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Paper-The Economic Limits of Bitcoin and the Blockchain

June 5, 2018--Abstract
The amount of computational power devoted to anonymous, decentralized blockchains such as Bitcoin's must simultaneously satisfy two conditions in equilibrium: (1) a zero-profit condition among miners, who engage in a rent-seeking competition for the prize associated with adding the next block to the chain; and (2) an incentive compatibility condition on the system's vulnerability to a "majority attack", namely that the computational costs of such an attack must exceed the benefits.

Together, these two equations imply that (3) the recurring, "flow", payments to miners for running the blockchain must be large relative to the one-off, "stock", benefits of attacking it. This is very expensive! The constraint is softer (i.e., stock versus stock) if both (i) the mining technology used to run the blockchain is both scarce and non-repurposable, and (ii) any majority attack is a "sabotage" in that it causes a collapse in the economic value of the blockchain; however, reliance on non-repurposable technology for security and vulnerability to sabotage each raise their own concerns, and point to specific collapse scenarios. In particular, the model suggests that Bitcoin would be majority attacked if it became sufficiently economically important-e.g., if it became a "store of value" akin to gold-which suggests that there are intrinsic economic limits to how economically important it can become in the first place.

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Source: Eric Budish-faculty.chicagobooth.ed


ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis-Gold's safe haven status reignited by fears of 'Quitaly' and trade tariffs

June 4, 2018--Gold ETPs took the lion's share of inflows as Italy's political chaos and trade tariffs took centre stage
Diversified basket ETPs draw in US$46mn of inflows as investors appear to rotate back into commodities
Energy sector ETP flows bifurcate-energy baskets attract inflows while crude oil ETPs suffer outflows

Gold ETPs took the lion's share of inflows, garnering inflows worth US$122.7mn, marking its highest level in 33 weeks. A turbulent week in Italian politics coupled with the intensification of US trade tariffs supported a reversal in trend of the priors two weeks of outflows among gold ETPs. Fears of a new round of elections in Italy sparked by the rejection of the candidate for the economic and finance minister by President Sergio Mattarella widened the gap between yields on the ten year Italian and German government bonds to over 250 Basis Points (Bps), its highest level since October 2013.

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Source: ETF Securities


Total virtual currency sales jump in 2018 but monthly trend slows: report

June 4, 2018--Virtual currency sales ballooned to $9.1 billion so far this year, exceeding the $6.6 billion total for all of 2017, a financial technology data provider reported on Monday, but it said the monthly trend actually showed a slowdown if the two biggest offerings are excluded.

Digital technology startups around the world have raised funds by selling cryptocurrencies, or tokens, that sidestep banks or venture capital firms as intermediaries.

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Source: Reuters


ETFGI reports assets invested in the global ETF industry extended lead over hedge fund industry to US$1.70 trillion at the end of Q1 2018

June 1, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry extended their lead over assets invested in the global hedge fund industry to US$1.70 trillion at the end of Q1 2018, an increase of 4.91% over the gap at the end of Q4 2017. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Assets invested in global ETF/ETP industry extend lead over assets in global hedge fund industry to $1.70 Tn at the end of March 2018
Record $4.92 Tn invested in 7,389 ETFs/ETPs listed globally at the end of March 2018
Record $3.22 Tn invested in 8,379 hedge funds globally at the end of March 2018
1.74% growth in assets invested in ETFs/ETPs over Q1 2018 outpaces 0.13% growth in assets in hedge funds over the same period. In contrast, growth over Q1 2017 was 10% and 2%, respectively.

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Source: ETFGI


DECPG Global Weekly

June 1, 2018--TAKING STOCK
U.S. Q1 GDP growth revised slightly down; nonfarm job growth strengthened in May; PCE inflation remained steady
U.S. government announced new import tariffs on major trading partners
Euro Area inflation picked up in May; unemployment rate fell in April

China's official manufacturing PMI picked up in May
Financial markets were negatively affected by political uncertainty in Italy

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Source: World Bank


Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD

May 31, 2018--Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE).

The accelerated growth of new and innovative technologies, an excessive amount of available financial information, and increasingly sophisticated financial products make it progressively more difficult for retail investors to navigate today's complex financial markets. Although many organisations offer education and financial literacy programs, investors often fail to make rational financial choices because of their own cognitive, social and psychological biases-all of which can act as barriers to sound financial decision making.

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view the The Application of Behavioural Insights to Financial Literacy and Investor Education Programmes and Initiatives

Source: IOSCO


Investing in the global green economy: Busting common myths

May 31, 2018--Executive summary
Until now the transition to a sustainable and "green" economy1 has been a loose concept rather than a defined, investable, industrial system. This lack of definition and data has led to the impression that it is of limited size; small cap dominated; lacking diversification and that investors give up performance in exchange for environmental benefits.

However, analysis by FTSE Russell dispels these stereotypes. It finds a large investment opportunity, backed by global efforts to combat climate change and broader environmental challenges. The opportunity is diversified across company size, geography and sector and has delivered outperformance of the global equity market.

Key features of the green economy
Based on FTSE Russell's calculations:
It's substantial: The green economy represents 6% of the market capitalization of global listed companies, approximately US$4 trillion. This represents a significant investment opportunity, approximately the same size as the fossil fuel sector.

It's growing: The green economy proportion of the global market capitalization is growing, while the fossil fuel sector shrinks.

It's diversified: The green economy is diversified by company size. While small and mid cap companies have a greater green exposure and represent a larger number of green companies the market is by no means small and mid cap dominated; large cap companies represent approximately two thirds of green market capitalization.

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Source: FTSE Russell


OECD sees stronger world economy, but risks loom large

May 30, 2018--The global economy is experiencing stronger growth, driven by a rebound in trade, higher investment and buoyant job creation, and supported by very accommodative monetary policy and fiscal easing, according to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook.
The pace of global expansion over the 2018-19 period is expected to hover near 4%, which is close to the long-term average.

However, the Outlook also underlines that significant risks posed by trade tensions, financial market vulnerabilities and rising oil prices loom large, and more needs to be done to secure a strong and resilient medium-term improvement in living standards.

Low, albeit gradually rising interest rates coupled with fiscal easing in many countries will continue underpinning the expansion, which will see moderate rises in both wage growth and inflation. Unemployment in the OECD area is expected to drop to the lowest levels since 1980, but more can be done to bring more people into the workforce.

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view the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook

Source: OECD


JPMorgan Dethrones Citigroup to Become Biggest Currency Trader

May 30, 2018--JPMorgan rises from second place in Euromoney survey
Citigroup falls to fifth in survey featuring new methodology

JPMorgan Chase & Co won the title of world's largest currency trader by market share, ending Citigroup Inc.'s four-year run at the top, according to a Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc survey that featured a new methodology.P>view more/a>

Source: Bloomberg


MSCI Weighs Capping India, Brazil Weights Over Investor Access

May 30, 2018--Korea and Turkey may also be hit, a client presentation shows
MSCI will consult its clients with results due by Dec. 31
MSCI Inc., one of the world's biggest index compilers, is placing emerging markets including India and Brazil on notice for limiting investor access

The two countries, along with Turkey and South Korea, are "potential future examples" of markets whose weights could be capped on MSCI indexes, the New York-based company said in a presentation on its website Wednesday.

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Source: Bloomberg


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