Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of Shares of the PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund, 53915-53918 [E8-21706]
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trading rule proposals that seek to offer
special advantages to market
participants. Although an exchange may
reward its participants for the benefits
they provide to the exchange’s market,
such rewards must not be
disproportionate to the services
provided.8 In considering the totality of
the benefits accorded to and obligations
imposed upon specialists on the
Exchange, the Commission believes that
it is reasonable for NYSE to delete the
‘‘meaningful amount’’ requirement of
Rule 104(e).9
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2008–
61) be, and it hereby is, approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.10
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–58512; File No. SR–
NYSEArca–2008–85]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Accelerated
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change
Relating to the Listing and Trading of
Shares of the PowerShares Active U.S.
Real Estate Fund
September 11, 2008.
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On August 11, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc.
(‘‘NYSE Arca’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’), through
its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE
Arca Equities, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca
Equities’’), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a
proposed rule change to list and trade
shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the PowerShares
Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (‘‘Fund’’)
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
The proposed rule change was
published in the Federal Register on
August 26, 2008 for a 15-day comment
8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58092
(July 3, 2008), 73 FR 40144 (July 11, 2008) at 40148.
9 The Commission notes that, through a separate
proposed rule change, the Exchange has proposed
to eliminate all of the provisions relating to the
specialists’ price improvement mechanism under
NYSE Rule 104(e) by October 15, 2008. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58184 (July 17,
2008), 73 FR 42853 (July 23, 2008) (SR–NYSE–
2008–46).
10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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period.3 The Commission received no
comments on the proposal. This order
grants approval to the proposed rule
change on an accelerated basis.
I. Description of the Proposal
The Exchange proposes to list and
trade the Shares pursuant to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.600, which governs the
listing of Managed Fund Shares.4 The
Exchange states that the Shares will
conform to the initial and continued
listing criteria under that rule.
The Shares will be offered by
PowerShares Actively Managed
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (‘‘Trust’’),5
a business trust organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware and
registered with the Commission as an
open-end management investment
company. The Exchange states that the
Fund will not purchase or sell securities
in markets outside the United States.
The Exchange represents that, for initial
and/or continued listing, the Fund will
be in compliance with Rule 10A–3
under the Act,6 as provided by NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 5.3.
A. Description of the Fund
Invesco PowerShares Capital
Management LLC (‘‘Adviser’’) is the
investment adviser for the Fund and is
registered as an ‘‘investment adviser’’
under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 (‘‘Advisers Act’’).7 Invesco
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58395
(August 20, 2008), 73 FR 50382.
4 A Managed Fund Share is a security that
represents an interest in an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) (‘‘1940 Act’’) organized as an
open-end management investment company or
similar entity that invests in a portfolio of securities
selected by its investment adviser consistent with
its investment objectives and policies. In contrast,
an open-end investment company that issues
Investment Company Units, listed and traded on
the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(3), seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield
performance of a specific foreign or domestic stock
index, fixed income securities index, or a
combination thereof.
5 The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On
June 26, 2008, the Trust filed with the Commission
a Registration Statement for the Fund on Form N–
1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a)
and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund (File
Nos. 333–147622 and 811–22148) (‘‘Registration
Statement’’). The Exchange states that the
description of the operation of the Trust herein is
based on the Registration Statement.
6 17 CFR 240.10A–3.
