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IMF Canada-2013 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the Mission
November 27, 2013--This statement presents the preliminary assessment of the 2013 Article IV Consultation mission to Canada. Growth remained modest in 2013, as the expected transition from domestic demand-to export-led growth has proven elusive. The uncertain global environment weighed on exports and business investment,but competiveness challenges and infrastructure bottlenecks in the energy sector also played a role.
Stronger external demand is expected to push growth above its potential rate from 2014,but the balance of risks is tilted on the downside. While residential investment and house price growth continued to moderate in 2013,elevated levels of household debt and high valuations in a number of housing markets remain a potential vulnerability. Policies should remain focused on sustaining growth until the rotation to exports and business investment gains firmer momentum,while assuring that the gradual unwinding of domestic imbalances continues and that the fiscal position is maintained on a sustainable trajectory.
UPDATE 3-Brazil raises interest rate back to double digits
Central bank raises Selic to 10 pct, highest in over a year
Double-digit Selic a setback for President Rousseff
Bank signals it may slow pace of rate hikes, focus on growth
November 27, 2013--Brazil raised interest rates on Wednesday for the sixth straight time, ending a short-lived era of single-digit borrowing costs that failed to reignite Latin America's largest economy and instead fed inflation.
The central bank's monetary policy committee, known as Copom, unanimously raised its Selic to 10 percent from 9.50 percent -- its highest level since March of 2012. All but two of the 62 analysts polled by Reuters last week expected the bank to hike rates by half a percentage point for the fifth straight time after a quarter percentage point increase in April.
Direxion files with the SEC
November 27, 2013--Direxion has filed a Pre-effective amendment no.4 to Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC.
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PowerShares files with the SEC
November 27, 2013--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the PowerShares Alternative Multi-Strategy Portfolio.
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Van Eck files with the SEC
November 27, 2013--Van Eck has filed a amended application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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NYSE Euronext New Listing-Cambria
November 27, 2013--Summary:
NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, December 03, 2013, the following ETF will be listed on NYSE Arca and will begin trading as a new issue:
Security Name: Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
Trading Symbol: FYLD
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Empowered Funds, LLC files with the SEC
November 26, 2013--Empowered Funds, LLC has filed a application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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CBOE to List Options on CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index Beginning December 3
New Product Offers Volatility Trading on Premier Measure of Small-Cap U.S. Stocks
November 26, 2013--Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated(R) (CBOE ) today announced that it will list options on the CBOE Russell 2000(R) Volatility Index (ticker: RVX) beginning Tuesday, December 3.
The CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVXSM Index) is an up-to-the-minute market estimate of the expected 30-day volatility of the Russell 2000(R) Index (RUT), calculated using real-time bid/ask quotes of RUT options that are listed on CBOE.
AdvisorShares Announces Change in Portfolio Manager, Ticker Symbol and New Fund Name: AdvisorShares EquityPro ETF (NYSE Arca: EPRO)
November 26, 2013--AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of 18 actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that Irvine, Calif.-based The Elements Financial Group, LLC (TEG) was approved by the AdvisorShares Board of Trustees as the new portfolio manager to the AdvisorShares Global Alpha & Beta ETF (NYSE Arca: RRGR), effective December 1, 2013.
Also effective that date, the Fund will be renamed the AdvisorShares EquityPro ETF and continue trading on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol, EPRO.
"We constantly evaluate all the products within the AdvisorShares actively managed ETF suite," said Noah Hamman, chief executive officer of AdvisorShares. "After carefully considering the Fund's performance and assets under management, we consulted with Your Source Financial and TEG and subsequently decided that it was in shareholders' best interest to change portfolio managers."
IMF Mexico: Selected Issues Country Report
November 26, 2013-- Summary: Concluding Remarks This note analyzed the recent fiscal reforms, which can make the fiscal framework more instrumental in addressing challenges that Mexico will likely face in coming years. Mexico would benefit from building of fiscal policy buffers to reduce the exposure to high financing and hedging costs during periods of global uncertainty, improving flexibility to implement countercyclical fiscal policies, and addressing long term fiscal challenges associated with a reduction in oil revenue and an increase in health and pension spending.
Introducing an additional target on the public sector borrowing requirement in the Fiscal Responsibility Law will make the fiscal rule more transparent and enhance its credibility, and the new structural current expenditure growth cap will help reducing procyclicality in its fiscal framework by restraining expenditure in periods of unusually high revenues. The reforms to mobilize tax revenue are also encouraging initial steps to improve the management of oil wealth and reduce the public sector dependence on oil revenue over the medium term. Looking forward, Mexico could consider a modification in the design of the oil stabilization funds that would allow for simpler revenue transfer rules and operations.
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Bitcoin: Current US Regulatory Developments
November 26, 2013--In recent months Bitcoin has become a hot topic in the financial, regulatory and legal
community and has received widespread attention from newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has been actively working on Bitcoin-related matters for the past year and has become a legal thoughtleader
in the area.
As such, we would like to update our clients and friends on the current
US regulatory developments regarding Bitcoin.
Bitcoin was introduced in 2009 and has produced a dynamic new economy composed of merchants, users, service providers and start-up enterprises. Over the past 12 months the value of bitcoins has appreciated by more than 6000 percent, and Bitcoin has achieved a current market capitalization of over $8 billion. In addition to gaining traction as a medium of exchange and a unit of account, Bitcoin has caught the attention of members of the financial industry, who are beginning to recognize Bitcoin for its potential as a short- and/or long-term investment opportunity. For example, the proposed Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust is designed to be the first exchange-traded fund product based in Bitcoin.1
ISE Gemini Completes Fourth Successful Product Rollout: Approximately 1,000 Products Listed
November 26, 2013--ISE Gemini announced today that it has completed the rollout of 302 additional products, representing the fourth successful product rollout since launch.
ISE Gemini now lists 996 total products and has an equity options market share of 2.9 percent through the month of November, excluding dividend trades.
ISE Gemini Notable Milestones:
August 5, 2013: First day of trading with six symbols listed
August 26, 2013:Becomes fastest new exchange to surpass two percent market share
August 28, 2013: Surpassed one million total contracts traded
CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter on the Applicability of Transaction-Level Requirements in Certain Cross-Border Situations
November 26, 2013--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Divisions of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO), Clearing and Risk, and Market Oversight (collectively, the Divisions) issued a time-limited no-action letter today that provides relief to swap dealers (SDs) registered with the CFTC that are established
under the laws of jurisdictions other than the United States (Non-U.S. SDs) from certain transaction-level requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Global X Funds Lists Three ETFs on Colombian Stock Exchange
November 26, 2013--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced it is listing today three ETFs on Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, the Colombian stock exchange.
This marks the first time that a foreign ETF is listed on the Colombian exchange.
The three ETFs are the Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (NYSE Arca: GXG), the Global X Guru Index ETF (NYSE Arca: GURU), and the Global X SuperDividend™ ETF (NYSE: SDIV).
iShares Announces Index Change for Ireland ETF
November 26, 2013--BlackRock, Inc. announced today that its iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world's largest manager of ETFs(1), will change the investment objective of the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF to track a new underlying index effective November 27, 2013.
The new index is the MSCI All Ireland Capped Index which includes companies that are domiciled in or have significant business in Ireland. The changes are being implemented in order to increase the fund's diversification. The Fund's name and trading symbol will not change.