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Coinbase calls for new regulator and framework for the crypto sector

October 14, 2021--Coinbase is calling for vast changes in how the crypto sector is regulated. On Thursday the company released a digital asset proposal in which its Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad called for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets to be regulated under a separate legal framework by a single federal agency.

Furthermore, the proposal calls for separate disclosure requirements on particular digital assets such as stablecoins.

The proposal comes a month after Coinbase (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong voiced objections on Twitter in response to the SEC's decision to block its lending product.

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Source: finance.yahoo.com


US Department of Labor proposes rule to remove barriers to considering environmental, social, governance factors in plan management

October 13, 2021--Protecting security of families, businesses, workers from climate-related financial risks
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule that would remove barriers to plan fiduciaries' ability to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when they select investments and exercise shareholder rights.

The proposed rule,"Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights," follows Executive Order 14030, signed by President Biden on May 20, 2021. The order directs the federal government to implement policies to help safeguard the financial security of America's families, businesses and workers from climate-related financial risk that may threaten the life savings and pensions of U.S. workers and families.

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Source: dol.gov


SEC Modernizes Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods

October 13, 2021--Amendments Will Help Automate Filing Fee Calculation and Validation, Update Fee Payment Options
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods. Operating companies and investment companies (funds) pay filing fees when engaging in certain transactions, including registered securities offerings, tender offers, and mergers and acquisitions.

The amendments revise most fee-bearing forms, schedules, and related rules to require companies and funds to include all required information for filing fee calculation in a structured format. The amendments also add new options for Automated Clearing House (ACH) and debit and credit card payment of filing fees and eliminate infrequently used options for filing fee payment via paper checks and money orders. The amendments are intended to improve filing fee preparation and payment processing by facilitating both enhanced validation through filing fee structuring and lower-cost, easily routable payments through the ACH payment option.

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Source: SEC.gov


SEC's 'complex' ETP probe could impact crypto ETFs

October 13, 2021--Investors are increasingly finding ways to access bitcoin outside the regulator's remit, lawyers and analysts warn
The Securities and Exchange Commission's indication that it is going to look more closely at how it regulates complex exchange traded products has implications for future bitcoin ETF rules, say attorneys and analysts.

Last week, SEC Chair Gary Gensler directed staff to study the risks of ETFs employing strategies "more complex than typical stocks and bonds" and draft potential rules to address those concerns.

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Source: ft.com


BlackRock's revenues hit record high but assets stall shy of $10tn

October 13, 2021--Chief executive says assets under management held back by strong dollar
Overall assets under management at BlackRock tallied $9.46tn at the end of September, up 21 per cent on the year, but down slightly from $9.49tn

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Source: ft.com


Coinbase Follows FTX.US Into NFT Trading

October 12, 2021--The exchange's marketplace will support Ethereum-based NFTs and comes a day after the release of an NFT marketplace from rival exchange FTX.US.
Coinbase is joining the non-fungible token (NFT) arms race.
The U.S. crypto exchange is launching "Coinbase NFT," a marketplace that will allow its users to buy and sell Ethereum-based digital collectibles, the company announced Tuesday.

Coinbase's NFT platform is expected to launch by the end of the year, sources told CoinDesk.

The move comes just a day after rival exchange FTX.US announced a marketplace for Solana-based NFTs, with plans to support other blockchains, including Ethereum, in the future.

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Source: coindesk.com


BlackRock U.S. bond ETFs hit by large capital outflows as industry booms

October 11, 2021--Similar products held by rivals such as Vanguard have attracted big inflows
BlackRock has been hit by large outflows from some of its best-known U.S. exchange-traded funds this year, even as the industry has posted near-record net inflows of $ 161 billion since the start of the year.

Since the start of the year, the world's largest asset manager has recorded net outflows of 22-25% of assets from its iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFs ETF (HYG) and iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV), according to FactSet data.

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Source: ft.com


SEC throws sop to US investors with bitcoin 'lite' equity ETFs

October 9, 2021-Latest regulatory approval and fund launches still leave direct investment in crypto via ETFs off limits in the US
Two bitcoin "lite" equity ETFs have begun trading in the US and a third has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the regulator throws out a sop to investors calling for a bona fide bitcoin ETF.

The SEC has so far refused to approve any exchange traded funds that invest in the cryptocurrency itself, even though a slew of asset managers have applied to do so and similar vehicles are already up and running in Sweden, Switzerland, Jersey, Germany and Canada.