7 15 U.S.C. 80b–1. The Exchange represents that
the Adviser and its related personnel are subject to
Rule 204A–1 under the Advisers Act (17 CFR
275.204A–1). This rule specifically requires the
adoption of a code of ethics by an investment
adviser to include, at a minimum: (1) A standard
or standards of business conduct that reflect the
fiduciary obligations of such investment adviser
and its supervised persons; (2) provisions requiring
its supervised persons to comply with applicable
federal securities laws; (3) provisions that require
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Institutional (N.A.), Inc. is the Fund’s
primary investment sub-adviser and is
also registered as an ‘‘investment
adviser’’ under the Advisers Act.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (the
‘‘Distributor’’) serves as the principal
underwriter and distributor for the
Fund.8
The Exchange states that, according to
the Registration Statement, the Fund has
an investment objective of high total
return through growth of capital and
current income. It seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing, under
normal market conditions, at least 80%
of its assets in securities of companies
that are principally engaged in the U.S.
real estate industry.9 Specifically, the
Fund plans to invest principally in
equity real estate investment trusts
(‘‘REITs’’). Equity REITs pool investors’’
funds for investments primarily in real
estate properties or real estate-related
loans (e.g., mortgages). The Fund may
also invest in real estate operating
companies (‘‘REOCs’’), as well as
securities of other companies
all access persons to report, and such investment
adviser to review, their personal securities
transactions and holdings periodically as
specifically set forth in Rule 204A–1; (4) provisions
requiring supervised persons to report any
violations of the code of ethics promptly to the
chief compliance officer (‘‘CCO’’) or, provided the
CCO also receives reports of all violations, to other
persons designated in the code of ethics; and (5)
provisions requiring the investment adviser to
provide each of its supervised persons with a copy
of the code of ethics and any amendments, and
requiring its supervised persons to provide to such
investment adviser written acknowledgement of
their receipt of the code and any amendments. In
addition, Rule 206(4)–7 under the Advisers Act
makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to
provide investment advice to clients unless such
investment adviser has (i) adopted and
implemented written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the
investment adviser and its supervised persons, of
the Advisers Act and the rules adopted thereunder,
(ii) reviewed no less frequently than annually the
adequacy of the policies and procedures established
pursuant to (i) above and the effectiveness of their
implementation, and (iii) designated an individual
(who is a supervised person) responsible for
administering the policies and procedures adopted
under (i) above. See 17 CFR 275.206(4)–7.
8 The Exchange states that the Adviser is affiliated
with the Distributor, a broker-dealer. As required by
Commentary .07 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600,
the Exchange represents that the Adviser has
implemented a ‘‘fire wall’’ with respect to such
broker-dealer regarding access to information
concerning the composition and/or changes to the
Fund’s portfolio. Commentary .07 to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.600 also requires personnel, who
make decisions on the portfolio composition of the
Fund, must be subject to procedures designed to
prevent the use and dissemination of material
nonpublic information regarding the applicable
Fund’s portfolio.
9 A company is considered to be principally
engaged in the U.S. real estate industry if: (i) It
derives 50% of its revenues or profits from the
ownership, leasing, construction, financing, or sale
of U.S. real estate; or (ii) it has at least 50% of the
value of its assets invested in U.S. real estate.
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principally engaged in the U.S. real
estate industry. REOCs are similar to
REITs, except that REOCs reinvest their
earnings into the business, rather than
distributing them to unit-holders like
REITs. The 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days’
prior written notice to shareholders
before it can be changed. In constructing
the portfolio, the sub-advisers (as
described in the Registration Statement)
analyze quantitative and statistical
metrics to identify attractively priced
securities. The security and portfolio
evaluation process is generally
conducted monthly. The sub-advisers
will consider selling or reducing a
security position if (1) the relative
attractiveness of a security falls below
desired levels, (2) a particular security’s
risk/return profile changes significantly,
or (3) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified.
In addition, creations and
redemptions of Shares will occur in
large specified blocks referred to as
‘‘Creation Units.’’ The Creation Unit size
for the Fund is 50,000 Shares. The net
asset value (‘‘NAV’’) of the Fund will
normally be determined as of the close
of the regular trading session on the
New York Stock Exchange LLC
(ordinarily 4 p.m. Eastern time or ‘‘ET’’)
on each business day.
