Saturday, June 25, 2011

DailyMarkets.com - Is Russell Becoming The Manager Of ETFs?

DailyMarkets.com - Is Russell Becoming The Manager Of ETFs?

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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