Americas ETF News for the Past 90 Days
you are currently viewing:CFTC Staff Issues Interpretation Regarding U.S. Treasury Exchange-Traded Funds as Eligible Margin Collateral for Uncleared SwapsApril 14, 2025--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Participants Division today issued an interpretation to clarify the types of assets that qualify as eligible margin collateral for certain uncleared swap transactions under CFTC regulations. CFTC Regulation 23.156 lists the types of collateral that covered swaps entities can post or collect as initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) for uncleared swap transactions. The regulation, which includes "redeemable securities in a pooled investment fund" as eligible IM collateral, aims to identify assets that are liquid and will hold their value in times of financial stress. The interpretation clarifies the division's view that shares of certain U.S. Treasury exchange-traded funds may be considered redeemable securities in a pooled investment fund and may qualify as eligible IM and VM collateral subject to the conditions in CFTC Regulation 23.156. Source: cftc.gov |
Capital Group Launches Eight Active ETF Model Portfolios
March 12, 2025-The launch follows Capital's build-out of the fastest organically grown suite of active ETFs in the market
Capital Group, one of the world's largest and most experienced active investment managers, has launched eight new active model portfolios comprising its all-active exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (Ticker: OWNB) Launches on NYSE Arca; Tracks Publicly Traded Companies That Own at Least 1,000 BTC
March 11, 2025--Following Strategy's (MSTR) playbook, 70+ public companies collectively own over $60 billion of bitcoin, including Semler Scientific, MARA Holdings, Tesla, Block, and others.
Bitwise Asset Management, a leading crypto asset manager with $12 billion in client assets, announced today the launch of the first-of-its-kind Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (ticker: OWNB).
CBO-Monthly Budget Review: February 2025
March 10, 2025--The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $319 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues were $37 billion (or 2 percent) higher, and outlays were $356 billion (or 13 percent) higher.
