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Passive investing has increased US stock volatility, study finds
June 13, 2022--Analysis raises fresh questions over widespread adoption of index-based investing
The rise of passive investing is distorting price signals and pushing up the volatility of the US stock market, according to academic research.
The analysis raises fresh questions about the widespread adoption of index-based investing, a trend that has allowed investors to save billions of dollars a year in the shape of lower-fees seemingly without hurting returns.
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Source: ft.com
Charles Schwab to pay $187mn in settlement to robo-adviser clients
June 13, 2022--Charles Schwab will pay $187mn in a regulatory settlement after the Securities and Exchange Commission condemned its robo-adviser service for "egregious" allocations of client money that saddled them with "hidden costs"
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Source: ft.com
Weighing the Risks of Inflation, Recession, and Stagflation in the U.S. Economy
June 10, 2022--Summary.
It’s easy to point to the U.S. economy's vulnerabilities: Despite the strong labor market and strong household balance sheets, consumer confidence has been depressed for a while, likely driven by energy prices. Deteriorating business sentiment can weigh on investment rapidly, robbing the economy of momentum.
But the greatest risk for a recession is monetary policy makers, who in trying to moderate inflation have pushed up the risk of a recession. The authors offer four priorities for executives to focus on while navigating the macroeconomic risks.
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Source: Harvard Business Review
V-SQUARE announces launch of V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (VMAT)
June 9, 2022--Chicago based V-Square Quantitative Management LLC ( V-Square ), a global asset management firm with sustainability at its core, announced today that it has expanded its market-leading capabilities with the launch of its second thematic ETF the V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (VMAT).
Tracking the MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Index, the fund represents the performance of companies which are assessed to be sector leaders based on a set of relevant key issues scores that are aligned with the Sustainability Accounting Standards (SASB) Materiality Framework and seek to minimize carbon transition risk and to capture opportunities through companies' operations and business model.
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Source: apnews.com
PIMCO Adds New ETF to Actively Managed Fixed Income Suite
June 9, 2022-- PIMCO, one of the world's premier fixed income investment managers, is expanding its actively managed fixed income exchange-traded fund suite with the addition of a new ETF that may help diversify fixed income allocations for investors concerned about rising rates.
The PIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund (LONZ) aims to find compelling opportunities in the senior loan market where investments may offer floating interest rates that can help mitigate the negative impact of rising rates on an investment portfolio.
ith more than 80 credit analysts at PIMCO supporting our loan-oriented portfolio management team, PIMCO will seek to select investments with the aim of prudently managing credit risk while helping investors meet their long-term investment goals.
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Source: PIMCO Investments LLC,
Rewriting Wall Street's Rulebook
June 8, 2022--S.E.C.s Gary Gensler is expected to preview new market rules about a year after shares of GameStop and others shot up in "meme stock" trading frenzy.
The S.E.C. goes against the flow
Gary Gensler, who in his first year as S.E.C. chairman has raised alarms about the way stocks are traded, is expected to preview new market rules today that may limit some of the deals critics have said allow Wall Street firms to take advantage of individual investors.
The potential changes come about a year and a half after shares of AMC, GameStop and other so-called meme stocks shot up hundreds of percentage points in a matter of days. During the rally, a number of retail brokerages, including Robinhood, limited clients from buying more of their shares, prompting investigations from lawmakers and others. Many of the stocks of the companies involved eventually crashed. Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that suffered big losses when shares of GameStop and others soared, recently announced it was closing.
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Source: nytimes.com
SEC Chief Takes Aim at Payment-for-Order Flow in Sweeping Plans for Stock Markets
June 8, 2022--Wall Street's top regulator previewed a set of sweeping changes to rules underpinning the US stock market, setting up a major clash with some of the biggest names in equity trading.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he's asked the agency's staff to weigh the moves with the aim of making the $45 trillion US equities market more transparent and fair.
His plans could directly impact how firms including Citadel Securities, Virtu Financial Inc. and Robinhood Markets Inc. process retail trade orders, and market dynamics that industry executives say have allowed brokerages to stop charging their clients commissions
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Source: news.yahoo.com
CBO-Monthly Budget Review: May 2022
Jun, 8, 2022--Summary
The federal budget deficit was $423 billion in the first eight months of fiscal year 2022 (that is, from October 2021 through May 2022), the Congressional Budget Office estimates.
That amount is about one-fifth of the $2.1 trillion shortfall recorded during the same period in 2021. Revenues were $768 billion (or 29 percent) higher and outlays were $873 billion (or 19 percent) lower than during the same period a year ago.
The deficit at this point last year was much larger because of spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic-mostly for the recovery rebates (also known as economic impact payments), unemployment compensation, pandemic relief through the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Coronavirus Relief Fund-and because revenues were lower.
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Source: CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
CBO-How Changes in Economic Conditions Might Affect the Federal Budget: 2022 to 2032
June 8, 2022--To show how variations in economic conditions might affect its budget projections, CBO analyzed how the budget might change if values of four key economic variables differed from those in the agency’s forecast.
Summary
Some of the uncertainty in budget projections stems from the fact that the federal budget is highly sensitive to economic conditions, which are difficult to accurately predict.
If conditions differed from those in the Congressional Budget Office's economic forecast, budgetary outcomes could diverge from those in the agency's baseline budget projections.
To show how variations in economic conditions might affect its budget projections, CBO analyzed how the budget might change if values of the following key economic variables differed from those in the agency's forecast:
The growth of productivity and, consequently, the growth of real gross domestic product (that is, GDP adjusted to remove the effects of inflation);
Labor force growth, which would also affect real GDP growth;
Interest rates; and
Inflation and nominal interest rates (assuming that inflation-adjusted interest rates remain unchanged).
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Source: CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
USCF Announces Launch of the USCF Dividend Income Fund with Miller/Howard Investments (Ticker: UDI)
June 8, 2022-- USCF, today, announced it has launched the USCF Dividend Income Fund ("UDI" or the "Fund") with Miller/Howard Investments, Inc. ("Miller/Howard"), a Woodstock, NY based, research-driven asset manager. The Fund, an actively-managed exchange traded fund (ETF), seeks a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, growth of income, by investing in U.S. exchange-traded dividend-paying and dividend-growth companies that meet the Fund's environmental, social and governance ("ESG") criteria.
Miller/Howard's investment philosophy emphasizes income-producing equities as an essential element to aid long-term wealth building. Dividend income can be used to meet current spending needs or, when reinvested, to drive the power of compounding. Miller/Howard has integrated ESG analysis with fundamental research since the inception of its first strategy in 1991.
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Source: USCF
