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PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio ETF Passes $1 Billion In Assets
December 5, 2017--Improved outlook for banks propels growth of PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio (KBWB)
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE: SF), and Invesco (NYSE: IVZ) today announced that the PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio (KBWB) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM).
KBWB seeks to track the performance of the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (BKX), a float-adjusted, modified market-cap weighted index that consists of 24 large publicly traded U.S. national money centers, regional banks, and thrift institutions.
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Source: FT.com
Office of Financial Research Reports on Risks to Financial Stability
December 5, 2017--Overall risks to financial stability remain moderate, similar to a year ago, the U.S. Office of Financial Research said in releasing its 2017 Annual Report to Congress and 2017 Financial Stability Report today.
"We assess threats to financial stability by weighing vulnerabilities in the financial system against its resilience," said OFR Director Richard Berner. "Underneath our moderate assessment are changes in the balance between financial-system vulnerabilities and resilience."
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Source: OFR
ARK Investment Management Launches The ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF On The Cboe ETF Marketplace
December 5, 2017--ARK Investment Management LLC (ARK), a New York based registered investment adviser, today launched the ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF (IZRL), primarily listed on the Cboe ETF Marketplace.
The ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF (IZRL) is designed to provide exposure to, and capture the price movements of, exchange listed Israeli companies whose main business operations are causing disruptive innovation in what ARK believes to be the highest growth potential segments of the economy: the Internet, technology, genomics, health care, biotechnology, industrials, and manufacturing. With an annual expense ratio of 0.49%, IZRL will charge at least 18.6% below the current US-listed Israel-focused ETFs (which range between 0.59% and 0.75% annually).
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Source: ARK Investment Management
Toroso-How to Navigate the ETFs Rising Tides
December 5, 2017--ETF RISING TIDE
In the month of November, US ETFs saw an additional $35.5 billion in flows bringing the total year to date $423 billion in new assets.
ETF assets have grown by over 31% so far in 2017, exceeding the 10-year average growth rate which is closer to 20%.
Blackrock/iShares has captured $197 billion or 46% of inflows and Vanguard was only slightly behind at $129 billion or 30% of all ETF inflows year to date.
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Source: Toroso
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-Take the under on this time being different
December 4, 2017--Highlights of the Week Ending 12/4/2017
Macro
November closed out as the eighth month in a row of gains for the S&P 500. Eddy Elfenbein tells us that November was the strongest of the eight and that December has historically been one of the strongest months of the year.
For the month the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.77%, the S&P 500 was up 2.77%, the NASDAQ added 2.14% and the Russell 2000 chipped in with 2.79%.
A lot has been made this year of the huge performance dispersion between growth and value. In 2016 of course, value outperformed noticeably but this year growth has absolutely trounced value, outperforming by 1200-1300 basis points depending on the proxies you look at.
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Source: AdvisorShares
The Forum at ETF Research Center-December 2017 Sector SPDR Analyzer
December 4, 2017--The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for December 2017 is ready for download.
Evaluate Sector SPDRs based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis
Compare Sector SPDRs with ease on a variety of forward-looking valuation metrics.
Succinct reports in three easy-to-read sections:
Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition
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Source: AltaVista Research
Democrat cites drafting error in proposed capital rule amendment
December 4, 2017-- A Democratic U.S. senator is backing away from a proposed legislative tweak that would have helped big banks lessen their capital burden, according to a statement provided to Reuters on Monday.
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, of Maryland, had submitted an amendment to a financial regulatory reform bill that would give banks a partial reprieve from a rule known as the supplemental leverage ratio, according to the document Reuters reported on earlier on Monday. view more
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Source: Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
Hedge Funds Prepare to Trade Against Bitcoin
November 4, 2017--New bitcoin futures contracts will draw in more investors
Seen as one of greatest short opportunities, investor says.
A bitcoin big short is building.
The planned introduction of bitcoin futures contracts at CME Group Inc., Cboe Global Markets Inc. and Nasdaq Inc. will make it much easier to bet on a decline.
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Source: Bloomberg