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B. Availability of Information
The Fund’s Web site
(www.powershares.com), which will be
publicly available at no charge prior to
the public offering of Shares, will
include a form of the prospectus for the
Fund that may be downloaded. The
Web site will include additional
quantitative information updated on a
daily basis, including: (1) Daily trading
volume, the prior business day’s
reported closing price, NAV and the
mid-point of the bid/ask spread at the
time of calculation of such NAV (‘‘Bid/
Ask Price’’),10 and a calculation of the
premium and discount of the Bid/Ask
Price against the NAV; and (2) data in
chart format displaying the frequency
distribution of discounts and premiums
of the daily Bid/Ask Price against the
NAV, within appropriate ranges, for
each of the four previous calendar
quarters. On each business day, before
commencement of trading in Shares in
the Core Trading Session on the
Exchange, the Fund will disclose on its
Web site the Disclosed Portfolio, as
defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
10 The Bid/Ask Price of the Fund is determined
using the highest bid and the lowest offer on the
Exchange as of the time of calculation of the Fund’s
NAV. The records relating to Bid/Ask Prices will be
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8.600(c)(2),11 that will form the basis for
the Fund’s calculation of NAV at the
end of the business day.12
Investors can also obtain the Trust’s
Statement of Additional Information
(‘‘SAI’’), the Fund’s Shareholder
Reports, and its Form N–CSR and Form
N–SAR, filed twice a year. The Trust’s
SAI and Shareholder Reports are
available free upon request from the
Trust, and those documents and the
Form N–CSR and Form N–SAR may be
viewed on-screen or downloaded from
the Commission’s Web site.
Information regarding market price
and trading volume of the Shares is and
will be continually available on a realtime basis throughout the day on
brokers’ computer screens and other
electronic services. Information
regarding the previous day’s closing
price and trading volume information
will be published daily in the financial
section of newspapers. Quotation and
last-sale information for the Shares will
be available via the Consolidated Tape
Association (‘‘CTA’’) high-speed line. In
addition, the Portfolio Indicative Value
(‘‘PIV’’), as defined in NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3),13 will be
disseminated by the Exchange at least
every 15 seconds during the Core
Trading Session through the facilities of
CTA. The dissemination of the PIV,
together with the Disclosed Portfolio,
will allow investors to determine the
value of the underlying portfolio of a
Fund on a daily basis and to provide a
close estimate of that value throughout
the trading day.
The Exchange states that more
information regarding the Shares and
the Fund, including investment
strategies, risks, creation and
redemption procedures, fees, portfolio
holdings disclosure policies,
distributions, and taxes can be found in
the Registration Statement.14
11 The Disclosed Portfolio means the identities
and quantities of the securities and other assets
held by the Fund that will form the basis for the
calculation of NAV at the end of the business day.
See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(2).
12 Under accounting procedures followed by the
Fund, trades made on the prior business day (‘‘T’’)
will be booked and reflected in NAV on the current
business day (‘‘T+1’’). Accordingly, the Fund will
be able to disclose at the beginning of the business
day the portfolio that will form the basis for the
NAV calculation at the end of the business day.
13 The Portfolio Indicative Value is the estimated
indicative value of a Managed Fund Share based on
current information regarding the value of the
securities and other assets in the Disclosed
Portfolio. See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3).
14 See supra note 5. All terms relating to the Fund
that are referred to, but not defined in, the proposed
rule change are defined in the Registration
Statement.
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C. Initial and Continued Listing Criteria
The Fund will be subject to the initial
and continued listing criteria of NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d). The
Exchange established that a minimum of
100,000 Shares will be required to be
outstanding at the time of
commencement of trading on the
Exchange. In addition, the Exchange has
represented that it will obtain a
representation from the Fund that the
NAV per Share will be calculated daily
and that the NAV and the Disclosed
Portfolio will be made available to all
market participants at the same time.
