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ETFs and ETPs in Canada had net inflows of US$907 million in February 2013 with the majority going into equities
March 8, 2013--In February 2013, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listed in Canada had net inflows of US$907 million, according to new research published in the latest ETFGI Canada ETF and ETP industry insights.
ETFGI won the Best ETF Research award in 2012 in the ETF Express awards announced on February 28th in London.
Equity ETFs and ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$641 million, followed by fixed income ETFs and ETPs with US$262 million, and leveraged inverse ETFs and ETPs with US$34 million, while commodity ETFs and ETPs experienced the largest net outflows with US$78 million.
Year to date through end of February 2013, ETFs and ETPs have seen net inflows of US$389 million. Fixed income ETFs and ETPs gathered the largest net inflows US$466 million, followed by leveraged inverse ETFs and ETPs with US$128 million, and active ETFs and ETPs with US$70 million, while leveraged ETFs and ETPs experienced the largest net outflows year to date with US$171 million.
“The flows into equity ETFs and ETPs show investors are starting to rotate out of cash and fixed income into equities as investor confidence continues to improve,” said Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner at London-based ETFGI.
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Source: ETFGI
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
March 8, 2013--The current reports for the week of March 5, 2013 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-February 2013
March 8, 2013--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-February 2013 Update has been publiched and is now available for review.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Van Eck files to launch redeemable US gold, silver ETFs
The asset manager has filed with the US SEC to launch two gold and silver ETFs that will allow investors to redeem their shares for physical precious metals.
March 8, 2013--U.S. asset manager Van Eck Global has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two gold and silver exchange-traded funds that will allow investors to redeem their shares for physical precious metals.
The two new products will add to Van Eck's line-up of commodities-focused ETFs, including its Gold Miners ETF and the Junior Gold Miners ETF and mutual funds.
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Source: MineWeb
S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces the Results of MARCH 2013 Canadian Index Reviews
March 8, 2013--Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review.
These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, March 18, 2013:
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
CFTC's Division of Market Oversight Issues Advisory Reminding Market Participants of Certain Swap Data Reporting Requirements
March 8, 2013--The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Advisory reminding market participants that swap dealers were required to begin reporting data regarding equity, foreign exchange and other commodity swaps, under Parts 43 and 45 of the CFTC's regulations, on February 28, 2013.
Swap dealers must be in compliance with their reporting obligations with respect to historical swaps in these three asset classes by March 30, 2013.
The Advisory also reminds market participants that Parts 43, 45 and 46 apply to the reporting of data regarding swaps, and not data regarding futures contracts, and that parties with reporting obligations under the swap data reporting rules remain fully responsible for the timely and accurate fulfillment of their reporting obligations, even if they contract with a third party service provider to facilitate reporting.
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Source: CFTC.gov
SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Systems Compliance and Integrity
March 7, 2013--The Securities and Exchange Commission today unanimously proposed new rules to require certain key market participants to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place surrounding their technological systems.
The SEC’s proposal called Regulation SCI would replace the current voluntary compliance program with enforceable rules designed to better insulate the markets from vulnerabilities posed by systems technology issues.
Self-regulatory organizations, certain alternative trading systems, plan processors, and certain exempt clearing agencies would be required to carefully design, develop, test, maintain, and surveil systems that are integral to their operations. The proposed rules would require them to ensure their core technology meets certain standards, conduct business continuity testing, and provide certain notifications in the event of systems disruptions and other events.
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Source: SEC.gov
Pimcoo's bond ETF outperforms flagship mutual fund
March 7, 2013--The Pimco Total Return exchange-traded fund has outperformed the firm's flagship mutual fund managed by Bill Gross and become the world' largest actively managed ETF in the first year since its launch.
Other big players are preparing to launch their own actively managed ETFs in the wake of Pimco's success.
Pimco’s ETF, which has the ticker BOND, was launched on February 29 last year with $100m of assets, and has grown to $4.3bn, according to Timothy Strauts, an ETF analyst at research firm Morningstar.
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Source: Financial News
CFTC Provides Operational Guidance Concerning Maintenance of CICIs Issued Through Assisted Registration
March 7, 2013--The Utility designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue legal entity identifiers or LEIs (currently known as CFTC interim compliant identifiers or CICIs) has requested operational guidance from the CFTC concerning maintenance of CICIs issued through assisted registration with explicit permission from the entity registered.
The Commission has provided the following operational guidance to the Utility.
As the Commission made clear in its Q & A on Start of Swap Data Reporting issued on October 10, 2012, under the Commission’s swap data recordkeeping and reporting rules:
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Source: CFTC.gov
CBO-Monthly Budget Review
March 7, 2013--The federal budget deficit was $495 billion for the first five months of fiscal year 2013, $86 billion less than the shortfall recorded for the same period last year, CBO estimates.
If lawmakers enacted no further legislation affecting
spending or revenues, the federal government would end fiscal year 2013 with a deficit of $845 billion, by CBO’s
estimate, about $240 billion less than the 2012 deficit.
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Source: CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