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Source: ft.com


Shares for the Cure: Simplify Introduces Health Care ETF Benefiting Susan G. Komen

October 8, 2021--The Simplify Health Care ETF, trading under the symbol PINK, will donate all net profits from managing the fund on an annual basis to Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization -New ETF is actively managed by renowned hedge fund manager Michael Taylor, who brings more than two decades of healthcare and biotech investing experience

Simplify Asset Management ("Simplify"), an innovative provider of Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs"), today announced the launch of the Simplify Health Care ETF (PINK), the first ETF committed to donating all of its net profits from managing the fund on an annual basis to Susan G. Komen(R), the world's leading breast cancer organization.

PINK will be actively managed by renowned hedge fund investor Michael Taylor, who has more than 20 years of direct experience investing in the healthcare and biotech spaces, and who brings a rigorous research approach, due diligence processes, and deep knowledge of these sectors to build and run PINK's underlying portfolio.

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Source: Simplify Asset Management Inc.


CBO-Monthly Budget Review: September 2021

October 8, 2021--Summary
The federal budget deficit was $2.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021, the Congressional Budget Office estimates-$362 billion less than the deficit recorded in fiscal year 2020. Although outlays rose by an estimated $265 billion (or 4 percent), revenues rose more-by an estimated $627 billion (or 18 percent).

Programs and policies implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic-notably, refundable tax credits (particularly the recovery rebates), expanded unemployment compensation, and the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program-substantially boosted spending, in both 2021 and 2020. Outlays in fiscal year 2021 were about $2.4 trillion more than spending in 2019, an increase of more than 50 percent. Outlays in 2020 rose almost as much. As a result, the annual deficits recorded in 2020 and 2021 were significantly larger than the $984 billion shortfall recorded in fiscal year 2019.

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Source: CBO (Congressional Budget Office)


SEC Filings


May 16, 2025 Tidal Trust II files with the SEC-4 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ETFs
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Europe ETF News


May 08, 2025 Global X ETFs Europe, STOXX launch first EURO STOXX 50 covered call ETF
May 07, 2025 Franklin Templeton Launches US Mega Cap 100 ETF Tracking the Solactive US Mega Cap 100 Select Index
May 06, 2025 Deutsche Boerse welcomes Melanion Capital as new ETF issuer on Xetra
May 02, 2025 Euro area annual inflation stable at 2.2%
May 01, 2025 Janus Henderson Investors Launches ETF on SIX Swiss Exchange

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Asia ETF News


May 14, 2025 Meritz Securities, Partnering with Solactive for the First Time, Launches a Series of ETNs, Tracking Solactive WTI Leverage Indices
May 13, 2025 Timefolio Asset Management Launches TIMEFOLIO CHINA AI Tech Active ETF Benchmarked Against the Solactive China Artificial Intelligence Index
May 13, 2025 Hanwha Asset Management Launches Hanwha PLUS China AI Tech Top 10 ETF Tracking the Solactive China AI Tech Top 10 Index
May 06, 2025 Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities in Hong Kong SAR: Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
May 01, 2025 ETF Monthly Trading Value via "CONNEQTOR" Reach Record 300 billion JPY

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Global ETP News


May 13, 2025 UBS wealthy clients shift focus from U.S.-dollar assets to gold, crypto, and China
May 13, 2025 Trackinsight Releases 2025 Global ETF Survey: ETF Industry on Overdrive: Shifting Gears, Breaking New Barriers
May 13, 2025 New WFE Research Discovers Climate Risk Premium in Commodity Options
May 12, 2025 Mapped: Billion Dollar Companies by Country in 2025
May 06, 2025 CoinEx Research April 2025 Report: Bitcoin and Gold Dual Safe Havens in a Shifting World

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Middle East ETP News


April 23, 2025 Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Forecast to Moderately Accelerate in 2025 Amidst Uncertainty

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Africa ETF News


April 23, 2025 Economic Growth is Speeding Up in Africa, but Uncertainty Clouds Outlook
April 09, 2025 Africa's Opportunity in a Fragmenting Global Economy

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ESG and Of Interest News


May 07, 2025 Africa Poised to Become a Global Leader in Carbon Markets, Says New Report
April 22, 2025 Charted: Countries Accumulating the Most AI Patents
April 15, 2025 State of the Global Climate 2024

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