D. Trading Halts
With respect to trading halts, the
Exchange may consider all relevant
factors in exercising its discretion to
halt or suspend trading in the Shares of
the Fund.15 Trading in the Shares will
be halted if the circuit breaker
parameters in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
7.12 have been reached. Trading also
may be halted because of market
conditions or for reasons that, in the
view of the Exchange, make trading in
the Shares inadvisable. These may
include: (1) The extent to which trading
is not occurring in the securities
comprising the Disclosed Portfolio and/
or the financial instruments of the Fund;
or (2) whether other unusual conditions
or circumstances detrimental to the
maintenance of a fair and orderly
market are present. Trading in the
Shares will be subject to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D), which sets
forth circumstances under which Shares
of the Fund may be halted.
E. Trading Rules
The Exchange deems the Shares to be
equity securities, thus rendering trading
in the Shares subject to the Exchange’s
existing rules governing the trading of
equity securities. The Shares will trade
on the NYSE Arca Marketplace from 4
a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, in accordance with
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34 (Trading
Sessions). The Exchange states that it
has appropriate rules to facilitate
transactions in the Shares during all
trading sessions (Opening, Core
Trading, and Late Trading Sessions).
The minimum trading increment for the
Shares on the Exchange will be $0.01.
F. Surveillance
The Exchange intends to utilize its
existing surveillance procedures
applicable to derivative products (which
include Managed Fund Shares) to
monitor trading in the Shares. The
Exchange represents that these
15 See Commentary .04 to NYSE Arca Equities
Rule 7.12.
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procedures are adequate to properly
monitor Exchange trading of the Shares
in all trading sessions and to deter and
detect violations of Exchange rules and
applicable federal securities laws. The
Exchange states that its current trading
surveillance focuses on detecting
securities trading outside their normal
patterns. When such situations are
detected, surveillance analysis follows
and investigations are opened, where
appropriate, to review the behavior of
all relevant parties for all relevant
trading violations.
The Exchange further states that it
may obtain information via the
Intermarket Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’)
from other exchanges who are members
of ISG. In addition, the Exchange states
that it has a general policy prohibiting
the distribution of material, non-public
information by its employees.
G. Information Bulletin
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Prior to the commencement of
trading, the Exchange will inform its
ETP Holders in an Information Bulletin
(‘‘Bulletin’’) of the special
characteristics and risks associated with
trading the Shares. Specifically, the
Bulletin will discuss the following: (1)
The procedures for purchases and
redemptions of Shares in Creation Unit
aggregations (and that Shares are not
individually redeemable); (2) NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which
imposes a duty of due diligence on its
ETP Holders to learn the essential facts
relating to every customer prior to
trading the Shares; (3) the risks involved
in trading the Shares during the
Opening and Late Trading Sessions
when an updated PIV will not be
calculated or publicly disseminated; (4)
how information regarding the PIV is
disseminated; (5) the requirement that
ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to
investors purchasing newly issued
Shares prior to or concurrently with the
confirmation of a transaction; and (6)
trading information.
In addition, the Bulletin will
reference that the Fund is subject to
various fees and expenses described in
the Registration Statement. The Bulletin
will discuss any exemptive, no-action,
and interpretive relief granted by the
Commission from any rules under the
Act. The Bulletin will also disclose that
the NAV for the Shares will be
calculated after 4 p.m. ET each trading
day.
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II. Discussion and Commission’s
Findings
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U.S.C. 78f.
approving this proposed rule change the
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
18 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
19 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
17 In
The Commission has carefully
reviewed the proposed rule change and
finds that it is consistent with the
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requirements of Section 6 of the Act 16
and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national
securities exchange.17 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposal is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,18 which requires, among other
things, that the Exchange’s rules be
designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
The Commission finds that the
proposal to list and trade the Shares on
the Exchange is consistent with Section
11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act,19 which sets
forth Congress’ finding that it is in the
public interest and appropriate for the
protection of investors and the
maintenance of fair and orderly markets
to assure the availability to brokers,
dealers, and investors of information
with respect to quotations for and
transactions in securities. Quotation and
last-sale information for the Shares will
be available via the CTA high-speed
line, and the Exchange will disseminate
the PIV at least every 15 seconds during
the Core Trading Session. In addition,
the Fund will make available on its Web
site the Disclosed Portfolio that will
form the basis for its calculation of the
NAV, which will be determined as of
the close of the regular trading session
on the New York Stock Exchange LLC.
