Americas ETP News
If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results
NYSE Euronext Launches the NYSE(R) Diversified High Income Index
New multi-asset, low-volatility index of high dividend-paying securities
September 19, 2013--NYSE Euronext today announced the launch of the NYSE(R) Diversified High Income Index (NYDVHI), a new index designed to measure the performance of a broad, diversified basket of 138 publicly-traded securities that provide exposure to multiple asset classes, sectors and segments that historically pay high dividends on distributions.
"We are pleased with the successful launch of NYDVHI, " said Nicholas Aninos, vice president, Global Index and Exchange-Traded Products, NYSE Euronext. "NYDVHI is an opportunity for our customers to use a diversified index to structure investments in high dividend-paying securities across multiple asset classes and sectors."
view more
Source: NYSE EUronext
FINRA Issues Public Statement, Framework Regarding FINRA's Approach to Economic Impact Assessment for Proposed Rulemaking
September 19, 2013--The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a public statement, Framework Regarding FINRA's Approach to Economic Impact Assessment for Proposed Rulemaking.
FINRA's framework, authored by the Office of the Chief Economist, will help ensure that its rules are better designed to protect the investing public and maintain market integrity while minimizing unnecessary burdens. The framework described in this statement applies specifically to the prospective analysis of rules and rule changes and describes how FINRA will evaluate significant new rule proposals, including amendments to existing rules.
view more
Source: FINRA
Canada to set up new markets watchdog but scope limited
September 19, 2013--Canada's federal government and two of its provinces will set up a common securities regulator as a first step toward their ultimate goal of replacing the current patchwork of provincial agencies with a more efficient national markets watchdog.
The federal finance minister, Jim Flaherty, and his counterparts from Ontario and British Columbia unveiled details of the plan on Thursday. Together, Ontario and British Columbia are home to about two-thirds of the country's capital markets.
view more
Source: Reuters
IHS Briefing Report Reviews the Role of Banks in Physical Commodities
September 19, 2013-A new IHS report, The Role of Banks in Physical Commodities, provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the current role of banks in the commodities sectors of the U.S. economy. The report includes an overview of the role of financial intermediaries in physical commodities in providing access to capital and risk management services, including hedging against price risks.
The report draws on the multidisciplinary expertise of IHS and includes five illustrative case studies to provide insight into the current role of banks in commodities markets including:
Market making and market liquidity
Risk management solutions
Financing of infrastructure and projects
view the full report-The Role of Banks in Physical Commodities
Source: IHS
Federal Reserve Board And Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections From The September 17-18 FOMC Meeting
September 18, 2013--Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Some indicators of labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, but the unemployment rate remains elevated.
Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has been strengthening, but mortgage rates have risen further and fiscal policy is restraining economic growth. Apart from fluctuations due to changes in energy prices, inflation has been running below the Committee's longer-run objective, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee expects that, with appropriate policy accommodation, economic growth will pick up from its recent pace and the unemployment rate will gradually decline toward levels the Committee judges consistent with its dual mandate. The Committee sees the downside risks to the outlook for the economy and the labor market as having diminished, on net, since last fall, but the tightening of financial conditions observed in recent months, if sustained, could slow the pace of improvement in the economy and labor market. The Committee recognizes that inflation persistently below its 2 percent objective could pose risks to economic performance, but it anticipates that inflation will move back toward its objective over the medium term.
view more
Source: Federal Reserve
Horizons ETFs launches two new low-fee sector ETFs and extends fee rebate on HXT
September 17, 2013-- Horizons ETFs Management ( Canada ) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is pleased to announce the launch of two new exchange traded funds ("ETFs") that will provide investors with the lowest-cost ETF exposure to the financials and energy sectors of the Canadian stock market.
The Horizons S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF ("HXF") and the Horizons S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF ("HXE") will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") today...
view more
Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
BlackRock Canada Announces Changes to Forward-Using iShares(R) ETFs
September 17, 2013--Following the implementation of these changes, funds will re-open to accept new subscriptions
Announcement relating to the following iShares Funds:
iShares Advantaged U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) ("CHB")
iShares Advantaged Short Duration High Income Fund ("CSD")
iShares Advantaged Canadian Bond Index Fund ("CAB")
iShares Broad Commodity Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) ("CBR")
iShares Advantaged Convertible Bond Index Fund ("CVD")
iShares Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend Index Fund ("CYH")
iShares Managed Futures Index Fund ("CMF")
view more
Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (iShares)
Treasury International Capital Data for July
September 17, 2013--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for July 2013. The next release, which will report on data for August 2013, is scheduled for October 16, 2013.
The sum total in July of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC inflow of $56.7 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $59.3 billion, and net foreign official inflows were negative $2.6 billion.
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in July; net purchases were $46.7 billion. Net purchases by private foreign investors were $41.7 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $5.0 billion.
view more
Source: US Department of the Treasury
CFTC Certifies Futures Contracts on the CES China 120 Index and the HSI Volatility Index Submitted by Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE)
September 17, 2013--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued a letter advising the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE) that its CES China 120 Index futures contract and its HSI Volatility Index futures contract submitted for review on
August 2, 2013 are deemed certified.
view more
Source: CFTC.gov
CBO The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook
September 17, 2013--Between 2009 and 2012, the federal government recorded the largest budget deficits relative to the size of the economy since 1946, causing federal debt to soar.
Federal debt held by the public is now about 73 percent of the economy's annual output, or gross domestic product (GDP). That percentage is higher than at any point in U.S. history except a brief period around World War II, and it is twice the percentage at the end of 2007. If current laws generally remained in place, federal debt held by the public would decline slightly relative to GDP over the next several years, CBO projects. After that, however, growing deficits would ultimately push debt back above its current high level. CBO projects that federal debt held by the public would reach 100 percent of GDP in 2038, 25 years from now, even without accounting for the harmful effects that growing debt would have on the economy (see the figure below). Moreover, debt would be on an upward path relative to the size of the economy, a trend that could not be sustained indefinitely.
view the CBO The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
