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Strike the Right Balance in Multi-Factor Strategy Design
April 25, 2019--Investors should not ignore the presence of real-world implementation challenges in selecting a multi-factor smart beta strategy. Thoughtful design in multi-factor investing requires a conscious and deliberate decision to find the most advantageous balance between effectively harvesting the factor premium and the costs of implementation.
Our analysis examines combinations of six factors (value, low beta, profitability, investment, momentum, and size) in simple long-only, investable portfolios that reflect real-world strategies. Based on our research, these six factors produce a substantial diversification benefit across return drivers.
We find that selecting roughly a quarter of the investable universe based on one specific signal for each factor typically produces the best risk-adjusted performance for a multi-factor strategy in the presence of implementation costs.
Neither a focus on maximizing paper portfolio performance, which ignores the associated trading costs, nor a singular focus on low-cost implementation, which misses opportunities for better performance, will produce an optimal result for multi-factor smart beta investors.
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Source: Research Affiliates
Pacer listing free cash flow ETFs until the cows come home
April 25, 2019--Pacer, one of the more successful emerging ETF providers in recent years, is milking investors love of free cash flow ETFs, adding more udders to its offering.
Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF (BUL)
Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF (ECOW)
BUL will look for growth companies that maintain high free cash flows. It starts with the S&P 900 Pure Growth Index, and then pasteurises the index, screening companies for their average projected free cash flows and earnings over the next two years.
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Source: ultumus.com
European Dividend Growth Fund Completes Conversion to ETF
April 24, 2019--Brompton Funds Limited (the "Manager"), the manager of European Dividend Growth Fund (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that the Fund has completed its conversion to an exchange-traded fund as approved by unitholders at a meeting held on February 14, 2019.
A final prospectus dated March 26, 2019 has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each province and territory in Canada.
Commencing April 23, 2019, the Fund became Brompton European Dividend Growth ETF ("EDGF" or the "ETF"), and now trades under the new TSX ticker symbol: EDGF. Units of the Fund were converted to units of EDGF on a 1:1 basis.
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Source: Brompton European Dividend Growth ETF
Investor Confidence Rose in April by 1.7 Points to 72.9
April 24, 2019--State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) (ICI) for April 2019.
The Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 72.9 up 1.7 points from March's revised reading of 71.2.
Confidence among North American investors improved, with the North American ICI rising from 68.3 to 71.1. The European ICI declined by 1.5 points to 86.7 and the Asia ICI decreased by 6.7 points to 92.9.
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Source: State Street Global Advisors
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
April 24, 2019--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CBO-The 2019 Budget and Economic Outlook
April 23, 2019--Summary
In CBO's projections, the federal budget deficit is about $900 billion in 2019 and exceeds $1 trillion each year beginning in 2022. Over the coming decade, deficits (after adjustments to exclude shifts in the timing of certain payments) fluctuate between 4.1 percent and 4.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), well above the average over the past 50 years.
CBO's projection of the deficit for 2019 is now $75 billion less—and its projection of the cumulative deficit over the 2019-2028 period, $1.2 trillion less-than it was in spring 2018. That reduction in projected deficits results primarily from legislative changes—most notably, a decrease in emergency spending.
Because of persistently large deficits, federal debt held by the public is projected to grow steadily, reaching 93 percent of GDP in 2029 (its highest level since just after World War II) and about 150 percent of GDP in 2049-far higher than it has ever been. Moreover, if lawmakers amended current laws to maintain certain policies now in place, even larger increases in debt would ensue.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office
Aleafia Health Added to NYSE-Listed AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF
April 23, 2019--Aleafia Health Inc. ("Aleafia Health" or the "Company") has been added to the AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE: YOLO) ("YOLO"), which is listed on the NYSE.
"Aleafia Health welcomes the increased exposure to U.S. investors resulting from our addition to the trailblazing Pure Cannabis ETF," said Aleafia Health Chairman Julian Fantino.
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Source: Aleafia Health Inc.
Big Bitcoin Exchange Ends Bid to Lure High-Speed Traders
April 23, 2019--Coinbase laid off about 30 people in its Chicago office
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. is ending an ambitious effort to win over high-frequency traders, the latest sign that bitcoin companies are having trouble attracting mainstream financial players.
As part of the move, Coinbase laid off about 30 people in its Chicago office who had been working to improve the company's technology to cater to speedy traders, Coinbase President and Chief Operating Officer Asiff Hirji said in an interview. The employees had been hired from local firms like futures exchange giant CME Group...
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Introducing the FTSE US Tax-Exempt Investment-Grade Municipal Bond Index
April 23, 2019--FTSE Russell is pleased to announce the launch of the FTSE US Municipal Tax-Exempt Investment-Grade Bond Index, which represents an important addition to the expanding family of FTSE Russell's fixed income and multi-asset indexes.
The new index serves as a barometer for the US municipal bond market, which is one of the largest fixed income markets in the world and is comprised of a diverse mix of issuers and security types. In addition to providing comprehensive representation of the entire US municipal bond market, the index also includes a series of granular sub-indexes, which allow for added visibility and deep analysis of the market.
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Source: FTSE Russell
LifeApps Announces Appointment of ProcureAM's Robert Tull To Serve on Board of Directors
April 23, 2019--LifeApps Brands, Inc., (OTC PINK: LFAP) a publicly traded company which intends to deliver financial and marketing platforms specific to the LGBTQ community, announced the appointment of award winning financial expert Robert Tull to its Board of Directors, effective April 18, 2019.
Mr. Tull will be leading in the creation and execution of our LGBTQ Index. In becoming part of the LifeApps team Mr. Tull will bring his passion for developing financial products to help us reach the incredible power of the LGBTQ consumer demographic.
Mr. Tull is a well-recognized expert in the ETF market since 1993 consulting to issuers and governments on ETF infrastructure support. He is a named inventor on multiple security patents involving exchange-traded products, and he has been successful in presenting innovative registration to the SEC since 1994.
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Source: LifeApps Brands Inc.
