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Citi Appointed by Mirae Asset to Provide Fund Administration and Custody Services for its US-listed Exchange Traded Funds
July 16, 2013-- Citi has been appointed by Mirae Asset to provide fund administration, custody and index receipt services for a new ETF platform in the US under the Horizons brand. The first ETF, the Horizons S&P 500(R) Covered Call ETF ("HSPX") launched on June 24, 2013 and will be followed by a series of sector ETFs.
"We have a long-standing relationship with Citi and we knew we could rely on their expertise and global model to provide valuable insight across transactional services and trading," said Taeyong Lee, President of Mirae Asset Global Investments' Global Business Unit.
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Source: Mirae Asset Global Investments
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD) Receives NAIC Designation
July 16, 2013--WisdomTree (Nasdaq:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sponsor and asset manager, today announced the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD) has received a risk-based capital Designation of 1 (-) from the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
This follows a previous NAIC 3 Designation of The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (EMCB) on April 16, 2013.
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Source: WisdomTree
Treasury International Capital Data for May
July 16, 2013--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for May 2013. The next release, which will report on data for June 2013, is scheduled for August 15, 2013.
The sum total in May of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC inflow of $56.4 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $46.6 billion, and net foreign official inflows were $10.0 billion.
Foreign residents left unchanged their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in May. Net sales by private foreign investors were $43,8 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $43.8 billion.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
Advisors don't understand ETF liquidity says report
July 16, 2013--According to recent research from Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based analytics firm, exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors report ETF liquidity as the subject advisors understand the least.
"The type of assistance advisors require from ETF sponsors varies significantly," says Alec Papazian, associate director at Cerulli Associates. "ETF sponsors view liquidity as the top growth challenge in 2013 as nearly two-thirds (63%) rated it as such."
- See more at: http://www.ftseglobalmarkets.com/news/advisors-dont-understand-etf-liquidity-says-report.html#sthash.Du28qV4h.dpuf
Source: FTSE Global Markets
Bitcoin ETF plan struggles to find support
July 16, 2013--In the $2 trillion market for exchange traded funds, they are calling it the "Winkle wrinkle".
The recent proposal from the controversial Winklevoss twins to launch an ETF that tracks the volatile virtual currency known as Bitcoin has been met with skepticism from industry insiders.
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Source: FT.com
BNY Mellon Expands Wealth Management Team
July 15, 2013--In Philadelphia, Francis Schickling Jr., Karin Kinney and James Lu have joined the firm's portfolio management teams, and Jonathan Sprogell has joined the private banking team.
Schickling was appointed senior director of portfolio management and team leader. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, he was a senior relationship manager with Brown Brothers Harriman and also served with PNC Bank.
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Source: Private Wealth
Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update
July 15, 2013--Highlights
Weekly Flows: $16.7 Billion Net Inflows
ETF Assets Stand at $1.5 Trillion, up 11% YTD
Five ETF Launches Last Week
State Street Makes Name, Ticker, and Index Changes
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs posted net inflows of $16.7 bln last week, the largest weekly net inflows YTD
ETFs have generated net inflows for three consecutive weeks totaling $26.0 bln
US Equity ETF categories posted across-the-board positive net inflows last week totaling $17.3 bln
ETF assets stand at $1.5 tln, up 11% YTD; $92.2 bln net inflows YTD
13-week flows remain mostly positive among asset classes; combined $29.0 bln in net inflows
US Large-Cap ETFs have generated net inflows of $15.1 bln over the last 13 weeks, the most of any category we
measured; specifically, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has accounted for 54% of the net inflows in this space
Over the last 13 weeks Fixed Income ETF flows have gone slightly negative (net outflows of $511 mln) as we have seen investors move into short duration Fixed Income and US Equity ETFs
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
US Equity ETFs accounted for the top 10 largest net inflows last week
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) posted its largest net inflows since the week of 3/12/12, leading all ETFs
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has not posted a net inflow in 32 weeks; over this time period, GLD has exhibited net outflows of $19.5bln, including $900 mln last week, and its market cap has shrunk to $38.8 bln
Based on the largest flows, we noticed a rotation to cyclical areas of the market from defensive areas last week
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest
Data Updated: Based on data as of 6/28/13
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) had the largest increase in USD short interest at $2.0 bln
SPY’s shares short are at their highest level since 4/15/13 and nearly 10% above their one-year average
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) shares short declined 28% from their all-time high set last period
Aggregate ETF USD short interest decreased by $2.9 bln over the period ended 6/28/13
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 4.6%
The CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) continues to be one of the most heavily shorted ETFs as a % of shares outstanding;
interestingly, over the past year, FXE has actually posted a 6.3% market price return
Based on multiple borrowings and the ability to continuously create new shares, shares short as a % of shares outstanding can
exceed 100% (only six ETFs exhibited shares short as a % of shares outstanding greater than 100%)
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets
Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ETF Research. Data estimated as of 7/12/13 based on daily change in share counts and daily NAVs.
$7.9 bln in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
Over the last 13 weeks, recently launched ETFs have generated net inflows of $3.4 bln, or nearly 12% of ETF industry net inflows
Fixed Income ETFs account for 19% of ETFs launched over the past year, the most of any category
Issuance has been light in 2013 relative to the past three years; 70 new ETF listings and 30 closures/delistings YTD
The top 10 most successful launches make up 66% of the market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
Six ETF sponsors and two asset classes represented in top 10 most successful launches; six have an income orientation
The PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio (DWAS) cracked the top 10 most successful launches last week
with a current market cap of $193 mln; DWAS had net inflows of $55 mln last week (29% of current market cap)
Since inception, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) has not posted a weekly net outflow; conversely, its
sister fund, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), has exhibited net outflows of $1.1 bln in net outflows over the same
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Source: Morgan Stanley
AdvisorShares Announces the Launch Date of the Athena International Bear ETF (HDGI)
Continuing Innovation Delivers First Ever International All-Short Actively Managed ETF
July 15,2013--AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Athena International Bear ETF will open for trading on Friday, July 19, 2013.
HDGI is sub-advised by AthenaInvest Advisors LLC, a SEC Registered Investment Adviser with an established history of delivering industry leading behavioral portfolio management and development of a patented behavioral research process. Athena's skill as an equity manager is substantiated by industry recognition and a proven track record.[1]
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Source: AdvisorShares
Joint U.S.-China Economic Track Fact Sheet of the Fifth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
July 12, 2013--As the Special Representatives of President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang led the fifth meeting of the Economic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C., July10-11.
They were joined by a high-level delegation of Cabinet members, ministers, agency heads, and senior officials from both countries.
Early this June, President Obama and President Xi held a historic meeting in California, which set the strategic tone and direction for the development of the U.S.-China relationship. This meeting of the S&ED provided an opportunity to implement that strategic framework through concrete progress and to generate practical cooperation on issues across the economic relationship, for the benefit of our two economies and for the global economy.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Quarterly Index Reviews
July 12, 2013--S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews.
These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, July 22, 2013
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Source: Wall Street Journal
