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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


SEC Filings


March 17, 2025 Russell Investments Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-5 ETFs
March 17, 2025 Exchange Listed Funds Trust files with the SEC-Long Pond Real Estate Select ETF
March 17, 2025 WisdomTree Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree High Income Laddered Municipal Fund
March 17, 2025 WisdomTree Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree Core Laddered Municipal Fund
March 17, 2025 GraniteShares ETF Trust files with the SEC

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Europe ETF News


March 12, 2025 Nasdaq Stockholm welcomes HANetf as new ETP provider
March 12, 2025 New on Xetra: crypto ETN from 21Shares with access to the crypto basket of Bitcoin and Ethereum
March 10, 2025 European approval for semi-transparent ETFs sparks debate
March 05, 2025 European investors dump US equity ETFs in February
March 04, 2025 Euronext plan to consolidate ETF trading venues sparks scepticism

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Asia ETF News


March 12, 2025 Coinbase returns to India: Crypto exchange confirms securing FIU regulatory nod
March 11, 2025 KB Asset Management Launches KB RISE US Quantum Computing ETF, Tracking the Solactive US Quantum Computing Technology Index
February 17, 2025 ETFs jump to two-thirds of all Taiwan fund assets
February 17, 2025 China explores relaxing rules to allow multi-asset ETFs

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Global ETP News


February 17, 2025 ETFGI reports assets invested in the global ETFs industry surpassed the hedge fund industry by US$10.33 trillion at the end of 2024

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Middle East ETP News


March 03, 2025 Saudi Tadawul profit surges 60% on higher trading value
February 28, 2025 Egypt's economic growth likely to accelerate, says bank
February 20, 2025 Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange welcomes the listing of Chimera iBoxx US Treasury Bill ETF

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Africa ETF News


February 11, 2025 Digital public infrastructure (DPI) will drive AI for Africa's economic transformation

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ESG and Of Interest News


March 05, 2025 Half of world's CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
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February 12, 2025 OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Policy Trends up to 2025

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White Papers


February 09, 2025 White Paper-Monetary Policy Predicts Currency Movements

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