ETF

Coreum Introduces “Smart Tokens” – Next Generation of Blockchain-based Assets, Supercharged with Smart Contracts

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Monday, December 19, 2022
Ecosystem, Access-control list, CBDC, NFT, ETF, Cryptocurrency, Freezing

Smart Tokens on Coreum are highly customizable, as developers can extend the set of provided functionality per token and add non-deterministic, smart contract-like functions to achieve greater flexibility for powerful use cases.

Key Points: 
  • Smart Tokens on Coreum are highly customizable, as developers can extend the set of provided functionality per token and add non-deterministic, smart contract-like functions to achieve greater flexibility for powerful use cases.
  • “An integral part of the Coreum blockchain is support for deploying and executing smart contracts, as the flexibility offered by smart contracts brings countless possibilities to enterprises utilizing the network,” said Bob Ras , co-founder of Coreum.
  • “Smart Tokens are all about extending functionality – they expand the capabilities of smart contracts by increasing speed, cost-efficiency, predictability, security, and of course, extendibility.
  • Taking it one step further, Smart Tokens have massive programmable value, and they can trigger other contracts.

CSOP CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 Index ETF (Stock Code: SCY) Listed on SGX

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Friday, December 30, 2022
Banking, Asset Management, Professional Services, Finance, Carbon, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, America's Healthy Future Act, MAS, Monetary Authority of Singapore, CSIC, CSI, Multimedia, STAR, Joint Council of Municipalities, RMB, Shaw's and Star Market, Risk, Security (finance), SGD, LCS, Growth, Prospectus, Money, Securities and Futures Commission, Market, ETF, Investment, AML, CSOP, Yoy, Singapore Exchange, SGX, SZSE, Cryptocurrency, Financial adviser, Property management, Cargo, ChiNext, Index

Under the ETF link, CSOP CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 Index ETF (Stock Code: SCY) has been listed on the SGX as a feeder fund of China Southern CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 ETF, which is listed on SZSE, on 30 December 2022, unlocking the unique investment opportunities into the 50 Chinese companies with the highest growth potential in ChiNext and STAR Markets.

Key Points: 
  • Under the ETF link, CSOP CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 Index ETF (Stock Code: SCY) has been listed on the SGX as a feeder fund of China Southern CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 ETF, which is listed on SZSE, on 30 December 2022, unlocking the unique investment opportunities into the 50 Chinese companies with the highest growth potential in ChiNext and STAR Markets.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221230005035/en/
    CSOP CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 Index ETF (Stock Code: SCY) Listed on SGX (Graphic: Business Wire)
    SCY tracks 50 fast-growing star performers with hard technology from the SSE’s STAR and SZSE’s ChiNext Markets.
  • In Q3 of 2022, despite the macro headwinds, the net profit YoY growth rate of CSI STAR & CHINEXT 50 Index was 12.2%, significantly outperforming the CSI 300 index1.
  • The listing of CSOP CSI STAR and CHINEXT 50 Index ETF on SGX and China Southern CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF on SZSE signifies the deepening financial connect between China and Singapore and will provide investors in both markets more diversified investment opportunities.

GCAD Gabelli Launches Aerospace and Defense ETF

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Professional Services, Finance, Semper Fidelis (march), American depositary receipt, Economics, GAMCO Investors, Defense, MBA, BS, Columbia Business School, USMCR, Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy, OTCQX, Aircraft, Mario Gabelli, Radar, ETF, Funding, Weapon, Fund, Security (finance), Aerospace

Gabelli Funds (“GAMCO”) (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today the launch of its fifth ETF, which will begin trading under the symbol GCAD on the New York Stock Exchange on January 4, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Gabelli Funds (“GAMCO”) (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today the launch of its fifth ETF, which will begin trading under the symbol GCAD on the New York Stock Exchange on January 4, 2023.
  • GCAD will focus on the aerospace and defense sectors, one of Gabelli Funds’ research core competencies.
  • Following an update to the registration statement, GCAD will trade under the name: “Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF”.
  • Mr. Bancroft joined Gabelli Funds in 2009 after serving as an F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilot with the United States Marine Corps.