The Exchange further states that
information regarding the market price
and volume of the Shares will be
continually available on a real-time
basis throughout the day via electronic
services, and that the previous day’s
closing price and trading volume
information for the Shares will be
published daily in the financial sections
of newspapers. The Fund’s Web site,
which will be publicly accessible at no
charge, will include additional
quantitative information updated on a
daily basis, including: (1) Daily trading
volume, the prior business day’s
reported closing price, NAV, the Bid/
Ask Price, and a calculation of the
premium and discount of the Bid/Ask
Price against the NAV; and (2) data in
chart format displaying the frequency
distribution of discounts and premiums
of the daily Bid/Ask Price against the
NAV, within appropriate ranges, for
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each of the four previous calendar
quarters.
The Commission also believes that the
proposal to list and trade the Shares is
reasonably designed to promote fair
disclosure of information that may be
necessary to price the Shares
appropriately and to prevent trading
when a reasonable degree of
transparency cannot be assured. The
Commission notes that the Exchange
will obtain a representation from the
Fund that the NAV per Share will be
calculated daily and that the NAV and
the Disclosed Portfolio will be made
available to all market participants at
the same time. Additionally, if it
becomes aware that the NAV per Share
or the Disclosed Portfolio is not
disseminated daily to all market
participants at the same time, the
Exchange will halt trading in the Shares
until that information is available to all
market participants.20 Further, if the PIV
is not being disseminated as required,
the Exchange may halt trading during
the day in which the disruption occurs
and, if the interruption persists past the
day in which it occurred, the Exchange
will halt trading no later than the
beginning of the trading day following
the interruption.21 The Commission
notes that the Exchange represents that
the Adviser has implemented a ‘‘fire
wall’’ between it and the Distributor, an
affiliated broker-dealer, regarding access
to information concerning the
composition and/or changes to the
Fund’s portfolio, as required by
Commentary .07 to NYSE Arca Equities
Rule 8.600. Finally, the Commission
notes that the Reporting Authority, as
defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii),22 that provides the
Disclosed Portfolio must implement and
maintain, or be subject to, procedures
designed to prevent the use and
dissemination of material non-public
information regarding the actual
components of the portfolio.
The Exchange has represented that
the Shares are equity securities subject
to the Exchange’s rules governing the
trading of equity securities. In support
20 See
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D).
id.
22 The term ‘‘Reporting Authority’’ with respect to
a particular series of Managed Fund Shares means
NYSE Arca Equities, an institution, or a reporting
service designed by NYSE Arca Equities or by the
exchange that lists a particular series of Managed
Fund Shares (if NYSE Arca Equities is trading such
series pursuant to unlisted trading privileges) as the
official source for calculating and reporting
information relating to such series including, but
not limited to, the PIV, Disclosed Portfolio, amount
of any cash distribution to holders of Managed
Fund Shares, NAV, or other information relating to
the issuance, redemption, or trading of Managed
Fund Shares. See NYSE Arca Equities Rule
8.600(c)(4).
21 See
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of this proposal, the Exchange has made
the following representations:
(1) The Shares will conform to the
initial and continued listing criteria
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
(2) The Exchange’s surveillance
procedures are adequate to properly
monitor Exchange trading of the Shares
in all trading sessions and to deter and
detect violations of Exchange rules and
applicable federal securities laws.
