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CFTC to Publish All Outside Meetings Regarding Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
September 7, 2010--Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that the agency will begin publishing a list of all meetings that either he or Commission staff has with outside organizations regarding the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
“The CFTC is committed to promoting both market and agency transparency,” Chairman Gensler said. “As we implement the Dodd-Frank Act, we will make meetings that we have with outside organizations regarding the rule-writing process public. We also will continue publishing materials provided to the Commission by outside organizations. This commitment to open government will help promote the integrity of the rule-writing process.”
The list will be available in the “OTC Derivatives” section of the cftc.gov website, at http://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/OTCDerivatives/otc_meetings.html.
Source: CFTC.gov
MSCI unveils new ESG indices and branding: exclusive
Index giant launches two environmental benchmarks.
September 6, 2010--MSCI, the US index giant, is to unveil a suite of ESG indices including specialist environmental benchmarks under a newly branded division, MSCI ESG Research, following its acquisition in March of RiskMetrics Group (RMG), Responsible-Investor.com can reveal. The benchmark series will be rolled out publicly from September 7 after being shown to clients last week.
It includes two new environmental benchmarks; a pure play Global Environmental Index covering companies with more than 50% of revenues from environmental technologies, and the MSCI Global Climate Index of 100 larger companies considered as leaders on environmental business. MSCI has now also transitioned over the KLD index family it bought via the RMG purchase. It gives it three main lines of sustainability indices: MSCI ESG indices that are calculated on a best-in-class basis from the broader MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, a series of ‘Values-based’ indices including the KLD 400 Social Index, and the new Environmental indices.
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Source: Responsible Investor
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
September 3, 2010--The CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports for the week of August 31, 2010 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review- August 10, 2010
September 3, 2010--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available
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Source: BNY Mellon
PowerShares fies with the SEC
Sptember 3, 2010--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio (KBWY)<
PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio (KBWD)
PowerShares KBW Global ex-U.S. Financial Sector Portfolio (KBWX)
PowerShares KBW Property & Casualty Insurance Portfolio (KBWP)
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Source: SEC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
September 3, 2010--Powershares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust has filed an amended application for exemptive relief.
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Source: SEC.gov
Janus files with the SEC
September 3, 2010--Janus has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC for actively-managed ETFs.
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Source: SEC.gov
Claymore files with the SEC
September 3, 2010--Claymore has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
September 3, 2010---- Kaiser Aluminum Corp., will replace Superior Well Services Inc., in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Superior Well Services is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Nabors Industries Ltd. in a deal expected to close soon, pending final conditions.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Kaiser Aluminum manufactures semi-fabricated aluminum products. Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Aluminum Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA GICS ECONOMIC GICS SUB- COMPANY SECTOR INDUSTRY Kaiser ADDED Aluminum Materials Aluminum
Superior Oil & Gas Well Equipment & DELETED Services Energy Services
SOURCE Standard & Poor's
BlackRock Announces Further Refinements To iShares Gold Trust
September 2, 2010--BlackRock, Inc. today announced that the iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest provider of ETFs, has made further refinements to the iShares Gold Trust (NYSEArca: IAU). These changes will make the Trust the first US-listed gold ETF to be fully allocated daily. In addition, the name of the Trust has been changed to the iShares Gold Trust to more clearly reflect that the Trust holds only physical bullion, not futures.
“We continue to make refinements to the iShares Gold Trust to meet growing demand for gold investing and to meet clients’ specific needs,” said Noel Archard, Head of US iShares Product at BlackRock. “The Trust’s new custodian, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London branch, is providing daily 100% allocation of the gold bullion. We understand client concerns with exposure to unallocated gold and, as part of these refinements we've taken steps to minimize risks from unallocated gold exposure.”
Each business day, the trusts assets will be fully allocated, so that, at the end of such business day, no gold is held in unallocated form. The custodian will not allow issuances of shares on unallocated amounts.
These changes are part of the continuing refinements the firm has made to the Trust. In June 2010, the firm announced several changes to the iShares Gold Trust including: reducing the share price – and increasing the Trust’s shares outstanding – through a 10-for-1 share split, and lowering the Trust’s sponsor fee to 0.25% by leveraging BlackRock’s broader platform to drive greater operating efficiencies for the Trust.
Source: BlackRock