2022 Readable Corporate Action Notice Service - Middle East & Africa - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, December 23, 2022
Professional Services, Finance, Deletion, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, DATA, FTP, API, Organization, Mergers and acquisitions, News, PDF, NOTES, EDI, Initial public offering, Delisting, CSV, Notice, RSS, ETF, Database, XML, Information technology, Typesetting, Management, Suspension (chemistry)

The "Readable Corporate Action Notice - Middle East & Africa" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Readable Corporate Action Notice - Middle East & Africa" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Readable Corporate Action Notice (RCAN) product offers 'readable' documents that combine all the data elements that would be contained within a typical corporate actions data feed (e.g.
  • Intraday notices are provided at four set times throughout the day - the same frequency as the corporate actions data feeds.
  • This means any organizations, quantitative trading analysts, back-testers, model builders, or individuals that deal with investment securities such as shares, ETFs, or corporate bonds require corporate action information.

Pacer ETFs Launches New Growth Focused Fund, Expanding its Cash Cows ETF Series

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Banking, Professional Services, Finance, Growth, Family, Russell, Cash, Financial adviser, Life insurance, ETF

Pacer ETFs (“Pacer”), an ETF provider that offers strategy-driven, rules-based ETFs, announces the launch of their newest fund and the latest addition to the Pacer Cash Cows Index® ETF Series : the Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF , now available on the Nasdaq.

Key Points: 
  • Pacer ETFs (“Pacer”), an ETF provider that offers strategy-driven, rules-based ETFs, announces the launch of their newest fund and the latest addition to the Pacer Cash Cows Index® ETF Series : the Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF , now available on the Nasdaq.
  • COWG, which joins the firm’s largest family of ETFs by assets, will provide investors with a growth-oriented investment strategy that will complement the firm’s existing Cash Cows ETFs.
  • “In 2022, investors that favored free cash flow yield, like in the Cash Cows series, may have fared well despite rising inflation and persistently volatile market conditions,” says Sean O’Hara, President of Pacer ETFs Distributors.
  • Free cash flow margin is defined as a company’s free cash flow divided by sales, a potential strong signal for stable growth.

VanEck Launches Actively Managed Commodity Strategy ETF (PIT), Focused on Seeking Maximum Risk-adjusted Returns

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Other Energy, Insurance, Oil, Gas, Finance, Energy, Consulting, Banking, Professional Services, Agriculture, Gold, Livestock, CBOE, PIT, Fund, Investment, ETF, Mining, Renewable energy, Financial services, Johnny Eck

VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (CBOE: PIT) , an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in exchange-traded commodity futures contracts across five major sub-sectors: energy, precious metals, industrial metals, agriculture and livestock.

Key Points: 
  • VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (CBOE: PIT) , an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in exchange-traded commodity futures contracts across five major sub-sectors: energy, precious metals, industrial metals, agriculture and livestock.
  • PIT will be managed by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Quantitative Investment Solutions at VanEck, and his team.
  • “We’re excited to be launching PIT to offer investors and advisors an actively managed commodity strategy seeking to maximize return within a risk-controlled framework.
  • The VanEck team provides regular updates and timely insights focused on strategic asset allocation approaches and solutions, which can be accessed here .

Sensible Hot Dogs Makes Public Markets Debut on the NEO Exchange

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Professional Services, Finance, NEO Exchange, Cboe Global Markets, NEO, Growth, HOTD, ETF, Sensible, Senior, Renewable energy, Security (finance)

NEO is excited to welcome Sensible Meats Inc., doing business as Sensible Hot Dogs (“Sensible” or the “Company”), an innovative hot dog company, as they go public on the NEO Exchange.

