdvisorShares Accuvest Global Long Short ETF (AGLS) at the end of this week, according to a news release.
AdvisorShares partners with outside money managers to turn existing strategies into ETFs. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Accuvest Global Advisors specializes in investment strategies that use single-country ETFs.
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Source: Barron's
Van Eck(R) Global to Expand ETF Lineup with Acquisition of Master Limited Partnership (MLP) ETFs
Shareholders of two Yorkville ETFs to be asked to approve first of its kind exchange-traded fund reorganization
August 3, 2015--Van Eck Global has entered into an agreement with Yorkville ETF Advisers, LLC and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC relating to the Yorkville High Income MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: YMLP) and the Yorkville High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: YMLI).
Pending approvals from shareholders of the existing ETFs and the boards of trustees of each of the Market Vectors ETF Trust and Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, YMLP and YMLI will be reorganized as the Market Vectors High Income MLP ETF and the Market Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF, respectively.
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Source: Van Eck Global
ETF sponsors find whitespace for alternative products
Unmet Client Demand for Alternatives
August 3, 2015--The majority (70 per cent) of ETF sponsors believe that the alternative space is an area where there is unmet demand for ETF products,
according to the July 2015 issue of The Cerulli Edge-US Monthly Product Trends.
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Source: Cerulli
ProShares Announces Change to ETF Lineup
July 31, 2015--ProShares announced today that it plans to close and liquidate ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications (TLL). The ETF trades on NYSE Arca.
"The fund is being closed because of limited investor interest," said Steve Cohen, managing director and head of strategy for ProShare Advisors LLC, the advisor to ProShares.
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Source: ProShares
ProShares Announces Change to ETF Lineup
July 31, 2015--ProShares announced today that it plans to close and liquidate ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications (TLL). The ETF trades on NYSE Arca.
"The fund is being closed because of limited investor interest," said Steve Cohen, managing director and head of strategy for ProShare Advisors LLC, the advisor to ProShares.
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Source: ProShares
WeatherStorm launches long-short forensic accounting ETF
July 30, 2015--WeatherStorm Capital, a subsidiary of US-based investment fiirm Vident Financial, has launched the WeatherStorm Forensic Accounting Long-Short ETF (FLAG) on Nasdaq.
The fund seeks to provide US large-cap equity exposure while enhancing returns through stock selection based on forensic accounting analysis.
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Source: www.etfstrategy.co.uk
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
July 29, 2015--S. 1484 would amend federal laws that regulate certain financial institutions and securities markets. Specifically, the legislation would change the process and procedures that federal regulators follow for determining which firms should be designated as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs), and it would alter a number of provisions of current law that provide protection to consumers of financial products.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
New Information on Proposed Actively-Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Structures
July 27, 2015--Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) announced today the availability on NextShares.com of information concerning the regulatory status of proposed "portfolio-protected" active exchange-traded fund (ETF) structures that could be competitive with NextShares(TM) if approved.
Included on the website is a letter dated April 17, 2015 (the April 17th Letter) from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) addressing the exemptive application filed by Precidian ETFs Trust, et al. on December 22, 2014 (SEC File No. 812-14405).
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Source: Eaton Vance Corp.
Fed Accidentally Released Confidential Staff Projections
June 24, 2015--The Federal Reserve said it inadvertently released staff projections for interest rates and the economy late last month, renewing doubts about its measures to protect confidential information.
The Fed said in a statement Friday in Washington that projections prepared for the June 16-17 Federal Open Market Committee meeting were posted in error on a public website on June 29. Staff projections are normally released with a five-year lag when transcripts of FOMC meetings are published.
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Source: Bloomberg
Barclays and Elkhorn Capital Group, LLC, Announce Strategic Partnership view more
Partnership combines cutting-edge investment strategies and expands product offering capabilities
The partnership is designed to extend Barclays' product availability by bringing together its extensive experience in creating distinctive investment concepts with Elkhorn's independent product expertise.
Source: Barclays
