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Bats Global Markets to Be Added to Wilshire 5000 Index
May 20, 2016--Bats to Be Included in Key Market Index After Market Close Today
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, announced that it will be included in the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000(R)) effective after the markets close today, in conjunction with the monthly additions and deletions of the index.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
Guggenheim Transitions Spin-Off and Timber ETFs to New Indices
May 20, 2016--Effective today, Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners, will change the underlying indices for Guggenheim Spin-Off ETF (CSD) and Guggenheim Timber ETF (CUT).
The name of each ETF also will be changed to reflect its new underlying index. The ticker symbol of each ETF will remain the same.
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Source: Guggenheim Investments
NYSE faces 'critical issue' in single trading unit
May 18, 2016--The New York Stock Exchange experienced a "critical issue" relating to almost 200 tickers on Wednesday, causing other exchanges to route trading away from the Big Board.
NYSE first alerted traders to a "technical issue" at one of its trading units about 17 minutes after the opening bell in New York. It resolved the problem, but then it flared up again by 10:26 am ET
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Source: FT.com
CBO-The Outlook for U.S. Production of Shale Oil: Working Paper 2016-01
May 18, 2016--This paper describes an approach to modeling U.S. production of energy from shale resources and the outlook for that production.
Production is insensitive to the price of oil in the short run but quite responsive within two to three years.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Statement on Trade Reporting in the U.S. Treasury Market
May 16, 2016--The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that they are working together to explore efficient and effective means of collecting U.S. Treasury cash market transaction information.
As part of those efforts, the agencies are requesting that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) consider a proposal to require its member brokers and dealers to report Treasury cash market transactions to a centralized repository.
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Source: SEC.gov
Interactive Brokers Group To Offer NextShares(TM) Exchange-Traded Managed Funds
May 12, 2016--Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today announced plans to offer NextSharesTM exchange-traded managed funds (NextShares) to retail investors and financial professionals through its investing and trading platforms.
NextShares are a new way to invest in actively managed strategies. Because they are actively managed, NextShares offer the potential for benchmark-beating returns by applying their manager's proprietary investment research.
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Source: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Horizons ETFs announces changes to the Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund Index ETF
May 12, 2016--Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and its affiliate AlphaPro Management Inc. (collectively "Horizons ETFs"), effective immediately, has assumed all portfolio management responsibilities for the HAP Nexus Hedge Fund Replication Trust, which is the reference fund for the Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund Index ETF ("HHF" or the "ETF").
The investment objective of HHF remains unaffected.
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
Nine New iShares ETFs Listing on
May 12, 2016--40 iShares ETFs Now Listed on Bats' U.S. Market.
Bats Global Markets,
Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed nine new ETFs from iShares to its U.S. market, the largest number of listings in one day for The Bats ETF Marketplace.
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Source: BATS
VanEck and Ned Davis Research to Offer Tactical Asset Allocation
May 12, 2016--It has been widely recognized in the investment management industry that asset allocation decisions are often more important to investor returns than the value generated by even the best money managers.
Yet the vast majority of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds tend to remain fully invested at all times.
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Source: Van Eck
Columbia Threadneedle Investments to Acquire Emerging Global Advisors
Acquisition will accelerate the company's Smart Beta efforts
May 11, 2016--Columbia Threadneedle Investments today announced an agreement for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC to acquire Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (EGA), a New York-based registered investment adviser and a leading provider of smart beta portfolios focused on emerging markets.
The acquisition will significantly expand the smart beta capabilities of Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Terms of the EGA acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close later this year.
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments:
