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Bond Traders Double Down on No-Inflation in ETFs: Credit Markets
December 8, 2014--Trading in two of the biggest exchange-traded funds that buy U.S. government debt shows investors are backing away from bets on inflation picking up at the fastest pace this year.
Since October, wagers that the ETF (IEF) share price will decline as a percentage of shares outstanding for BlackRock Inc.'s $5.8 billion iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF fell 22.6 percentage points, according to data from research firm Markit Ltd.
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Source: Bloomberg
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
December 5, 2014--The current reports for the week of December 02, 2014 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CBO-Monthly Budget Review for November 2014
December 5, 2014--The federal government's budget deficit was $181 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2015, $45 billion less than the shortfall recorded in October and November of last year, CBO estimates.
That outcome was affected by shifts in the timing of certain payments. Without those shifts, the deficit would have declined by just $9 billion.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Assessment of Basel capital regulations in the United States concluded by the Basel Committee
December 5, 2014-The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published a report assessing the implementation of the Basel capital framework in the United States.
The assessment was conducted under the Committee's Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP). A key component of this programme is to assess the consistency and completeness of a jurisdiction's adopted standards and the significance of any deviations in the regulatory framework.
Nasdaq Announces Launch of Twenty Seven New Indexes Effective Monday, December 15, 2014
December 5, 2014--Effective Monday, December 15, 2014, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new indexes on the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServicesSM (GIDS 2.0).
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Switzerland Index (Symbol: NQDXCH)
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Switzerland Total Return Index (Symbol: NQDXCHT)
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R)Switzerland Net Total Return Index (Symbol: NQDXCHN)
NASDAQ AlphaDEX(R) Switzerland GBP Index (Symbol: NQDXCHGBP)
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Source: NASDAQ.com
Van Eck Announces Changes to Market Vectors(R) ETF Product Line
December 5, 2014--Van Eck Global, one of the largest providers of exchange-traded funds in the U.S. and worldwide with more than $22 billion in ETF assets under management as of October 31, 2014, announced today that it plans to close and liquidate five Market Vectors ETFs.
On December 4, 2014, the Board of Trustees of Market Vectors ETF Trust approved the liquidation and dissolution of the following funds (the "Funds"):
ETF Name: Market Vectors Bank and Brokerage ETF
Ticker: RKH
ETF Name: Market Vectors Colombia ETF
Ticker: COLX
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Source: MarketWatch.com
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Update-The Crude Crash!
December 4, 2014--For the week of November 24-November 28
Domestic markets were quiet in terms of price action but thre was a lot of news that could potentially move prices
despite the short week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
was up 17 basis points, the S&P 500 was up 25 basis points the NASDAQ had a much stronger week with a 1.68% lift and
the Russell 2000 added 10 basis points however it should be noted that the small cap benchmark had an outsized decline of 1.46% on Friday.
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Source: AdvisorShares
New York Life Bets on ETFs Copying Hedge Funds ...
December 4, 2014--New York Life Insurance Co. agreed to buy asset manager IndexIQ, pushing into exchange-traded funds and adding offerings for retail investors who want to copy hedge-fund approaches.
The transaction "puts us into the forefront of two very important growth trends in the industry," Drew Lawton, chief executive officer of New York Life Investment Management, said in an interview.
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Source: Bloomberg
New York Life to enter ETF market with acquisition of IndexIQ
November 4, 2014--New York Life Insurance Co is jumping into the nearly $2 trillion U.S. exchange-traded funds market with its plan to acquire ETF provider IndexIQ.
The mutual life insurance company said Thursday its asset management business, New York Life Investment Management, was set to acquire Rye Brook, New York-based IndexIQ, well known for its alternative investment strategies.
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Source: Reuters
First Trust Cross-Lists Five Additional ETFs In Mexico
December 4, 2014--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a global ETF provider and asset manager, today announced that it has cross-listed five additional exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Mexican stock exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).
First Trust first entered the Mexican market in 2011. The additional listings bring the total number of Mexican listed First Trust ETFs to 37. "We continue to see a growing number of Mexican investors utilize ETFs to meet their investment needs, and through investments like our newly listed ETFs, we hope to help our clients navigate these difficult markets," said Codie Sanchez Baker, First Trust Latin America Investment Distribution.
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Source: thestreet.com
