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ETFGI reports assets invested in Smart Beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of 592 billion US dollars at the end of the first half of 2017
July 31, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Smart Beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$592 billion at the end of the first half of 2017, according to ETFGI's June 2017 global smart beta equity ETF and ETP industry insights report.
Year to date through end of June 2017, smart beta equity ETF/ETP assets have increased by 14.9% from US$515 Bn to US$592 Bn, with a 5-year CAGR of 31.9%.
Source: ETFGI
JPMorgan develops robot to execute trades Trial shows AI is more efficient than traditional methods of buying and selling
July 31, 2017--JPMorgan will soon be using a first-of-its-kind robot to execute trades across its global equities algorithms business, after a European trial of the bank's new artificial intelligence (AI) programme showed it was much more efficient than traditional methods of buying and selling.
Source: FT.com
The Robotics and Automation Investment Case-ROBO Industry report
July 30, 2017--Robotics & Automation is enabling a technological revolution that will fundamentally change how we work and live. We are moving from an era of industrial automation to the use of advanced robotics across the global economy.
ROBO Global, with unique industry insight, created and maintains the first global index tracking this megatrend. The future is now, learn how ROBO Global defines the universe of robotics and automation for investors.
Source: ROBO Global (R)
DECPG Global Weekly -July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017--TAKING STOCK
U.S. GDP growth picked up in Q2; Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged
Euro Area composite PMI declined to a six-month low in July
Japan consumer price inflation held steady in June; manufacturing PMI softened to an 8-month low in July
Crude oil price ticked higher
Ghana cut interest rates, while Nigeria kept rates on hold.
Source: World Bank
IMF-2017 External Sector Report
July 28, 2017--Summary:
Global current account imbalances were broadly unchanged in 2016, with minor shifts adding to the reconfiguration under way since 2013. The fall in commodity prices, uneven cyclical recoveries in systemic economies, and differences in policy responses contributed to the rotation of imbalances.
Current account surpluses of oil-exporting economies, as a group, shifted from large surpluses to small deficits, while deficits in emerging and developing economies narrowed markedly. At the same time, surpluses and deficits in key advanced economies widened. These trends were generally supported by real exchange rate movements.
Source: IMF
State Street Global Advisors reshapes EMEA leadership
July 27, 2017--Cuan Coulter is the new head of State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), IPE has learned.
He will replace Mike Karpik, who is leaving the company, following a transition period over the summer.
Source: IP&E
Renminbi reaches new high for 2017
July 27, 2017--The renminbi has gained further on the dollar in the wake of comments from the US Federal Reserve, pushing the Chinese currency to a new record level for the year to date.
Source: FT.com
ERI Scientific Beta Newsletter-July 2017
July 27, 2017--Editorial
The Merits of a "Top-Down" Approach to Multi-Factor Investing
"Top-down" approaches assemble multi-factor portfolios by combining distinct sleeves for each factor.
Generally, the "top-down" approach enables a choice of factor exposure to be reconciled with the diversification of the non-rewarded specific risk and thus to reduce it. Such is the objective of the Smart Beta 2.0 approach promoted by ERI Scientific Beta on the basis of research conducted by EDHEC-Risk Institute's research teams.
Source: ERI Scientific Beta
IOSCO Publishes Thematic Review of Client Asset Protection Recommendations
July 27, 2017--The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its Assessment Committee's Thematic Review of the Adoption of the Principles set forth in IOSCO's Report: Recommendations Regarding the Protection of Client Assets (the Principles).
The thematic review identifies the implementation progress of 38 IOSCO members from 36 jurisdictions in adopting legislation, regulation and other policies in relation to intermediaries holding client assets addressed by the Principles for the protection of client assets.
Source: IOSCO
Bitcoin Cash: Why It's Forking the Blockchain And What That Means
July 26, 2017--Bitcoin's scaling debate finally seems to be shaking out, but some users aren't happy with the results.
After a few years of debate, it was perhaps to be expected that at least some were going to come away empty-handed. Controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x tried to remedy this by joining two code change ideas-the code optimization Segregated Witness (SegWit) and a block size increase.
Source: coindesk.com
