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SEC To Weigh Exchanges' Volatility-Control Plans
December 30, 2011--The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to take a closer look at two separate plans by U.S. stock-exchange operators--designed to prevent another "flash crash"--to ensure that the measures don't create new problems, according to regulators.
The SEC will consider jointly a proposal for a new system of price limits, intended to soften rapid swings in the price of individual securities, alongside a separate effort to tighten market-wide halts that freeze ...
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Source: Wall Street Journal
CFTC Commitments of Traders Reports Update
December 30, 2011--The current reports for the week of December 27, 2011 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
December 30, 2011--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the PowerShares S&P International Developed High Beta Portfolio
(IDHB)
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets High Beta Portfolio (EEHB)
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Source: SEC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
December 30, 2011--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the
PowerShares S&P International Developed Low Volatility Portfolio (IDLV)
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio
(EELV)
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Source: SEC.gov
SSgA & PowerShares Clash Over KBW Products
December 30, 2011--On Oct. 24, State Street Global Advisors changed the indexes on five of its ETFs from benchmarks provided by KBW to a quintet from Standard & Poor’s in a shift that belied a bit of intrigue involving Invesco PowerShares.
Indeed, four of the KBW indexes SSgA dropped were adopted by four new ETFs PowerShares rolled out Nov. 1. One industry source told IndexUniverse that SSgA sped up the transition to the new indexes before the launch date of the PowerShares funds—a move PowerShares hoped to block, possibly with legal action.
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Source: IndexUniverse
NYSE Euronext : NYSE Announces First-Quarter 2012 Circuit-Breaker Levels
December 30, 2011--The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker collar trigger levels for first-quarter 2012 effective Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
Circuit-breaker points represent the thresholds at which trading is halted marketwide for single-day declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). Circuit-breaker levels are set quarterly as 10, 20 and 30 percent of the DJIA average closing values of the previous month, rounded to the nearest 50 points.
In first-quarter 2012, the 10-, 20- and 30-percent decline levels, respectively, in the DJIA will be as follows:
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Source: NYSE Euronext
Trading Session Remaining In 2011, Dow Jones Utility Average On Track for Its Best Annual Performance in Four Years
DJUA Up 15.34% From Its 2010 Close
Shares of NiSource Top All DJUA Component Stocks Through Close of Trading on December 29, 2011
13 of the 15 Component Stocks Poised to Finish 2011 with Gains
December 29, 2011– With one trading session remaining in 2011 the Dow Jones Utility Average is on track for its best yearly performance since 2007. The DJUA has gained 15.34% through the close of trading on December 29, 2011.
In 2007, the DJUA ended the year up 16.59% from its close in 2006. The DJUA is comprised of 15 leading utilities companies in theU.S.
Shares of NiSource Inc. are up 41.85% thus far in 2011 leading all other component stocks in the DJUA. Williams Cos. (up 35.22%), CenterPoint Energy Inc. (34.35%), Consolidated Edison Inc. (32.02%) and Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia, 30.55%) round out the top five DJUA performers for 2011.
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Source: Dow Jones
Final Maturity Distribution Announcement for Guggenheim Bulletshares 2011 Corporate Bond ETF
December 29, 2011-Guggenheim Investments announced today the distribution proceeds for the maturity of Guggenheim BulletShares 2011 Corporate Bond ETF (nyse arca:BSCB) (the "Fund"), a maturity that was defined at the launch of the Fund. The final maturity distribution will be paid on December 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 29, 2011.
Shareholders should consult their individual investment or tax advisor regarding the tax treatment applicable to the maturity distribution.
Additional details...
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Source:Guggenheim Investments
Invesco PowerShares Provides Definitive Long-Term Capital Gains Information for 2011
December 29, 2011--Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that it has delivered zero long-term capital gains distributions across 113 of 116 equity and fixed-income ETFs for 2011.
"We strive to minimize the amount of capital gains incurred by our ETF portfolios. For the ninth consecutive year, we are pleased that the process has prevented long-term capital gains distributions for the vast majority of PowerShares ETFs," said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs.
2011 Long-Term Capital Gains Distributions:
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Source: Invesco PowerShares
Long-Term Mutual Fund Outflows $1.98B In Latest Week -ICI
December 29, 2011--Long-term mutual funds had estimated net outflows of $1.98 billion in the latest week as money pulled from equity funds outpaced investments in bond and hybrid funds, according to the Investment Company Institute.
The funds experienced steep outflows over the summer, when investors retreated from a volatile stock market over concerns about an uncertain economic outlook and the debt load in the U.S. and Europe, but recorded a string of weekly inflows in October and November. Investors have continued to consistently pull money from U.S. equities since August, while bond and hybrid funds have seen mostly inflows so far this year.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
