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U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Quarterly Data Update

November 23, 2010--The U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Quarterly Data has been updated is now available.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury


Fundamentals: The Glad Game

November 23, 2010--Last month we used the term “Pollyanna” to describe the optimistic return scenarios that need to occur for institutions and plan participants to cover their liabilities. The term originated with the 1913 children’s book of the same title by Eleanor Porter.

In it, the young Pollyanna plays the “Glad Game” where one finds something to be glad about in any situation. As an orphan growing up with a strict aunt, Pollyanna finds a reason to be optimistic even as she faces obstacle after obstacle in her new surroundings.

Investors today would do well to play a bit of the Glad Game. Despite a world of low single-digit yields and high single-digit return targets, there are ways that investors can span this seemingly irreconcilable gap.

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Source: Research Affiliates, LLC.


Dow Jones Indexes Announces Latest Performance Data For The U.S. Venture Capital Index

November 23, 2010-- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider and a CME Group company, today announced the latest performance data for the Dow Jones U.S. Venture Capital Index. The index is designed to measure changes in the market value of venture capital-financed companies in the United States.

At the end of the second quarter 2010, the index value was 1,183.211, down 18.29% from December 31, 2009. According to Sand Hill Econometrics, which co-developed the index’s methodology, there were two factors behind the decline. One is several “disappointing exits”?—?companies that failed or were acquired for low values. The other is the general decline in equity values during the quarter?—?the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index fell 11.52% during the second quarter of 2010. As Sand Hill notes, VC is not immune to a drop in equity values and the stock market is an indicator of equity values overall.

“We are pleased to present the latest index performance results,” said Susan Woodward, an economist and the founder of Sand Hill Econometrics. “Year-to-date we have a drop in values, with most of that decline in the second quarter. However, venture values are up 57% from the trough in February 2009, confirming that venture capital is here to stay,” noted Woodward.

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Source: Dow Jones Indexes


Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, October 15 And November 2-3, 2010

November 23, 2010--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on November 2-3, 2010 and of the conference call held on October 15, 2010. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the November 2-3, 2010 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board's Annual Report. Summaries of economic projections are released on an approximately quarterly schedule. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes and in the Summary of Economic Projections are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.

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Source: Federal Reserve Board


ProShares Announces Zero Capital Gain Distributions for ETFs

November 23, 2010--ProShares, the leading manager of leveraged and inverse ETFs¹, announced today that it estimates that none of its 99 equity and fixed-income ETFs will pay any 2010 capital gain distributions.

“A goal of ProShares is to provide investors with opportunities to manage risk and seek returns while also providing them with tax efficiency,” said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Advisors LLC. “As a result, we are pleased to announce that we expect no capital gain distributions this year.”

Estimates of capital gain distributions are subject to change. Capital gain distribution and income dividend amounts will vary from year to year. The estimate is for informational purposes only. For specific tax advice, we recommend that investors seek advice from a qualified tax professional. ProShares plans to provide information about any fourth quarter income dividends separately.

Source: ProShares


Statement on Support of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Authority to Designate Financial Market Utilities as Systemically Important

Chairman Gary Gensler
November 23, 2010-- support the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the Authority to Designate Financial Market Utilities as Systematically Important. It is an important step in fulfilling the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act to ensure that there is robust oversight and risk management of financial market utilities including clearinghouses.

Clearinghouses in the futures markets have been around since the late-19th Century and have functioned both in clear skies and during stormy times – through the Great Depression, numerous bank failures, two world wars and the 2008 financial crisis – to lower risk to the American public. By standing between two counterparties, by valuing transactions daily, requiring collateral, and rigorous risk management standards, clearinghouses help ensure that the failure of one entity does not harm its counterparties and reverberate throughout the financial system. Comprehensive and robust regulatory oversight of clearinghouses, however, is essential to our country’s financial stability. This is particularly important since, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, standardized swaps between financial entities must be brought to clearinghouses.

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Source: CFTC.gov


Horizons AlphaPro Launches Canada's First Actively Managed Preferred Share ETF

November 23, 2010--AlphaPro Management Inc. ("AlphaPro"), manager of the Horizons AlphaPro exchange traded funds ("ETFs"), has launched Canada's first actively managed preferred share ETF, the Horizons AlphaPro Preferred Share ETF (the "Preferred Share ETF").

