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Index Universe reports, “A new fund-of-funds is being proposed by a new entrant into the exchange-traded funds market.The ETF would be run by a trust established by U.S. One Inc. of Reno, Nev. According to a recently filed request Read more…
All this week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has conducted hearings investigating the role of speculation in the energy markets. And while the end results remain to be seen, one thing seems certain: Position limits are coming to an exchange near you – maybe even as early as this fall. Read more…
Reuters is reporting that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is placing new restrictions on the sale of leveraged exchange-traded funds. Reuters reports, “ MSSB, said it will no longer solicit purchases of Read more…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full-service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), announced upcoming changes to the KBW Mortgage Finance Index Read more…
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Labaton Sucharow LLP filed a class action lawsuit on August 5, 2009 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired shares in the UltraShort Real Estate ProShares fund (the “SRS Fund”) Read more…
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The securities law firm of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. www.dkrpa.com announced today that it is investigating claims involving investment losses in leveraged and short exchange traded funds Read more…
Chairman Gensler, distinguished Commissioners and staff of the CFTC, thankyou for the opportunity to appear in coordination with Managed Funds Association and provide testimony at this hearing. The opinions expressed in my testimony are my own and Read more…
I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today on behalf of United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), a commodity pool operator registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), that manages several exchange traded commodity Read more…
The last day of CFTC hearings found two well-known managers of funds, that invest heavily in energy commodities, telling regulators not to set limits. Leading the charge was billionaire hedgefund manager John Arnold who calls Read more…
Fox Business brought in market experts Alec Young, Paul Nolte, and Scott Wren to give investing tips for today’s market. Paul likes equity markets and suggests investing through the iShares Morningstar Small Core Index (JKJ) Read more…
“Procter & Gamble(PG) fell 3.5% early today, dragging Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(XLP) down 1.16% with it. P&G’s slide comes in the wake of a fiscal fourth-quarter earnings drop of 18% from the previous year Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, PSL, RHS, XLP
CNBC hosted a somewhat maddening debate yesterday on tech and the economy. The panel included Jerry Bowyer, Bowyer Media; Eric Maronak, Victory Capital; Scott Richter, Fifth Third; Read more…
Ron Rowland from www.investwithanedge.com reports his monthly ETF DeathWatch for August 2009: The number of exchange-traded products on Deathwatch increased for the first time in five months. This month’s list of 142 names is up from 134 last month Read more…
“Gold prices had an excellent run last week, led by the extensive fall in the US dollar and strong rally in the equity markets. The rise in crude oil prices also resulted in lifting bullion. The US currency showcased the biggest decline in a month against euro last week as US data showed that the world’s largest economy Read more…
Claymore Investments, Inc. (“Claymore”) is pleased to announce its Second Annual Claymore’s Next Top Model Summer ETF Competition.
Claymore is launching the competition on the heels Read more…
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