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Market Vectors® Egypt Index ETF Creation Orders Suspended
January 31, 2011--Due to events in Egypt which have forced its stock
exchange to close for an undetermined period, New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global will
exercise its right to suspend creation orders of Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (Ticker: EGPT).
This follows the firm’s normal policy of suspending creation orders when the underlying market is closed for an
extended period thereby helping to prevent the costs of creation activity to be borne by existing
shareholders.
Redemption orders for the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF will continue to be accepted as described in the prospectus.
The Fund expects to resume normal operations once the Egyptian Stock Exchange reopens.
SEC Releases Money Market Fund Portfolio and "Shadow NAV" Information to the Public
January 31, 2011--The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investors can for the first time access detailed information that money market funds file with the Commission — including information about a fund's investments and the market-based price of its portfolio known as its "shadow NAV" (net asset value) or mark-to-market valuation.
The information is available on the SEC's website and will be updated monthly.
As part of its overhaul of money market fund regulation, the Commission last year adopted a rule requiring money market funds to file information about their holdings and portfolio valuations.
"While the Commission uses this information in its real-time oversight of money market funds, we also believe that public disclosure can provide investors and market analysts with useful insight for their evaluation of these funds," said SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro.
Invesco PowerShares Announces Distributions for PowerShares KBW Yield-Weighted ETFs
January 31, 2011--Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global
provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with more than $54 billion in franchise assets, recently
announced the distribution amount for two recently listed ETFs, the PowerShares KBW High Dividend
Yield Financial Portfolio (KBWD),
and the PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio
(KBWY). Both funds utilize a dividend yield-weighted index methodology.
“The financial sector has traditionally offered attractive dividend opportunities. We believe that as the industry’s fundamentals continue to improve, portfolios utilizing the KBW yield-weighted methodology can be an excellent way for investors to access certain financial sub sectors," said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs.
ELX Announces New 9 Cent One-Tier Fee Schedule for U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Futures Contracts
January 31, 2011-- ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today a new 9 cent one-tier bundled fee schedule for market users trading all U.S. Treasury and Eurodollar futures contracts on ELX, effective February 1, 2011.
The advantage of this new single-tier low price is that it promises to significantly reduce transaction costs for all types of market participants. There are no minimum average daily volume (ADV) requirements and market participants will have the operational simplicity of only one fee tier. The ELX model also has a simple no-cost registration process without traditional membership obligations and no fee surcharges for block trades, EFRPs, errors, give-ups and trade busts.
iShares files with the SEC
January 31, 2011--iShares has filed a post effective amendment for the iShares S&P International Preferred Stock Index Fund.
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Next ETFs files with the SEC
January 31, 2011--Next ETFs have filed a registration statement with the SEC for the MAXISsm Nikkei 225 Index Fund.
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PowerShares files with the SEC
January 31, 2011--PowerShares has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (NYSE Arca, Inc. – BKLN).
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RBS N.V. Launches The RBS US Mid Cap Trendpilot ETN
January 27, 2011--RBS Securities Inc. (RBSSI) today announced the launch of the second Exchange Traded Note (ETNs) issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (RBS N.V.) to investors in the United States.
The RBS US Mid Cap TrendpilotTM Exchange Traded Notes (the “ETNs”) are listed on NYSE Arca, Inc. under the ticker “TRNM.”
The RBS US Mid Cap TrendpilotTM Exchange Traded Notes (the “ETNs”) are listed on NYSE Arca, Inc. under the ticker “TRNM.” The ETNs are designed for investors who seek exposure to the RBS US Mid Cap TrendpilotTM Index (USD) TR (the “Index”), which tracks either the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Total Return Index (the “S&P 400 TR Index”) or the yield on a hypothetical notional investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills (the “T-Bill Rate”), depending on the relative performance of the S&P 400 TR Index on a simple historical 200-day moving average basis.
Payment on the ETNs is linked to the performance of the Index, less an investor fee that is deducted daily at an annualized rate of 1.00% if the Index is tracking the S&P 400 TR Index or an annualized rate of 0.50% if the Index is tracking the T-Bill Rate. Investors have the right to require RBS N.V. to repurchase the ETNs on a daily basis, subject to a minimum repurchase requirement. RBS N.V., at its sole discretion, may also redeem the ETNs at any time prior to maturity.
“The RBS US Mid Cap TrendpilotTM ETNs enable investors to gain exposure to the S&P 400® Total Return Index utilizing an objective and transparent trend-following strategy,” said Michael Nelskyla, Head of Structured Retail Distribution, Americas. “This is the second ETN in the TrendpilotTM series and we are excited about this new offering.”
The final pricing supplement can be found on the SEC website at:
http://usmarkets.rbs.com/MediaLibrary/Document/PDF/ProductDocuments/US78009L2097/US78009L2097_EN_Prospectus.pdf
Fundamentals: The RAFI® Five-Year Scorecard
January 28, 2011--When the Fundamental Index® concept was introduced, it was met with fierce attacks. Critics decried its backtested results as data-mining or said the approach was just a repackaged value investment process. Five years after the first RAFI indices went live, the proof is in: The methodology has generated superior performance during a period when value has lagged growth all over the world.
In a relatively short span of time, the Fundamental Index approach has revolutionized passive investing and has served as an important milestone in the evolution of our investment thinking, helping spawn a new field of investing—that of Alternative Beta or Strategy Indices. In this issue we show that live RAFI results support our earlier research and the robustness of the Fundamental Index methodology.
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
January 28, 2011--The current reports for the week of January 25, 2011 are now available.
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iShares files with the SEC
January 28, 2011--iShares has filed a registration statement with the SEC for the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index Fund.
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Charles Schwab files with the SEC
January 28, 2011--Charles Schwab has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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SPDR® Index Shares Funds files with the SEC
January 28, 2011--SPDR® Index Shares Funds has filed a post-effective amendment No. 30, registration statement with the SEC.
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CME Group Announces that E-micro Gold Futures Reach Record Volume
January 28, 2011--CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced record volume yesterday in its COMEX E-micro Gold futures contract of 2,007 contracts. The prior record was 1,439 on January 20, 2011.
The E-micro Gold contract, which was launched on October 4, 2010, is one-tenth the size of the benchmark 100-oz full-size gold futures contract.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
January 28, 2011--Standard & Poor's
will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after
the close of trading on Friday, January 28, 2011:
Cervus Equipment Corporation (tsxvn:CVL) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under
the same ticker symbol.
The shares of Lysander Minerals Corporation (tsxvn:LYM) will
trade under the new name EastCoal Inc. The new ticker symbol will be "ECX" and the new CUSIP number will be 276165 10 7.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way
reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