The Preferred Share ETF will begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol HPR. The sub-advisor to the Preferred Share ETF is Natcan Investment Management Inc. ("Natcan"), which currently manages more than $1 billion dollars in preferred share assets.

"We're very happy to be working with Natcan once again. Their fixed income team has done a great job in managing the recently launched Horizons AlphaPro Corporate Bond ETF, Canada's largest actively managed ETF. We expect more of the same with the Preferred Share ETF based on our belief that an active strategy can overcome many of the limitations found in trying to replicate a preferred share index," said Ken McCord, President of AlphaPro.

The investment objective of the Preferred Share ETF is to provide dividend income while preserving capital by investing primarily in preferred shares of Canadian companies. The Preferred Share ETF may also invest in preferred shares of companies located in the United States, fixed income securities of Canadian and U.S. issuers, including other income generating securities, as well as Canadian equity securities and exchange traded funds that issue index participation units. The Preferred Share ETF will, to the best of its ability, seek to hedge its non-Canadian dollar currency exposure to the Canadian dollar at all times.

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Source: AlphaPro Management Inc


iShares files with the SEC

November 23, 2010--iShares has files a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index Fund.

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Source: SEC.gov


Morgan Stanley Exchange-Traded Funds: US ETF Weekly Update

November 22, 2010--Highlights
Weekly Flows: $3.7 Billion Net Outflows
ETFsTraded $342 Billion Last Week
No ETF Launches
Guggenheim BulletShares’Indexes Undergo Changes
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
iSharesRussell 1000 Value (IWD) posted net inflows of $564 mlnlast week, the most of any ETF

On the contrary, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), was a drag on flows, posting $3.1 blnnet outflows

Despite its weak showing last week, over 13-wk period, SPY has taken in most new money ($10.1 bln)

US-Listed ETFs: ETF Dollar Volume

Market share of monthly ETF volume as % of listed volume has doubled over 5 yrs

Leveraged/Inverse accounts for 12% weekly ETF volume, but only has 3% of market cap

Fixed Income accounts for only 4% weekly ETF volume, but has 15% of market cap

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Source: ETF Research-Morgan Stanley


Credit Suisse files with the SEC

November 22, 2010--Credit Suise has filed a FORM 424(B)(2) with the SEC for VelocityShares ETNs.

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Source: SEC.gov


SEC Filings


September 10, 2025 SSGA Active Trust files with the SEC-SPDR SSGA My2035 Corporate Bond ETF and SPDR SSGA My2031 Municipal Bond ETF
September 10, 2025 WisdomTree Digital Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Digital Fund
September 10, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-City Different Investments SMID Cap Core Equity ETF and City Different Investments Global Equity ETF
September 10, 2025 ETF Opportunities Trust files with the SEC-Golden Eagle Dynamic Hypergrowth ETF
September 10, 2025 Truth Social Funds files with the SEC-5 ETFs

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Europe ETF News


September 04, 2025 Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices
September 03, 2025 The T+1 Thursday conundrum pushing instantaneous settlement on traders
September 01, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
August 29, 2025 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals
August 27, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

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Asia ETF News


September 08, 2025 Samsung Securities Launches Two ETNs Tracking Solactive China Mobility Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index and AI Tech Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index in First Collaboration with Solactive
September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 02, 2025 Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index

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Global ETP News


September 04, 2025 Infographic-G20 Inflation Tracker: July
September 03, 2025 Ondo Brings Over 100 Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs Onchain, Starting on Ethereum
August 27, 2025 FBS Analysis Highlights How Political Shifts Are Redefining the Next Altcoin Rally

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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 01, 2025 Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech
August 14, 2025 Saudi, UAE drive GCC assets under management growth to $2.2trln
August 12, 2025 Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros

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Africa ETF News


August 24, 2025 Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
August 06, 2025 Why investing in Southern Africa's critical minerals is key for the global energy transition
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August 02, 2025 The Brain Economy: The New New Thing

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White Papers


September 08, 2025 Economic development, carbon emissions and climate policies

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