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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, December 13-14, 2016
January 4, 2017--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 13-14, 2016.
A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
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Source: federalreserve.gov
Schwab ETF OnesourceTM Welcomes OppenheimerFunds to Commission-Free ETF Program
January 4, 2017--Charles Schwab announced today that Schwab ETF OneSourcetm, the program that offers the most commission-free1 ETFs anywhere in the industry, is adding one new ETF provider-OppenheimerFunds-and twelve new ETFs to its line-up.
With these additions, the program allows investors and advisors to buy and sell 228 ETFs covering 69 Morningstar Categories with $0 online commissions, no enrollment requirements and no early redemption fees-key differentiators for investors comparing Schwab ETF OneSource to other commission-free ETF offerings.
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Source: Charles Schwab & Co
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
January 4, 2017-CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
AdvisorShares-This Week in Active ETF: 2016: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
January 3, 2017--Weekly Market Review-Highlights of the week of December 27 to December 30, 2016
2016: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Macro
The Good of 2016 included domestic equities which gained 10%,
the Bad included the passing of many social and popular culture
icons who influenced us and whom we felt like we knew and the Ugly included the division created by the Presidential Election.
Some of the more sensational headlines were quite memorable including Brexit and nuclear testing in North Korea but also some headlines you may have forgotten (with a hat tip to Seeking
Alpha) which included the Panama Papers, Italian bank woes, German auto problems and Pokemon Go.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Sector SPDR Analyzer: January 2017
January 3, 2017--The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for January 2017 is ready for download.
This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read...
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Source: AltaVista Research
The Champions of the 401(k) Lament the Revolution They Started
January 2, 2017--The dominant vehicle for retirement savings has fallen short of its early backers' rosy expectations; longer life spans, high fees and stock-market declines
Herbert Whitehouse was one of the first in the U.S. to suggest workers use a 401(k).
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Source: Wall Street Journal
SEC Offers Guidance on DOL Fiduciary Rule Compliance
December 30, 2016-Since the DOL conflict of interest rule's publication, mutual fund providers and their adviser-intermediaries have also been asking the SEC extensive questions about sales loads, fee schedules, etc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not be in charge of applying the stricter conflict of interest standards being introduced for retirement plan advisers and the investment providers supplying them with products to sell, but many of its own rules and regulations will interact intimately with the Department of Labor rulemaking.
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Source: planadviser.com
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record high of 83 billion US dollars at the end of November 2016
December 30, 2016-ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada are US$83.40 billion at the end of November 2016.
Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in November were US$1.95 Bn of net new assets gathered during the month, according to data from ETFGI's November 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
Record levels of assets under management were also reached at the end of November for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$3.445 trillion and in the United States at US$2.471 trillion.
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Source: ETFGI
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
December 30, 2016--The current reports for the week of December 27, 2016 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Bats ETF Marketplace Welcomes Industry's First Midcap Sector ETFs with Nine New Products from Elkhorn
23 Issuers, 137 Funds Now Listed on Bats in the U.S.
December 30, 2016--Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market operator for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed nine new midcap sector ETFs from Elkhorn Investments, the industry's first suite of midcap sector-based products.
All of the issues begin trading today on the Bats ETF Marketplace.
