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MSCI reports record surge in demand from ETF Providers for smart beta factor indices
January 30, 2015--MSCI, a leading index provider to the ETF industry worldwide, has reported a surge in demand from ETF providers for its "smart beta" factor indices, with almost half of new MSCI index-based ETFs launched in 2014 linked to MSCI factor indices.
Overall, 95 ETFs based on MSCI indices were launched in 2014, almost twice as many as the next index provider, with 42 (45 percent) of these linked to factor indices, compared to six in 2013.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Recon Capital NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) Closes First Year of Trading with 10.4% Yield
QYLD offers investors a low volatility, tax-efficient fixed income alternative
January 29, 2015--Designed to provide above average distributions to income-oriented investors, the Recon Capital NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) had a distribution yield of 10.4 percent in 2014, news which comes on the heels of its first anniversary.
The fund's monthly distributions totaled more than 10 percent for the year.
QYLD, which seeks to track the CBOE NASDAQ 100 BuyWrite Index (BXN), began trading on the NASDAQ on Dec. 12, 2013, and was created as a fixed income alternative for retail investors and financial advisors.
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Source: Recon Capital Partners
Imagine Software Inc. Partners With XTF To Deliver Advanced ETF Data And Analytics
XTF is the first global, independent provider of ETF Ratings.
January 29, 2015-Imagine Software, a leading provider of real-time portfolio and risk management solutions for the global financial services industry, today announced that it has partnered
with XTF Inc. to provide clients with advanced data for exchange traded funds and the ability to conduct
integrated analytics on portfolio positions and derivatives.
"Our partnership with XTF gives brokerage firms, investment banks, hedge funds and investment
managers the seamless ability to view risk in a truly comprehensive way using XTF's ETF data and
Imagine's risk analytics," said Brendan Quinn, Director of Sales for Imagine Software.
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Source: Imagine Software
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Update-QE Invades Europe
For the week of January 19-January 23
January 29, 2015--QE Invades Europe
Macro
The big news of the week was the fully expected news that the European Central Bank will begin asset purchases to the
tune of €60 billion per month running from March through
September.
And while this was not a surprise it still had the effect of lifting stock prices, sinking bond yields and pushing
currency markets around.
Equities were generally higher last week expect for Shanghai which was down slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 84 basis points, the S&P 500 gained 1.62% with the Russell 2000 adding 1% and the NASDAQ led the way with a 2.68% lift.
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Source: AdvisorShares
CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Releases Swaps Trading Rules White Paper
Pro-Reform Reconsideration of the CFTC Swaps Trading Rules: Return to Dodd-Frank
January 29, 2015--U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo today released a White Paper titled "Pro-Reform Reconsideration of the CFTC Swaps Trading Rules: Return to Dodd-Frank."
The paper analyzes flaws in the CFTC's implementation of its swaps trading regulatory framework under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and proposes a more effective alternative.
view the Pro-Reform Reconsideration of the CFTC Swaps Trading Rules: Return to Dodd-Frank White Paper
Source: CFTC.gov
ETF Securities and Scientific Beta launch two Diversified-Factor Equity Exchange Traded Funds
First Diversified-Factor ETFs to provide exposure to US and European equities in the US
Uses Scientific Beta index methodologies
January 28, 2015--ETF Securities, one of the world's leading, independent providers of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) has launched two new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) based on Scientific Beta's multi-factor, multi-strategy indices.
The new ETFs are the ETFS Diversified-Factor U.S. Large Cap Index Fund (SBUS) and the ETFS Diversified-Factor Developed Europe Index Fund (SBEU).
Both products are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Scientific Beta is an index provider specializing in smart beta solutions and is part of the EDHEC Risk Institute, an entity that works closely with institutions to implement academic research and improve their investment and risk management process.
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Source: Scientific Beta
Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement
January 28, 2015--Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate.
On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources continues to diminish. Household spending is rising moderately; recent declines in energy prices have boosted household purchasing power. Business fixed investment is advancing, while the recovery in the housing sector remains slow. Inflation has declined further below the Committee's longer-run objective, largely reflecting declines in energy prices.
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Source: FBR
SIGTARP Report: January 2015 Quarterly Report to Congress on TARP
January 28, 2015--This morning, SIGTARP issued its January 2015 Quarterly Report to Congress on the Status of TARP.
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Source: SIGTARP
Exclusive: Fixed income manager Sage Advisory for sale-sources
January 28, 2015--Fixed income manager Sage Advisory Services is up for sale, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
The Austin, Texas-based asset management firm, which manages $11 billion in private client and institutional assets, hopes to fetch around $100 million through a sale, according to two of the sources, all of whom wished to remain anonymous because they are not permitted to speak to the media.
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Source: Reuters
Cetera president blasts White House memo defending DOL fiduciary
Arguments continue on both sides about the merits of the memo and what it means for the standard's future prospects
January 27, 2015--An independent broker-dealer executive Monday sharply criticized a leaked White House memo that purports to show that sales incentives for financial advisers cost retirement savers billions of dollars annually, calling it "offensive" and saying that it demonstrated "ignorance" about the role of advisers.
The document "accuses all financial advisers of defrauding their clients," Adam Antoniades, president of Cetera Financial Group, told a Financial Services Institute conference audience of about 800 in San Antonio. "The ignorance displayed in the memo is quite shocking to me. It's frankly offensive."
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Source: Investment News
