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Statement of Support-Internal Business Conduct Standards
Chairman Gary Gensler
August 27, 2012--I support the final rule implementing Congress' direction that the Commission adopt rules for "timely and accurate confirmation, processing, netting, documentation, and valuation of all swaps."
This direction was included in the swaps market reform provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
Each of these requirements promotes crucial back office standards that will reduce risk and increase efficiency in the swaps market. These final rules are critical to the risk management of swap dealers and major swap participants and lowering their risk to the public.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Federal Reserve Board begins practice of publishing Reserve Bank financial reports on a quarterly basis
August 27, 2012--The Federal Reserve Board on Monday began the practice of publishing unaudited combined Federal Reserve Bank financial reports on a quarterly basis.
This enhancement to the Board's previous financial reporting procedures will provide greater transparency by communicating financial information on a more frequent basis and in greater detail.
view 2012 Q1-Federal Reserve Banks Combined Quarterly Financial Report view the view 2012 Q2-Federal Reserve Banks Combined Quarterly Financial Report CFTC Issues Final Rules Establishing Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Requirements for Swap Trading Relationship Documentation, Swap Confirmation, Reconciliation and Compression of Swap Portfolios
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the Commission to adopt rules on the timely and accurate confirmation, processing, netting, documentation, and valuation of all swaps, as well as the reconciliation and compression of swap portfolios. These rules fulfill this congressional direction. Federal Reserve Board considering changes to the implementation timeline for the Dodd-Frank company-run stress test requirements The Federal Reserve in December 2011 issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements established under the Dodd-Frank Act. The December 2011 proposal would require all bank holding companies and state member banks with more than $10 billion in total consolidated assets to comply with the requirements to conduct an annual company-run stress test beginning on the effective date of the final rule. The December 2011 proposal would also require all savings and loan holding companies with more than $10 billion in assets to comply with the annual company-run stress test requirements once those holding companies become subject to minimum risk-based capital requirements. read more Morgan Stanley-ETF Weekly Update ETFs posted net inflows of $2.9 bln last week, the fourth consecutive week of net inflows
13-week flows were mostly positive among asset classes; combined $32.7 bln net inflows
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) generated net inflows of $708 mln last week, the most of any ETF
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest
Data Updated: Based on data as of 8/15/12
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) had the largest increase in USD short interest at $1.6 bln
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 5.2%
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets $8.6 billion in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
Over the past year, many of the successful launches have an income/defensive orientation
request report Europe bracing for US-style ETF shakeout read more Van Eck files with the SEC-Market Vectors Morningstar Long/Short Commodity ETF ISE Weekly Listings- August 24, 2012
Bin 4 - Citadel Securities LLC
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Rentech Nitrogen Partners L.P. (Symbol: RNF, Trading Symbol(s): RNF) will trade on a January expiration cycle with exercise and position limits of 50000.
Manchester United plc Cl A (Symbol: MANU, Trading Symbol(s): MANU) will trade on a March expiration cycle with exercise and position limits of 50000.
Bloomin' Brands, Inc (Symbol: BLMN, Trading Symbol(s): BLMN) will trade on a January expiration cycle with exercise and position limits of 25000.
ETF
MannKind Corp. (Symbol: MNKD, Trading Symbol(s): MNKD) will trade on a February expiration cycle with exercise and position limits of 250000. CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update Pimco Fund Expands Gold Holding on Outlook for Inflation view filing
Source: FBR
August 27, 2012--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved final rules to improve the risk management procedures of swap dealers and major swap participants.
The CFTC voted 5 to 0 via seriatim to approve the final rules, which will become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
August 27, 2012--The Federal Reserve Board is considering changes to the implementation timeline for the annual company-run stress test requirements required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The changes under consideration would delay implementation until September 2013 for bank holding companies, state member banks, and savings and loan holding companies with between $10 billion and $50 billion in total consolidated assets.
Source: FBR
August 27, 2012--US ETF Weekly Update
Weekly Flows: $2.9 Billion Net Inflows
Fourth Consecutive Week of Net Inflows
ETF Assets Stand at $1.2 Trillion, up 17% YTD
No ETF Launches Last Week
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
For the second straight week, Commodity ETFs had the largest net inflows of any category ($921 mln)
31% of ETFs had net inflows/26% of ETFs had net outflows/43% had no net flows over last 4 weeks
ETF assets stand at $1.2 tln (up 17% YTD) and have posted net inflows 26 out of 34 weeks YTD ($90.5 bln in net inflows)
Fixed Income ETFs have generated net inflows 53 out of the past 54 weeks ($9.7 bln net inflows over the last 13 weeks)
Over the last 13 weeks, US Mid-Cap ETFs have exhibited net outflows of $1.1 bln, the most of any category we measured
Notably, two physical gold ETFs and one gold miners ETF landed in the top 10 last week and posted a combined $959 mln in net
inflows (GLD, IAU, and GDXJ) as gold has garnered a bid again
Over the last 13 weeks, the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) exhibited net inflows of $3.3 bln, the most of any ETF;
over the same time period, VWO’s market price is up 9% on a total return basis
SPY’s short interest increased for the first time since 5/31/12, however its 213 mln shares short is well below its 52-week average
of 335 mln shares short
Aggregate ETF USD short interest increased $104 mln over the past two weeks ended 8/15/12
Out of the 10 ETFs with the highest % of shares short, five of them have market caps less than $20 mln, and in our view skewing
the impact of the exhibit
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%)
Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Research.
Data estimated as of 8/24/12 based on daily change in share counts and daily NAVs.
Over the past 13 weeks, newly launched Active ETFs generated most net inflows at $1.4 bln (specifically the PIMCO Total
Return ETF-BOND)
124 new ETF listings and 35 closures YTD (additional 34 liquidations have been announced)
Five different ETF sponsors and three asset classes represented in top 10 most successful launches
Despite not cracking the top 10 most successful launches over the last year, the PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio (KBWB) posted net inflows of $58 mln last week, the most of any recently launched ETF
Top 10 most successful launches account for 72% of market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
Source: Morgan Stanley
August 26, 2012--The current shakeout in the US exchange traded fund industry, which has seen several players scale back operations in recent weeks, could be a sign of things to come in Europe, according to industry experts.
Over the past month, a handful of players in the US have announced their retreat from the ETF business due to competitive forces and a failure to raise significant assets.
Source: FT.com
August 24, 2012--Van Eck has filed a pre-effective wmendment no.1 form S-1 with the SEC for the
view filing
Source: SEC.gov
August 24, 2012--The International Securities Exchange listed new options classes during the week beginning August 6, 2012.
Effective Wednesday, August 22, 2012, the ISE will list options on the following product(s) along with their related symbol(s):
Teucrium Corn Fund (Symbol: CORN, Trading Symbol(s): CORN) will trade on a February expiration cycle with exercise and position limits of 25000.
Bin 10 - Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Source: International Securities Exchange (ISE)
August 24, 2012--The current reports for the week of August 21, 2012 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
August 23, 2012--Pimco Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund has expanded its holding of gold as a hedge against inflation, anticipating further moves by central banks to spur economic growth, said Nic Johnson, the fund's manager.
The $20 billion fund increased its gold holdings to 11.5 percent of total assets from 10.5 percent two months ago, Johnson said today in a telephone interview from Newport Beach, California. The commodity fund is part of Pacific Investment Management Co., which also owns the world’s largest bond fund.
Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek
