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Is Russell Becoming The Manager Of ETFs? Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:17 PM PDT originally published by Tom Lydon at Seeking Alpha.    Many exchange traded funds follow benchmarks from Russell Investments, such as its popular index for small-cap stocks, the Russell 2000. Now the firm is trying to establish itself as a manager of ETFs. Russell last month launched 16 new ETFs — six "investment discipline" funds and ten "factor" ETFs. The Russell investment discipline line of ETFs is hand-tailored by manager research and doesn't weight stocks solely by … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

BIS Agrees On Additional Capital Requirements For “G-SIBs” Posted: 25 Jun 2011 02:41 PM PDT The Bank for International Settlements announced it had agreed on proposed capital requirement rules for G-SIBs (Globally Systemically Important Banks), in effort to mitigate the risks of future banking system and financial crises.  The new rules would require that G-SIBs’ Common Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratios be increased by 1% to 2.5% (on top of Basel/local regulatory required capital ratios) “depending on a bank’s systemic importance”.  Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, said of the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

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