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IndexIQ Announces April 2011 Performance of Its IQ Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes
May 6, 2011-IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes.
Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge™ benchmark indexes were originally introduced on March 30, 2007, and have been calculating live since that date. IQ Hedge is the first family of investable benchmark indexes covering hedge fund replication/alternative beta strategies.
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Source: Business Wire
Many commodity ETF investors unshaken by rout - Lipper
May 6, 2011--This week's commodities plunge saw surprisingly little out-flow from most of the broad commodity and index-based exchange-traded funds, some of which attracted new investment, data from Lipper showed on Friday.
Some 16 funds for which it collects daily data, with a total net asset value of about $26 billion, saw just $40.7 million in net outflows on Thursday, when commodities went into free-fall as panic selling hit everything from oil to silver.
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Source: Reuters
Investors dump Canadian equity, commodity ETFs in April: BlackRock
May 6, 2011--Exchange-traded funds saw $715 million in net outflows in April, according to data from BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
The firm reports that Canadian equity ETFs led the outflows, with $797 million worth during the month. Commodity funds also suffered $151 million in outflows
Fixed-income ETFs were the top-selling category in April with $138 million in net new sales. International equity funds had $55 million in net sales, and inverse funds added $35 million.
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Source: Investment Executive
NASDAQ-100 Data Explorers Optimized Index launched to enhance liquidity
May 6, 2011--The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Data Explorers announced the introduction of the NASDAQ-100 Data Explorers Optimized Index (NASDAQ:NDXOPT).
The new index is an optimized version of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ:NDX), a globally recognized brand comprised of 100 of the world's largest, most dynamic non-financial companies.
. The NASDAQ-100 Data Explorers Optimized Index offers a tradable benchmark that will enhance liquidity and protect both the long and short investor.The new index is unique because it screens out stocks that are either lacking in liquidity or relatively expensive to borrow in the stock lending market based on analytics from Data Explorers, the leading global provider of stock lending and short interest information.
The optimized version of the NASDAQ-100 Index retains the return and volatility characteristics of the original index, with enhanced liquidity to support both the long and short sides of the trade. The chart below shows the close relationship between the NASDAQ-100 Data Explorers Optimized Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index.
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Source: WFE
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
May 6, 2011--CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports have been updated for the week of May 3, 2011 are now available
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Source: CFTC.gov
Claymore files with the SEC
May 6, 2011--Claymore has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Guggenheim Enhanced Adjustable Rate Senior Loan ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC
May 6, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Market Vectors Mortgage REIT ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
May 6, 2011--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Portfolio
and the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio.
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Source: SEC.gov
Mexican central bank buys 100 tonnes of gold
May 5, 2011-Mexico has quietly purchased nearly 100 tonnes of gold bullion, as central banks embark on their biggest bullion buying spree in 40 years.
The purchase, reported in monthly data published by Mexico’s central bank, is the latest in a series of large gold buys by emerging market economies intent on diversifying reserves away from the faltering US dollar.
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Source: FT.com
Equity and bond bulls prepare for life after QE2
April 5, 2011--As investors prepare for an end to the Federal Reserve’s soothing monetary balm, US equities and bonds speak to very different prognoses for the economy.
The stock market bull run sits at odds with sustained falls in yields on benchmark Treasury bonds, setting the stage for what could be a turbulent summer when the Fed pulls the plug on its second phase of quantitative easing, “QE2”.
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Source: FT.com
