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Nevada Adds SSgA ETFs to 529 Plan
February 20, 2012--State Street Global Advisors is taking over asset management of a Nevada 529 college savings plan as more states consider the appeal of ETFs to registered investment advisers and other investors.
SSgA replaces Vanguard as the investment manager for the $940 million direct-sold programme managed by Upromise Investments, currently known as the Upromise College Fund. Nevada sponsors three direct-sold 529 plans and an adviser-sold plan, all nationwide plans.
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Source: FT.com
CBOE and CFE to Expand ETF-Based Volatility Index Products
Brazil ETF Volatility Index Futures and Options Next New Listings
February 17, 2012--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will each launch a new ETF-based volatility index product in the coming weeks:
CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index security futures (VXEW) - Tuesday, February 21 on CFE
CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index options (VXEWZ) - Tuesday, March 6 on CBOE
The calculation of the CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index is derived from applying CBOE's VIX® methodology to the prices of CBOE listed options on the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (ETF symbol: EWZ). EWZ options were the seventeenth most actively traded ETF options in the U.S. last year.
"We continue to see tremendous interest in trading VIX options and futures and our other volatility-related products and are committed to building our volatility franchise to meet this investor demand," said CBOE Holdings Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky. "Expanding our roster of volatility options and futures products into sectors such as emerging markets is the next step in this evolution."
The CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index products are the latest in a series of CBOE and CFE volatility index product launches in 2012. CFE began trading CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index security futures (futures symbol: VXEM) on January 9, and options trading on VXEEM began on January 31 on CBOE.
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Source: CBOE
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
February 17, 2012--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shareholders of Anvil Mining Limited (TSX:AVM) have accepted the $CDN8.00 cash per share offer from Minmetals Resources Limited.
Anvil Mining will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Global Mining and Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Indices effective after the close of Thursday, February 23, 2012.
The shareholders of Futuremed Healthcare Products Corporation (TSX:FMD) have accepted the $CDN8.15 cash per share offer from Cardinal Health Canada Inc. Futuremed will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and the S&P/TSX Equity SmallCap Indices after the close of Thursday, February 23, 2012.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
Treasury International Capital Data For December
February 17, 2012--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2011. The next release, which will report on data for January 2012, is scheduled for March 15, 2012.
Foreign residents decreased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in December — net sales were $21.0 billion. Net sales by private foreign investors were $11.5 billion, and net sales by foreign official institutions were $9.5 billion.
At the same time, U.S. residents decreased their holdings of long-term foreign securities, with net sales of $38.9 billion.
Taking into account transactions in both foreign and U.S. securities, the net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $17.9 billion. After including adjustments, such as estimates of unrecorded principal payments to foreigners on U.S. asset-backed securities, the overall net foreign acquisition of long-term securities is estimated to have been $1.6 billion in December.
Foreigners decreased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $1.6 billion. Foreign holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities decreased by $18.3 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased by $103.8 billion.
In sum, the net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, the change in foreign holdings of short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows yielded monthly net TIC inflows of $87.1 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $113.0 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $25.9 billion.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
SEC widens probe of exchange-traded funds
February 17, 2012--U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Prompted by a delay in a big trade at a popular ETF, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a closer look at a possible connection between high-frequency traders and hedge funds jumping in and out of ETFs, and instances where ETF trades fail to settle on time, this person said.
The SEC's inquiry is part of a wider probe that began last year and focused on complex ETFs that allow investors to magnify returns or bet against stock indexes.
U.S. and UK regulators are concerned that so-called settlement fails - when trades are not completed on time - could contribute to volatility and systemic risk in financial markets.
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Source: Reuters
Global X files with the SEC
February 17, 2012--Global X has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Global X MLP ETF
Global X MLP Natural Gas ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
First Trust files with the SEC-First Trust Dividend AlphaDEX Fund
February 17, 2012--First Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the First Trust Dividend AlphaDEX(R) Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
Northern Lights ETF Trust
February 17, 2012--Northern Lights ETF Trust has filed a pre-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC
February 17, 2012--ETF Series Solutions has filed an initial registration statement with the SEC for the
AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
First Trust files with the SEC
February 17, 2012-First Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC.
This Registration Statement relates to First Trust BICK Index Fund, First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund, First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund, First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund,
First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund, First Trust ISE Global
Engineering and Construction Index Fund, First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund, First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ(R) Clean Edge(R) Smart Grid
Infrastructure Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund and First
Trust STOXX(R) European Select Dividend Index Fund, each a series of the
Registrant.
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Source: SEC.gov
