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The Ryan ALM Pension LetterTM-December 2016
January 9, 2016--Ryan ALM Pension Letter is a quarterly nesletter that measures pension asset growth vs. pension liability growth based on ASC 715, PPA spot rates, PPA MAP-21, GASB and market discount rates.
Ryan ALM Pension Letter also reviews a wide range of topical subjects related to pensions and global economic events.
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Source: ryanalm.com
Sprott Appoints New Director
January 9, 2017--Sprott Inc. (TSX:SII) ("Sprott" or the "Company") announces the appointment of a new director, effective January 9, 2017.
Ron Dewhurst has been appointed to the Sprott Board of Directors and will stand for re-election at the Company's next Annual General Meeting.
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Source: globenewswire.com
Fed's Powell Urges Congress to Take Another Look at Volcker Rule
January 7, 2016--Governor sees 'tremendous expense' from current practices
Powell wary of financial imbalances as he sees growth pick up
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell urged Congress to rewrite the Volcker Rule that restricts proprietary trading, while urging "a high degree of vigilance" against the buildup of financial risks amid improving U.S. growth.
view more CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update Active managers tripped up as just 19% beat benchmark view more Industry Leaders Offer Investors Two New ETN Products-UBS ETRACS-ProShares Daily 3x Long and 3x Inverse Crude ETNs launched today Alaia Capital Launches Novel Fund Platform to Deliver Outcome-Driven Investments view more
The new effective date would be two years from passage of the bill.
Source: pionline.com
January 6, 2017--The current reports for the week of January 3, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
January 5, 2017-US growth funds had worst performance last year but value funds fared better
Only one in five mutual fund managers that invest in shares of large US companies beat their benchmark last year -half of the rate notched up in 2015.
Source: FT.com
January 5, 2017--ProShares today announced the launch of the first two UBS ETRACS-ProShares ETNs, which are linked to WTI crude oil: UBS ETRACS-ProShares Daily 3x Long Crude ETN (WTIU) and UBS ETRACS-ProShares Daily 3x Inverse Crude ETN (WTID).
The returns on WTIU and WTID are linked, respectively, to the daily compounded 3x leveraged and 3x inverse performance, of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex ERSM (the "Index"). The ETNs are issued by UBS AG and listed on NYSE Arca.
January 5, 2017--Alaia Capital recently launched the Alaia Market Linked Trust: an innovative platform offering outcome-driven structured solutions via unit investment trusts (UITs).
The Trust issues UIT series that deliver defined payoffs at maturity linked to particular ETFs, tailoring the risk-return of beta through increased upside capture and/or partial downside protection.
Source: Alaia Capital