Key Points: 
  • NEO is excited to welcome Sensible Meats Inc., doing business as Sensible Hot Dogs (“Sensible” or the “Company”), an innovative hot dog company, as they go public on the NEO Exchange.
  • Sensible is on a mission to reinvent plant-based foods through clean, ethical and sustainable ingredients and a functional price point.
  • “Our debut on the NEO Exchange is a significant milestone for our company as we look to leverage the capital markets to fuel our growth with the support of a Tier 1 exchange,” commented Shawn Balaghi, CEO of Sensible.
  • “Sensible is transforming the consumer experience with a version of one of the most well-loved convenience foods.

iMGP DBi Hedge Strategy ETF (DBEH) Reaches 3-Year Milestone

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Other Professional Services, Professional Services, Finance, Decibel, Risk, IMGP World Heavyweight Championship, ETF, Partner, Brysam Global Partners, Financial services

iM Global Partner (iMGP), a worldwide asset management network, and Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a New York-based hedge fund replication specialist, announced today that iMGP DBi Hedge Strategy ETF (DBEH) has reached its three year anniversary.

Key Points: 
  • iM Global Partner (iMGP), a worldwide asset management network, and Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a New York-based hedge fund replication specialist, announced today that iMGP DBi Hedge Strategy ETF (DBEH) has reached its three year anniversary.
  • "In 2019, we set out along with iMGP to build best-in-class hedge fund ETF building blocks for advisors,” said Andrew Beer, Co-Managing Member of DBi.
  • “That risk-return profile can serve as a highly valuable complement to traditional asset exposures.”
    iMGP DBi Hedge Strategy ETF (DBEH) , which seeks to replicate the pre-fee returns of a proprietary universe of leading equity long/short hedge funds to deliver equity-like returns over time with less risk, reached its three-year anniversary on December 17, 2022.
    iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) , which launched on May 8, 2019, is the largest Managed Futures ETF in the industry at over $1 billion in assets.
  • “ETF allocators remain underinvested in hedge fund strategies for a good reason: most hedge strategies simply don’t work well in the ETF structure,” said Jeffrey Seeley, CEO of iM Global Partner US.

Prime Capital Investment Advisors Joins Forces with Industry Leading SRI Firm, Earth Equity Advisors

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
Finance, Consulting, Banking, Professional Services, Asset Management, George Norcross, Education, ECHELON, SRI, Research, LLP, Investment, ETF, Green, Culture, Envestnet, AUM, PCIA, Financial adviser, Financial services

Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) announced today that it has partnered with Earth Equity Advisors (Earth Equity) to expand PCIA’s national footprint and provide the firm with valued momentum in the sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) space while adding $151 million in assets under management (AUM).

Key Points: 
  • Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) announced today that it has partnered with Earth Equity Advisors (Earth Equity) to expand PCIA’s national footprint and provide the firm with valued momentum in the sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) space while adding $151 million in assets under management (AUM).
  • Founded by the firm’s CEO and Director of Investments Peter Krull, Earth Equity has been investing its clients’ assets responsibly for nearly 20 years.
  • Both PCIA and Earth Equity are dedicated to continuous improvement and embracing the evolving needs and values of clients.
  • In Krull’s new role, he will continue to direct SRI investments and develop SRI education for all PCIA advisors and clients.

Highlights - EMPL committee Meeting on 12 January 2023 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Monday, January 16, 2023
Commission, EMPL, Communication, European Parliament, Letter, European, Hearing, ETF, European Training Foundation

EMPL committee Meeting on 12 January 2023

Key Points: 
  • EMPL committee Meeting on 12 January 2023
    13-01-2023 - 19:49
    During the EMPL Committee meeting on 12 January, the hearing of Ms Pilvi Tuulia Torsti, European Training Foundation (ETF) Director-Nominee, took place.
  • After the discussion, EMPL Coordinators assessed the candidate and provided their views in the form of a letter, to be addressed to the President of the European Parliament.
  • Members also examined a draft report on the European Year of Skills and heard back from inter-institutional negotiations on the Pay Transparency Directive, for which a provisional agreement was reached on December 15, 2022.
  • EMPL Members also considered a draft opinion on the new Commission communication on outermost regions.