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CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
November 12, 2014--The CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated. and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Euro area securities issues statistics
November 12, 2014--The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area
residents was -0.5% in September 2014, the same as in August. For the outstanding amount of
quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.5% in September
2014, compared with 1.4% in August.
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 548 billion in September
2014. Redemptions stood at EUR 556 billion and net redemptions amounted to EUR 1 billion.1
The annual rate of change of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.5%
in September 2014, the same as in August.
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Surce: ECB
Factor Advisors Partners with PureFunds(R) and ISE ETF Ventures to Launch the First ETF Centered on Cyber Security
November 12, 2014--Factor Advisors, a subsidiary of ETF Managers Group, in partnership with PureFunds(R) and ISE ETF Ventures today successfully launched the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to hold shares of public companies that are heavily engaged in the emerging industry of protecting critical cyber infrastructure.
The innovative fund is designed to track the ISE Cyber SecurityTM Index, and has an annual expense ratio of 0.75 percent.
Fund details:
PureFunds ISE Cyber Security(TM) ETF (HACK) seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the ISE Cyber SecurityTM Index, which tracks the performance of companies actively engaged in providing services for cyber security and for which cyber security business activities are a key driver of their business model. These cyber security services are designed to protect computer hardware, software, networks and data from unauthorized access, vulnerabilities, attacks and other security breaches.
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Source: ISE ETF Ventures
IMF Country Report-Mexico: Selected Issues Paper
November 12, 2014--THE IMPACT OF MEXICO'S ENERGY REFORM ON HYDROCARBONS PRODUCTION1
The recently adopted energy reform could revolutionize Mexico's hydrocarbons
sector. The reform aims to increase oil and gas production by eliminating the state oil company's
(PEMEX) monopoly on exploration and production of hydrocarbons, while retaining the prime
directive that these resources are the property of the Mexican nation.
Additionally, competition and new regulatory structures are being implemented in midstream and downstream activities to
enhance the generation and distribution of natural gas and electricity to increase the efficiency of
service and reduce costs. Reducing electricity costs, in particular, could have a significant impact on
raising manufacturing output as discussed in a companion selected issues paper (SIP).2
view the IMF Country Report-Mexico: Selected Issues Paper
Source: IMF
BM&FBOVESPA and S&P Dow Jones Indices Reach Landmark Index Agreement BVMF and S&P DJI Agree to Co-brand and Launch New Equity Indices for Brazilian Marketplace
November 12, 2014--BM&FBOVESPA (BVMF), the largest equity and futures exchange in Latin America, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), one of the world's leading providers of financial market indices, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create and launch new, co-branded equity indices for the Brazilian marketplace.
Each of these new indices will be calculated, published, and marketed globally by S&P DJI.
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Investors pour money into surging currency-hedged ETFs Add to ...
November 11, 2014--U.S. investors who believe the dollar's 2014 surge will continue are pouring money into exchange-traded funds that invest in foreign markets but hedge the currency part of the bet.
BlackRock Inc, WisdomTree Investments Inc and Deutsche Bank AG are among the companies starting new currency-hedged funds this year to take advantage of a flow of some $3.9-billion into currency-hedged ETFs so far this year.
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Source: The Globe and Mail
First China onshore bond ETF launches in the United States
November 11, 2014--U.S. investors can now gain direct access to China's onshore bond market through a new exchange-traded fund that invests in a broad swath of the country's swelling fixed-income market, which has largely been closed off to foreigners.
Van Eck Global said on Tuesday that it is launching its Market Vectors ChinaAMC China Bond ETF on the NYSE Arca exchange. The fund invests in a broad basket of Chinese bonds, which are denominated in the local currency and issued in mainland China.
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Source: Reuters
CBO Monthly Budget Review: Summary for Fiscal Year 2014
November 10, 2014--In fiscal year 2014, which ended on September 30, the federal budget deficit totaled $483 billion- $197 billion less than the shortfall in 2013. Fiscal year 2014 was the fifth consecutive year in which the deficit declined as a share of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP): The deficit peaked at 9.8 percent of GDP in 2009; it fell to 4.1 percent in 2013 and to 2.8 percent in 2014.
In 2014, the government's revenues increased (in nominal terms) for the fifth consecutive year, reaching $3.0 trillion, which was $247 billion, or almost 9 percent, more than revenues in 2013. In dollar terms, revenues have increased by 44 percent since 2009. As a percentage of GDP, revenues rose from 16.7 percent in 2013 to 17.5 percent in 2014, exceeding the average over the past 40 years (17.3 percent) for the first time since 2007 (see the figure).
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
U.S. SEC denies BATS request to list 'non-transparent' ETFs
November 10, 2014--U.S. regulators rejected a proposal from BATS Global Markets that would allow it to list and trade actively managed exchange-traded funds that do not have to disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
The action, posted late Friday, was largely expected after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement last month that it intended to deny a proposal from BlackRock Inc to create such ETFs, which are linked to the BATS exchange filing.
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Source: Reuters
CFTC.gov Financial Data for Futures Commission Merchants Update
November 10, 2014--The CFTC.gov Financial Data for Futures Commission Merchants has recently been updated and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
