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Canadian Securities Regulators Release Oversight Review of IIROC
April 1, 2011--The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released the report on the first oversight review of the performance of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the self-regulatory body that regulates investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.
In the review, CSA staff assessed IIROC’s compliance with the relevant terms and conditions of recognition, and examined whether regulatory processes at IIROC were adequate, consistent and fair. The review also evaluated the progress of integration following the creation of IIROC in 2008 from the merger of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and Market Regulation Services Inc.
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Source: CSA
Trading Volume Tops One Million Contracts for the First Time at CBOE Futures Exchange, March is Third Consecutive Record Month
Average Daily Volume Above 40,000 Contracts for the Second Time
18th Consecutive Month of Year-Over-Year Volume Increases
CFE Launches Security Futures on CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index
April 1, 2011-- The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that March 2011 was the most active trading month in CFE history as volume surpassed the one-million-contracts milestone for the first time ever.
The 1,066,367 contracts that changed hands during March was a new all-time high and the third consecutive record month at CFE, following the previous highs of 789,734 contracts in February and 778,157 contracts in January. When including November 2010's volume of 751,481 contracts, the four busiest months in CFE history have occurred during the last five months.
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Source: CBOE
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
April 1, 2011--Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
The shareholders of Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX:FRG) have accepted the $C14.00 cash per share takeover offer from Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM). Fronteer Gold will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity,
Equity Completion and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Gold and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices after close on Friday, April 8, 2011.
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: SEC.gov
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
April 1, 2011--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, April 4, 2011:
Hathor Exploration Limited (TSXVN:HAT) will be removed from the index.
The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. Hathor Exploration will remain a constituent of the S&P/TSX Venture 30 Index until the next index rebalancing at the end of July, 2011.
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 & Poors
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
April 1, 2011--CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports have been updated for the week of March 29, 2011 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC-Market Vectors Japanese Bond ETF
April 1, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Market Vectors Japanese Bond ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC -Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF
April 1, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC
April 1, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
AdvisorShares files with the SEC
April 1, 2011--AdvisorShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF.
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Source: SEC.gov
iShares Launches the iShares MSCI China Exchange Traded Fund - New fund marks iShares 40th international single country fund
March 31, 2011--BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that its iShares® Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world's largest manager of ETFs, is launching the iShares MSCI China Index Fund (NYSEArca: MCHI) on the NYSE Arca. iShares now offers 40 international single country ETFs. The fund is the first China ETF to be benchmarked to the large- and mid-cap MSCI universe, and provides exposure to the top 85% of Chinese equities by market cap.
"The new iShares MSCI China Index Fund provides clients access to one of the fastest growing economies in the world," said Noel Archard, Head of US Product at iShares at BlackRock. "The fund further complements our single country product suite, which has seen significant activity over the past few months as investors increasingly look to single country funds to express nuanced views on global markets."
According to Russ Koesterich, iShares Global Chief Investment Strategist at BlackRock, China is projected to continue to offer attractive investment opportunities as it transitions from an export- to consumption-based economy. China continues to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world with an estimated growth of 10.3% in 20101. Investors can combine MCHI with the iShares MSCI China Small Cap Index Fund (NYSEArca: ECNS), which began trading in September 2010, to create comprehensive MSCI China exposure.
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Source: iShares
