MarketsMuse update courtesy of press release issued by Bloomberg LP NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Bloomberg today introduced the Bloomberg Fixed Income ETF Basket Tool in order to further automate the workflow and construction of fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs). The new offering provides the first comprehensive solution for clients of State…Read More
After yesterday’s post regarding 2014’s Best and Worst ETFs, NASDAQ has release a list of the 5 best ETFs to buy for 2015. Below are excerpts from the article. With the clock about to roll past 2014 and into the New Year, it’s time for investors to be looking ahead…Read More
Below excerpt is courtesy of today’s Rareview Macro a.m. edition of global macro strategy commentary “Sight Beyond Sight”… Crude Oil The professional community is honing in on to two crude oil observations overnight - one "temporary" and one "transitory". Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, said the global economic slowdown…Read More
Extract below courtesy of Forbes.com In what comes as the latest move by Goldman Sachs to grab a larger share of the rapidly-growing exchange-traded fund industry, the investment banking giant is looking to launch as many as 11 new ETFs in the near future. Goldman filed a request with the SEC…Read More
Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas reviewed the best and worst of ETFs in 2014. Below are excerpts from Balchunas's article. The pace of new ETF launches has also picked up, and the 196 new offerings in 2014 is a 29 percent jump over 2013. There are now ETFs for about everything you can think…Read More
Below excerpt from Dec 10 edition of global macro strategy newsletter “Sight Beyond Sight” includes insight for those tracking events in Asia and China-related ETFs. When scrolling to the bottom of this post, MarketsMuse readers will appreciate why we regularly cite the Sight Beyond Sight newsletter—the conclusion of this post…Read More
MarketsMuse extends our thanks re: below extract, courtesy of AsianInvestor.net China Asset Management and China Southern Asset Management are racing to list the first exchange-traded fund via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, after getting regulatory approval last week. But this comes amid muted initial volumes for the trading link, leading…Read More
Below extract courtesy of 08 Dec edition of MarketsMedia.com; reporting by Steve Marlin Agency Broker WallachBeth Raises Tech Bar WallachBeth Capital, a provider of institutional execution for buy-side investment managers, recently appointed quantitative trading veteran Matthew Rowley to the newly created role of chief technology officer, signaling the firm’s commitment…Read More
Extract courtesy of reporting by FinAlternatives.com New York Life Investment Management has acquired IndexIQ, a leader in the liquid alternative exchange-traded fund industry, for an undisclosed amount. The high-profile acquisition is NYLIM's first foray into the ETF space. Upon closing of the transaction, IndexIQ will be integrated into NYLIM and…Read More
Below excerpt from a.m. edition of Sight Beyond Sight, is courtesy of global macro think tank, Rareview Macro LLC [caption id="attachment_1904" align="alignleft" width="200"] Neil Azous, Rareview Macro LLC[/caption] New Strategy - Short Gold vs. Long Silver This morning we sold 3000 GLD 12/20/14 P112 at .63 to close. We rotated…Read More
Below extract courtesy of a.m. edition of "Sight Beyond Sight", the global macro trading commentary published by Stamford, CT-based macro strategy think tank Rareview Macro LLC. "...For most of the second half of the year we have seen a surging dollar, and a falling euro. Nothing seems to be coming…Read More
A MarketsMuse special update, courtesy of compiling various columns from Bloomberg, ETF.com, Fortune and a special treat: this piece was sponsored by Mr. Chow's! (see below) After much fanfare, the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect" is officially connected and ostensibly, this will be the link between brokers, dealers, ETF Issuers and…Read More
What will they think of next? Is trading options with a weekly expiration too long? According to latest news, the newest binary option contract from Nadex, the 20 minute option, might suit some traders' needs. The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), a regulated online binary options exchange in the U.S.…Read More
Below is excerpt from opening lines of today’s edition of “Sight Beyond Sight”, the macro-strategy commentary courtesy of Stamford, CT-based think tank Rareview Macro LLC. Our thanks to firm principal Neil Azous for the following observations. [caption id="attachment_1904" align="alignleft" width="130"] Neil Azous, Rareview Macro LLC[/caption] Model Portfolio Update: Significantly…Read More
Below courtesy of brokerdealer.com blog update Based on recent developments, global investors are now slated to drill for stakes in Saudi Bourse offerings thanks to yesterday’s announcement from ETF behemoth BlackRock, coupled with the next year’s scheduled opening of markets to foreign investors, whose appetite for stakes in Middle East…Read More
A MarketsMuse Special column…. Within less than 2 weeks after the all-visionary SEC blocked NYSE Arca from listing non-transparent, actively managed ETFs developed by ETF Industry icon BlackRock Inc., as well as those designed by upstart Issuer Precidian Investments (see MM edition Oct 23), this past Thursday, the same almighty…Read More
Below commentary is courtesy of extract from a.m. edition of today's Rareview Macro's "Sight Beyond Sight" A Simple View: US Dollar, Gold, SPX, UST's [caption id="attachment_1904" align="alignleft" width="143"] Neil Azous, Rareview Macro LLC[/caption] The objectives we have laid out continue to materialize across the themes we are focused on. The…Read More
Below extract courtesy of Wealth Manager Magazine The Invesco subsidiary Powershares officially launched its European PowerShares Global Buyback Achievers Ucits on the London Stock Exchange on 28 October. The ETF, which is the first of its kind to be available in Europe according to Morningstar, invests in companies which have bought back at least 5% of…Read More