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First Asean-focused ETF launched
February 16, 2011--A New York fund manager will today launch the world’s first exchange-traded fund focused on the Asean region, reflecting what some people see as the emergence of a new asset class in developing Asia.
Global X Funds, which runs ETFs tracking the Nordic and Andean regions, says the launch reflects increasing institutional interest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a fast growing 10 country organisation that is rapidly moving towards greater economic integration.
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Source: FT.com
Invesco PowerShares and Select Sector SPDRs Cooperate to Differentiate Their Respective Sector ETF Lineups
February 16, 2011--Invesco PowerShares and Select Sector SPDRs announced today that a settlement has been reached under which Invesco PowerShares will voluntarily change the ticker symbols of its nine S&P SmallCap Sector ETFs. The changes are aimed at making the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Sector ETF tickers more distinguishable from the Select Sector SPDR tickers.
The PowerShares SmallCap Sector ETFs will begin trading under the new tickers in late March, 2011; all other attributes of the products will remain unchanged. The new tickers are as follows:
| Sector | Old Ticker | New Ticker | |
| Consumer Discretionary | XLYS | PSCD | |
| Consumer Staples | XLPS | PSCC | |
| Energy | XLES | PSCE | |
| Financials | XLFS | PSCF | |
| Health Care | XLVS | PSCH | |
| Industrials | XLIS | PSCI | |
| Information Technology | XLKS | PSCT | |
| Materials | XLBS | PSCM | |
| Utilities & Telecom Services | XLUS | PSCU |
"ETFs have proven to be an extremely valuable tool for sector investing, as indicated by the investor interest in the sector ETFs of both Invesco PowerShares and Select Sector SPDRs," noted Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs.
"Our intent, when we selected the original tickers was not to confuse, but simply to make it easier for S&P Sector investors to identify the tickers of the new Small Cap S&P Sector ETFs. We have worked closely with the Select Sector SPDR Board and understand their perspective on the matter. We were amenable to their proposal because the PowerShares S&P Small Cap Sectors have filled a significant gap in the market and have been very well received by investors," added Fulton.
"Both parties agree that in the interests of investors, the best course of action is to work together to make the changes," noted Dan Dolan of Select Sector SPDRs.
"We appreciate Invesco PowerShares' willingness to work with Select Sector SPDRs and are eager to move ahead as we continue to provide investors powerful ways to express their investment convictions on sectors of the U.S. stock market," added Dolan.
The new tickers on the PowerShares SmallCap Sector ETFs and on their intraday NAVs will go into effect before the end of March, 2011. The tickers of the fund's underlying indexes will remain the same. The funds will maintain their listing on the NASDAQ.
Invesco PowerShares is part of Invesco Ltd., a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.
Source: Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
DTCC Set To Launch Service To Automate Matching Of Broker-To-Broker Ex-Clearing Trades
Service Will Also Offer Real-Time Access to Track, Manage and Resolve Fails
January 16, 2011--The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today plans to launch Obligation Warehouse (OW) to automate the matching and confirmation of broker-to-broker trades that are currently confirmed and settled directly between the trading parties rather than through DTCC (known as ex-clearing), and to give Member firms real-time access to track, manage and resolve their failed obligations
The service, an offering of DTCC’s clearing agency subsidiary, National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), is expected to be fully functional by June 2011, with implementation beginning in March 2011 following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent approval of NSCC’s related rule filing.
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Source: DTCC
Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee Meeting
February 16, 2011--Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to host a meeting of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues.
When: Friday, February 18, 2011, 9:30 am (ET)
Where:CFTC Hearing Room, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
Topic:Discussion of recommendations regarding events of May 6, 2010
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Source: CFTC.gov
Latin America: Some Countries Vulnerable to High Food Prices, others Likely to Benefit
February 16, 2011-- Like two sides of the same worn coin, the spiraling costs of food stuffs across the globe have raised the spectrum of a new food crisis in some of Latin America’s economies while simultaneously benefitting most others with windfall profits, said the region’s top World Bank officials.
A Bank assessment of the commodity spike states that since February 2009, international food prices have risen by more than 30 percent and agricultural raw material prices by more than 6 percent. During the same period, oil and metal prices have increased by around 100 percent.
“Virtually all the commodities that matter for the region are partaking in this strong wave of price increases. For certain countries the rise in non-food commodity prices can more than offset the increases in the prices of imported food,” says the report Vulnerability to Food Price Increases in LAC, 2011.
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Source: World Bank
First Trust files with the SEC
February 15, 2011--First Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund
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Source: SEC.gov
First Trust files with the SEC
February 15, 2011--First Trust has filed a post effective amendment, registration state with the SEC for First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
JPMorgan revives samurai bond market
February 15, 2011--JPMorgan issued Y111bn ($1.33) of samurai bonds on Tuesday, making it the first US financial institution to do so since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and paving the way for its rivals to raise funds in Japan.
Samurai bonds are yen-denominated debt issued by foreign companies and institutions in Japan to institutional investors.
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Source:FT.com
Testimony of Chairman Gary Gensler before the House Committee on Financial Services
February 15, 2011--Good morning Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also thank my fellow Commissioners for their hard work and commitment on implementing the legislation.
am honored to appear at today’s hearing alongside fellow regulators with whom we are working so closely to implement the Dodd-Frank Act. I am particularly happy to appear here with Chairman Schapiro, with whom I have a strong working relationship. I believe that this is the eighth time that we have testified together. We have consulted and coordinated closely with the SEC, Federal Reserve and other regulators on rulemakings to oversee the swaps markets. Throughout this process, interagency cooperation has been extraordinary and has improved our proposed rulemakings.
Before I move into the testimony, I want to congratulate Chairman Bachus on becoming Chairman of the Committee. I look forward to working with you and all Members of the Committee.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Exchange-Traded Funds: US ETF Weekly Update Morgan Stanley
February 14, 2011--Weekly Flows:
$3.0 Billion Net Inflows
ETFsTraded $299 Billion Last Week
Launches: 1 New ETF
IndexIQImplements Sub-Advisor Changes
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs had net inflows of $3.0 blnlast week, reversing two consecutive weeks of net outflows
Net inflows were led by US Equity ETFslast week (combined $3.2 blnnet inflows)
ETF assets stand at more than $1 trillion, nearly doubling overthe past two years
13-week flows were mostly positive among asset classes
$28.5 billion of net inflows into ETFs over past 13 weeks (majority into US Equity ETFs)
EM Equity ETFsposted meaningful net outflows ($8.1 bln) over the past 13 weeks, a reversal from most of 2010 when EM Equity ETFsgenerated net inflows of $30.5 bln
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
After two weeks of net outflows, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) bounced back last week
SPY posted net inflows of $1.4 bln, the most of any ETF;
13-week flows were slightly negative
The two largest EM Equity ETFs(VWO & EEM) exhibited a combined $2.3 blnin net outflows last week
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Source: Morgan Stanley
