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Kansas judge again upholds DOL fiduciary rule
February 17, 2017--Judge Daniel D. Crabtree granted summary judgment to DOL, marking the measure's fourth court victory since November.
A Kansas federal judge upheld the Labor Department fiduciary rule on Friday, giving the measure its fourth court victory since November.
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Source:.investmentnews.com
The Forum at ETF Research Center-Where Have All The Short Sellers Gone?
February 16, 2017--ETFs have long been a favorite vehicle for short sellers, not only because they are easy to borrow-market makers can always create more shares when demand is sufficient-but also because they allow investors to easily express a negative view on a particular asset class or sector without taking on single-stock risk.
But short interest in many ETFs has been declining for more than a year. The poster child for this trend is the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY), where short interest has declined by half, from 38% to 19% over the past 15 months. The decline seems to be particularly pronounced since the election.
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Source: AltaVista Research
Deutsche Bank Markets Research-North America-United States-US ETF Compass
February 16, 2017--Markets and flows fuel strongest year start for ETPs adding $91bn in January
January shows a kind hand for most asset class returns
Most asset classes were off to a strong start in January.
Global Equities were up by 2.91% during last month, with EM equities posting gains of 6.66%, and Intl
DM and US equities advancing by 3.29% and 1.86%, respectively. Similarly, Fixed
Income registered mostly gains; while Commodities recorded losses of 0.57%,
dragged mainly by Energy (-4.85%). On the currency side, the USD weakened
against most major currencies, retreating by 2.76% (UUP)
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-North America United States-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
Bats Global Market's $3.2 billion sale to CBOE approved and set for Feb. 28
February 16, 2017--The Chicago company buying Lenexa-based Bats Global Markets for $3.2 billion said it received its final regulatory approvals and plans to complete its purchase on Feb. 28.
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Source: kansascity.com
Treasury International Capital Data For December
February 15, 2017--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2016. The next release, which will report on data for January 2017, is scheduled for March 15, 2017.
The sum total in December of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC outflow of $42.8 billion. Of this, net foreign private outflows were $57.1 billion, and net foreign official inflows were $14.3 billion.
Foreign residents decreased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in December; net sales were $13.9 billion. Net sales by private foreign investors were $32.0 billion, while net purchases by foreign official institutions were $18.1 billion.
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Source: treasury.gov
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
February 10, 2017--The current reports for the week of February 14, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
February 15, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Little movement on JSE amid rand surge
February 15, 2017--The currency markets have continued to dominate activities on the JSE, with the major indices showing little change.
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Source: FIN24
IndexIQ Introduces First High Yield Low Volatility Bond ETF (HYLV)
February 15, 2017--A unique addition to the factor-based fixed income ETF universe, HYLV is designed to generate income from high-yield bonds while reducing the volatility typically associated with the asset class
IndexIQ, a leading provider of innovative investment solutions, today announced the launch of the IQ S&P High Yield Low Volatility Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: HYLV), the next generation of factor-based fixed income ETFs.
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Source: IndexIQ
Global X Funds Launches Founder-Run Companies ETF
February 15, 2017--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (BATS: BOSS).
Tracking the Solactive U.S. Founder-Run Companies Index, BOSS will hold a basket primarily consisting of U.S. large and mid-cap companies led by CEOs who are the original founders of their firms. The fund will be the fourth in Global X's "Alpha" suite of funds, designed with the aim of delivering market-beating returns.
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Source: Global X
