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ETF Industry Association Releases January 2012 ETF Data Reports
February 3, 2012--Highlights from the January 2012 ETF Data report include
Assets in US listed Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) reached a new monthly record level, totaling approximately $1.15 trillion at January 2012 month-end, an increase of almost 13% over January 2011 month-end, when assets totaled $1.02 trillion.
ETFs/ETNs net cash inflows reached approximately $28.9 billion for the month of January, 2012, the largest single monthly cash inflows posted in over 2 years.
At January 2012 month-end, there were 1,392 U.S. listed products.
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Source: ETFIA
Dow Jones industrial average closes at highest level since before 2008 financial crisis
Market index closes at 12,862, the highest level since May 2008
February 3, 2012--The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.
The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862. That's the highest since May 2008. The Nasdaq composite index closed at its highest level since December 2000.
Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January. That's the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.
The S&P 500 index added 19 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,345.
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Source: Daily News
Global X files with the SEC
February 3, 2012--Global X has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Global X Permanent ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
February 02, 2012--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant:
PowerShares S&P International Developed Low Volatility Portfolio
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio.
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Source: SEC.gov
iShares Launches Five Global Commodity Producer Equity ETFs
First ETF to offer access to global energy production
February 2, 2012--BlackRock, Inc.announced today that its iShares(R) Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world's largest manager of ETFs, has launched five funds focused on commodity producers. The funds offer the benefit of access to companies involved in the production of the commodity without exposure to physical storage or other costs associated with commodity ownership.
The new global equity-based funds, which are traded on the NYSE Arca, offer access to commodity producers, including the first equities-based solution to express a view on global energy prices. They are:
iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers Fund (nysearca:VEGI)
iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers Fund (nysearca:FILL)
iShares MSCI Global Select Metals & Mining Producers Fund (nysearca:PICK)
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund (nysearca:RING)
iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners Fund (nysearca:SLVP)
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Source: BlackRock
News Corp taps Bloomberg executive to lead Dow Jones
February 2, 2012--Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Thursday named Bloomberg LP executive Lex Fenwick as chief executive officer of its Dow Jones & Co unit which houses its Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Fenwick, a 25-year Bloomberg veteran, will join Dow Jones on February 13 and report to News Corp President Chase Carey.
He replaces Les Hinton, a 52-year News Corp veteran, who left the company last July in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal at the UK newspaper division he previously oversaw.
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Source: Reuters
ETF trading volumes fall to historic lows
February 2, 2012--Trading in the most popular US exchange-traded funds fell to multiyear lows in January, threatening to increase transactions costs for retail investors.
ETFs, which track the performance of a basket of securities such as an equity or bond index, have surged in popularity in recent years, reaching $1tn in assets by the end of 2011, according to BlackRock.
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Source: FT.com
Bernanke defends low rate policy for weak economy
February 2, 2012--Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday defended the U.S. central bank's policies against charges from Republican lawmakers they risked sparking inflation, saying the economy still needs plenty of support.
Testifying before Congress, the Fed chief was repeatedly thrown on the defensive as he parried critiques from Republican lawmakers over the Fed's zero interest rate policy, its focus on employment and its policy prescriptions for housing.
Bernanke told the House Budget Committee that Europe's financial crisis still threatened the U.S. recovery, and said the Fed would do everything it can to ward off damage.
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Source: Reuters
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission Release Joint Report to Congress on International Swap Regulation
February 2, 2012--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission delivered to Congress a report on international swap regulation, as required by Section 719(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The provision requires the Commissions to report on how swaps are regulated in the United States, Asia, and Europe and to identify areas of regulation that are similar and other areas of regulation that could be harmonized.
view report-Joint Report on International Swap Regulation
Source: CFTC.gov
United States Commodity Funds files with the SEC
February 2, 2012- United States Commodity Funds, LLC has filed a Amendment No.1 to Form S-1 with the SEC for the United States Asian Commodities Basket Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
