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Cboe Welcomes New iShares Fund to ETF Marketplace
November 9, 2017--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed a new iShares fund to the Cboe ETF Marketplace. The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF (Cboe: DIVB) seeks to track the investment results of the Morningstar(R) US Dividend and Buyback IndexSM (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to U.S.-based companies that return capital to shareholders through dividend payments, share buybacks or both, and is a subset
of the Morningstar US Market Index, which is a diversified broad market index that represents approximately 97% of the market capitalization of publicly-traded U.S. stocks.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Five U.S. Equity Single Factor ETFs
November 9, 2017--funds target specific exposures within a diversified portfolio
J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced today the expansion of its ETF lineup with the launch of five domestic single factor equity ETFs-J.P. Morgan U.S. Value Factor ETF (JVAL), J.P. Morgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF (JQUA), J.P. Morgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF (JMOM), J.P. Morgan U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (JMIN) and J.P. Morgan U.S. Dividend ETF (JDIV)-which are designed to provide targeted exposure to address a specific need within a client's portfolio.
Leveraging J.P. Morgan's existing capabilities and expertise, the funds will be managed by an investment team led by Yazann Romahi, CIO of Quantitative Beta Strategies and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Vexo and Justwealth partner to introduce a revolutionary ETF solution for Mutual Fund Dealers
November 9, 2017--A ground-breaking partnership that allows Mutual Fund Advisors to strengthen their client relationships while providing them access to professionally-managed, low-cost ETF portfolios.
With the exponential growth rate of ETF products over the last few years, Fotios Saratsiotis, President of Vexo explains why this partnership with Justwealth is so essential for Mutual Fund Dealers.
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Source: Vexo Technology Solutions Corp.
Eaton Vance Oaktree Diversified Credit NextSharesTM to Launch in Mid-November
November 9, 2017--Eaton Vance Management (Eaton Vance), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), today announced the expected mid-November launch of Eaton Vance Oaktree Diversified Credit NextShares (the Fund), a new Eaton Vance-sponsored exchange-traded managed fund. Eaton Vance will advise the Fund and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree), a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (NYSE: OAK), will subadvise the Fund.
The Fund will establish investment exposures to credit markets around the world by investing in high-yield bonds, senior loans, convertibles, real estate debt securities, corporate structured credit and emerging-market debt. Eaton Vance has filed a registration statement for the Fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Source: Eaton Vance and NextShares Solutions, LLC
Traders Jump Into FANG Futures on First Day
November 9, 2017--Investors are wading into a new futures contract that tracks an index of high-profile technology companies.
Futures on the New York Stock Exchange's FANG+ Index follow 10 big firms, often shorthanded as FANG. On Wednesday, the first day of trading, 418 contracts had changed hands, all of which..
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Source: FT.com
KraneShares MSCI China Environment ETF (Ticker: KGRN) Lists on the New York Stock Exchange
November 8, 2017--Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, ("KraneShares") a U.S. asset management firm known for its China focused KraneShares exchange traded funds(ETFs) and innovative China investment strategies, announced the launch of the KraneShares MSCI China Environment ETF (Ticker: KGRN).
KGRN holds Chinese companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from environmentally beneficial products and services.
China has grown to become the second largest economy and second largest stock market in the world by market capitalization.
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Source: Krane Funds Advisors, LLC
Clayton: SEC targets 'complex, hidden fees'
November 8, 2017--Putting clients in expensive share classes instead of lower-cost ones hurts investors, chairman says
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton said on Wednesday the agency is targeting complex and hidden fees that can harm investors-both through enforcement and by clarifying disclosure requirements.
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Source: investmentnews.com
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
November 8, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
EntrepreneurShares Debuts its First Entrepreneur-Focused ETF
November 8, 2017--New entrant EntrepreneurShares debuted its first ETF, a new strategy that looks for companies based on entrepreneurial standards.
EntrepreneurShares launched the Entrepreneur 30 Fund (NYSEArca: ENTR), which comes with a 0.49% expense ratio.
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Source: Nasdaq.com
