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Bats Listings Closes Strong 2016 with 15 Listings Switches from NYSE Arca
January 17, 2017--Welcomed 34 ETFs from 13 Issuers in Fourth Quarter
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 stock market operator for exchange-traded fund trading, today announced that Deutsche Asset Management, ProShares and Cambria have switched a total of 15 ETFs to Bats since late December.
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Source: Bats Global Markets, Inc.
DFS Grants Virtual Currency License To Coinbase, Llc
January 17, 2017--Five Virtual Currency Entities Have Received Approval by DFS to Operate in New York
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., for a virtual currency and a money transmitter license.
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Source: New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)
Rush to reprice debt in US as rate rises loom DOL encourages investors to ask advisers if they are fiduciaries view more CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update BNY Mellon eyes ETF growth with new CEO role
Jeff McCarthy, who was Nasdaq's vice president and head of exchange-traded product listings and trading, has been named CEO, ETFs. view more U.S. Long-Term Interest Rates Rise, But Remain Low view more CBOE Launches Second In Series of Social Media-Based Strategy Benchmark Indexes view more DOL-CONFLICT OF INTEREST FAQS (PART II- RULE) view more DOL CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR RETIREMENT INVESTORS-FAQS ON YOUR RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS
January 16, 2016--Strong investor demand for loan funds helps underpin record repricing move.
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Source: FT.com
January 16, 2017--Agency provides a litany of questions for consumers as well as FAQs on technical compliance for advisers
Investors should press their financial advisers about whether the advisers are fiduciaries, how much they charge and whether they get paid more based on the investments they recommend, the Labor Department said Friday.
Source: investmentnews.com
January 13, 2017--The current reports for the week of January 10, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
January 13, 2017--Firm says exchange-traded funds market is likely to at least double in size over the next 10 years
Custody giant BNY Mellon has hired a former senior Nasdaq executive for a new role leading the growth of its exchange-traded funds business.
Source: Financial News
January 13, 2017--U.S. long-term interest rates have risen from all-time lows in July, driven by stronger global economic data, higher inflation expectations, and growing expectations of a U.S. shift from monetary to fiscal policy stimulus.
However, U.S. long-term rates and volatility remain low by historical standards.
Source: OFR (Office of Financial Research)
January 13, 2017--CBOE-SMA Large-Cap Weekly Index Revised Every Friday
Like Daily CBOE-SMA Large-Cap Index, Weekly Index Uses Social Media Metrics as Input
Chicago Board Options Exchange(R) (CBOE(R)) announced today that it has launched the CBOE-SMA Large-Cap Weekly Index (SMLCWSM Index), the second in a series of sentiment-based strategy benchmark indexes designed to capitalize on short-term market momentum based on Social Market Analytics' (SMA) social media metrics.
Source: CBOE
January 13, 2017--Set out below are a number of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the conflict of interest (COI) final rule (Rule) on fiduciary investment advice.
Since the publication of the Rule last April, the Department has held many meetings with stakeholders to assist in their compliance efforts. Many of the questions they raised related to the various Rule provisions that draw lines between fiduciary and non-fiduciary communications.
U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
January 13, 2017-Beginning on April 10, 2017, retirement investors will benefit from important new protections requiring that financial advisers act in their best interest.
While many investors think that their financial adviser already is required to act in their best interest-like their doctor or their lawyer-the law hasn't always required it. Financial companies often pay advisers more to promote certain products rather than to recommend what is best for their customers. That incentive creates what is known as a conflict of interest. And conflicts of interests sometimes can cause advisers to give bad advice.
