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AdvisorShares Launches the AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS)
September 20, 2016--The fund's innovative fulcrum fee structure, an ETF industry first, directly aligns manager's incentive with shareholders' interests
AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: CWS) will begin trading on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
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Source: AdvisorShares
WisdomTree Names Anita Rausch as Head of Capital Markets
September 20, 2016--WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced the appointment of Anita Rausch as Head of Capital Markets, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the role.
Ms. Rausch will be responsible for leading the capital markets efforts in the U.S., Canada and Japan. She will be the senior relationship manager to the trading community and chief educator on the trading ecosystem.
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Source: WisdomTree
Horizons ETFs Launches Two New Currency Hedged ETFs
September 20, 2016--New ETFs provide currency hedged exposure to the S&P 500(R) and U.S. Treasuries
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the Horizons S&P 500(R) CAD Hedged Index ETF ("HSH") and the Horizons US 7-10 Year Treasury Bond CAD Hedged ETF ("HTH"), which offer currency hedged exposure to two of the largest U.S. asset classes.
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. expands ETF Product Lineup with New Income-Oriented Solutions
September 20, 2016--RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) today announced the launch of four new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). All four RBC ETFs begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
"Navigating through today's complex markets can be a challenge and Canadian investors continue to seek solutions that manage risks and provide stable income beyond what a typical government bond fund can offer," said Mark Neill, head of RBC ETFs.
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Source: RBC Global Asset Management Inc
STOXX USA 900 Minimum Variance Unconstrained Index To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund In The US
September 20, 2016--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Böerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the STOXX USA 900 Minimum Variance Unconstrained Index has been licensed to Recon Capital Partners as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
The ETF will be available on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as of today. Recon Capital Partners is an investment adviser and provides investment solutions for institutional investors, financial professionals, and individual investors.
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Source: STOXX
VanEck Adds Two Funds To Suite Of Municiple Bond ETFs
September 20, 2016--Funds provide investors with targeted exposure with respect to curve positioning and duration exposure within the intermediate municipal bond segment
VanEck announced today the listing of two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide investors with highly targeted exposure to intermediate-term municipal bonds.
VanEck Vectors AMT-Free 12-17 Year Intermediate Municipal Index ETF (Bats: ITML) and VanEck Vectors AMT-Free 6-8 Year Intermediate Municipal Index ETF (Bats: ITMS) join VanEck's leading suite of municipal bond ETFs, which currently offers investors a range of options from high yield to short term.
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Source: VanEck
Recon Capital Launches USA Managed Risk ETF
September 20, 2016--The Recon Capital USA Managed Risk ETF (NYSE Arca: USMR) is based on an index that provides exposure to the broad U.S. market while seeking to reduce downside risk and capture meaningful gains in rising markets.
Recon Capital, an investment firm, and exchange traded fund (ETF) provider began trading the Recon Capital USA Managed Risk ETF (NYSE Arca:USMR) on the New York Stock Exchange ARCA today.
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Source: Recon Capital Partners
One of the Largest Electronic Traders Won't Touch Some Bond ETFs
September 19, 2016--Virtu CEO says the underlying securities aren't liquid enough
Assets in fixed-income ETFs have surged fivefold since 2010.
One of the world's largest electronic market makers won't touch increasingly popular exchange-traded funds tied to bonds because the underlying securities are too hard to trade.
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Source: Bloomberg
BNY Mellon-Regulation And Risk-DOL Rule-Another Ingredient for ETF Growth
Accelerating Growth: The Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Rule and its impact on the ETF industry|September 2016
September 19, 2016--On April 10, 2016 the DOL finalized its Conflict of Interest Rule, which re-defines the term fiduciary for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This paper will explore the basics of the rule, and look at potential effects on the ETF industry.
In the years since the 2008 financial crisis we have witnessed historic economic, market and regulatory changes on a global level. The rapid flow of regulatory initiatives has been transformational on the financial industry, having touched every aspect from money market fund reform to the way we look at liquidity.
Most recently, the Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest Rule is re-defining the term "fiduciary" and could profoundly change advisory firms' business models and advisory strategy.
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Source: BNY Mellon
AdvisorShares-Weekly Market Review-The FOMC Meets To Determine The Fate Of The Galaxy
September 19, 2016--Highlights of the Prior week-For the week of September 12, 2016 to September 16, 2016
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The FOMC is scheduled to meet this week and while the fate of the galaxy may not actually be in play, market participants are of course very focused on whether or not there will be a rate hike this week or in December (it
seems no one gives credence to a November hike).
And if there is a hike whether it would be a one and done or the start of a tightening cycle. Dennis Gartman argues, that the FOMC began to tighten a year and a half ago when it ended it quantitative easing.
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Source: AdvisorShares
