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SEC Rejects Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Bid
March 10, 2017--The US Securities and Exchange Commission has denied a bid to list a bitcoin-tied exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing the risk of fraud and a lack of regulation among the world's bitcoin markets.
The decision caps a more than three-year quest by bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who first sought to list the bitcoin-tied product in mid-2013.
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Source: coindesk.com
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update
March 9, 2017--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance as of February 28, 2017 is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
SEC gives green light to Bats' proposed changes for ETF rules
March 8, 2017--The SEC on Tuesday approved ETF rule changes proposed by Bats' BZX Exchange to create additional listing standards and procedures for delisting of non-compliant companies.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's approval, granted on an accelerated basis, also calls for public comment on the proposed changes, 21 days after it is published in the Federal Register.
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Source: pionline.com/
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
March 8, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Nasdaq Private Market Expands into Alternative Investments
March 8, 2017--Addressing the Challenges of Fund Liquidity in an Innovative Way
Nasdaq Private Market ("NPM") today announced the launch of Alternatives, a new business line designed to address the challenge of liquidity in alternative investment funds, with a vision to broaden access to these investments in an innovative way.
Through NPM Alternatives, fund managers can now provide liquidity to their investors, creating opportunities for new product vehicles and expanding access points to new sources of capital, while maintaining control over the investors permitted in its funds.
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Source: Nasdaq.com
Indxx LLC Launches the Indxx U.S. Infrastructure Development Index, Licensed to Global X Funds for Exchange Traded Fund
March 8, 2017--Indxx LLC is pleased to announce the launch of the Indxx U.S. Infrastructure Development Index (the
"Index").
The Index has been licensed to New York-based ETF provider Global X Funds as the underlying benchmark for the Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (BATS: PAVE), which began trading
today.
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Source: Indxx
Space and biblical indexes launched
March 8, 2017--Developer of custom investment indexes, S-Network Global Indexes, is proving there is an abundance of methods and opportunities to measure and track market performance.
In the past month, the publisher has launched three indexes including the eVALUEator Biblically Responsible Index (BIBLX), the China 300 Index (SNC300), and the Space Index (SPACE).
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Source: financialstandard.com.au
U.S. regulators push new ETF rules despite industry's howl
March 8, 2017--U.S. regulators are advancing rules this week to tighten standards on the ballooning exchange-traded fund industry over the objections of asset managers including BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) and Invesco Ltd (IVZ.N).
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year pushed the three main ETF trading venues to draft rules that explicitly require the funds to continually pass a number of tests or face the possibility of being shut down, according to three people with knowledge of the matter and the regulator's filings.
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Source: Reuters
Bats Welcomes New Global X Fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace
March 8, 2017--27 Issuers, 156 Funds Now Listed on Bats in the U.S.
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed a new Global X Fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace.
The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (Bats: PAVE) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Indxx U.S. Infrastructure Development Index.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
Pimco revamps BOND ETF, changing fund's name and managers
March 8, 2017--Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) is replacing the full slate of managers on its Total Return Active Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND.P) and changing its name, a spokeswoman for the fund management company said on Wednesday, the latest transformation for what was once the largest actively managed ETF.
The fund's new name will be the Pimco Active Bond ETF. Managers Scott Mather, Mark Kiesel and Mihir Worah are being replaced by David Braun, Jerome Schneider and Daniel Hyman.
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Source: Reuters
