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Provision to kill DOL fiduciary rule included in new bill to replace Dodd-Frank
September 9, 2016--Measure also contains requirement for SEC to conduct 'rigorous' cost-benefit analysis before proposing its own fiduciary-advice rule
Republican lawmakers haven't given up on trying to kill a Labor Department rule that would change investment advice standards for retirement accounts.
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Source: investmentnews.com
Bats ETF Marketplace Welcomes iShares ETF Tracking the MSCI USA Small Cap Minimum Volatility Index
Bats has won 26% of new 2016 listings vs 9% in 2015
September 9, 2016--Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA Small-Cap ETF (Bats: SMMV) to the Bats ETF Marketplace.
The new issue seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Small Cap Minimum Volatility (USD) Index.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
Fed looks to clip banks' investment wings
September 8, 2016--Lobby groups denounce effort to stop institutions taking big equity stakes in non-financial companies
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Source: FT.com
CBO-Monthly Budget Review for August 2016
September 8, 2016--The federal budget deficit was $622 billion for the first 11 months of fiscal year 2016, CBO estimates-$92 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.
Revenues and outlays alike were higher than they were last year, but outlays rose much more.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Why Is CBO's Projection of GDP Growth Slower Than Past Rates of Growth?
September 8, 2016--Yesterday, we reviewed the economic forecast included in An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026, released by CBO on August 23.
In that blog post, we discussed a number of uncertainties in the forecast and roughly quantified the range of possible outcomes over the next five years. Today, we compare CBO's economic forecast with historical experience and discuss reasons why economic growth in coming years is projected to diverge significantly from historical trends.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches TreasuryAccess Exchange-Traded Fund
September 8, 2016--The Goldman Sachs TreasuryAccess 0-1 Year ETF (Ticker: GBIL) Offers Efficient Access to Short-term Treasuries by One of the Market's Fastest Growing ETF Providers
GSAM today announced the launch of GBIL, the first ETF to offer same-day settlement of creations and redemptions in the short-term US Treasury market.
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Source: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
VanEck Announces Changes to VanEck Vectors ETF Product Line
September 8, 2016--VanEck, one of the largest providers of exchange traded funds ("ETFs") in the U.S. and worldwide with more than $39 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2016, announced today that it plans to close and liquidate two VanEck Vectors ETFs.
On September 7, 2016, the Board of Trustees of VanEck Vectors ETF Trust approved the liquidation and dissolution of the following funds (the "Funds"):
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Source: VanEck
VanEck Announces Changes to VanEck Vectors ETF Product Line
September 8, 2016-VanEck, one of the largest providers of exchange traded funds ("ETFs") in the U.S. and worldwide with more than $39 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2016, announced today that it plans to close and liquidate two VanEck Vectors ETFs.
On September 7, 2016, the Board of Trustees of VanEck Vectors ETF Trust approved the liquidation and dissolution of the following funds (the "Funds"):
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Source: VanEck
Fidelity to Expand ETF Offerings With New Smart-Beta Lineup
September 8, 2016--Firm adding six factor-based funds based on its own indexes
Money managers embracing smart-beta strategies in growth push
Fidelity Investments, one of the largest U.S. mutual fund companies, is expanding its exchange-trade funds business by introducing its first so-called smart beta offerings.
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Source: Bloomberg
NYSE to implement new volatility procedures Monday
September 8, 2016--The New York Stock Exchange will implement changes Monday to its opening procedures as it seeks to speed up trading and make it more efficient even on volatile days.
The new procedures would eliminate "Rule 48," which allows market makers to delay opening a stock when markets are volatile.
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Source: Reuters