(3) Prior to the commencement of
trading, the Exchange will inform its
ETP Holders in a Bulletin of the special
characteristics and risks associated with
trading the Shares. Specifically, the
Information Circular will discuss the
following: (a) The procedures for
purchases and redemptions of Shares in
Creation Unit aggregations (and that
Shares are not individually redeemable);
(b) NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a),
which imposes a duty of due diligence
on its ETP Holders to learn the essential
facts relating to every customer prior to
trading the Shares; (c) the risks involved
in trading the Shares during the
Opening and Late Trading Sessions
when an updated PIV will not be
calculated or publicly disseminated; (d)
how information regarding the PIV is
disseminated; (e) the requirement that
ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to
investors purchasing newly issued
Shares prior to or concurrently with the
confirmation of a transaction; and (f)
trading information.
(4) The Fund will be in compliance
with Rule 10A–3 under the Act,23 as
provided by NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.3.
(5) The Fund will not purchase or sell
securities in markets outside the United
States. This approval order is based on
the Exchange’s representations.
For the foregoing reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act 24 and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a
national securities exchange.
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III. Accelerated Approval
The Commission finds good cause,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,25 for approving the proposal prior
to the thirtieth day after the date of
publication of the Notice in the Federal
Register. The Commission notes that it
has approved the listing and trading on
the Exchange of shares of other actively
managed exchange-traded funds that are
similar to the Shares of the Fund 26 and
23 See
supra note 6.
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
26 See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No.
57619 (April 4, 2008), 73 FR 19544 (April 10, 2008)
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that it has received no comments
regarding the proposed rule change. The
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change does not raise any novel
regulatory issues and believes that
accelerating approval of this proposal
should benefit investors by creating,
without undue delay, additional
competition in the market for Managed
Fund Shares.
IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,27 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSEArca–
2008–85) be, and it hereby is, approved
on an accelerated basis.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.28
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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Loan Pilot to the small businesses in the
eligible parishes/counties through
September 30, 2009.
DATES: The waiver of regulatory
provisions published in the Federal
Register on November 17, 2005, is
extended under this notice until
September 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Thomas, Office of
FinancialAssistance, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 Third
Street, SW.,Washington, DC 20416;
(SR–NYSEArca–2008–25) (approving the listing and
trading of shares of the PowerShares Active AlphaQ
Fund, the PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap
Fund, the PowerShares Active Mega-Cap Portfolio,
and the PowerShares Active Low Duration
Portfolio).
27 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
28 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Telephone (202) 205–6490;
charles.thomas@sba.gov.
On
November 8, 2005, SBA initiated, on an
emergency basis, the GO Loan Pilot
which was designed to provide
expedited small business financial
assistance to businesses located in those
communities severely impacted by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under this
unique initiative, SBA provides its full
(85%) guaranty and streamlined and
centralized loan processing to all
eligible lenders that agree to make
expedited SBA 7(a) loans available to
small businesses located in, locating to
or re-locating in the parishes/counties
that have been Presidentially-declared
as disaster areas resulting from
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, plus any
contiguous parishes/counties.
To maximize the effectiveness of the
GO Loan Pilot, on November 17, 2005,
SBA published a notice in the Federal
Register waiving for the GO Loan Pilot
certain Agency regulations for the 7(a)
Business Loan Program. (70 FR 69645).
Since the pilot was designed as a
temporary program scheduled to expire
on September 30, 2006, and was
extended to September 30, 2008, the
waiver of certain Agency regulations
also is due to expire on September 30,
2008. However, the Agency believes that
there is a continuing, substantial need
for the specific SBA assistance provided
by this pilot in the affected areas. As
part of a comprehensive federal
initiative to assist in the continuing
recovery of these highly devastated
communities, the Agency believes it is
essential that SBA extend this unique
and vital program through September
30, 2009. Accordingly, the SBA is also
extending its waiver of the Agency
regulations identified in the Federal
Register notice at 70 FR 69645 through
September 30, 2009.
SBA’s waiver of these provisions is
authorized by regulations. These
waivers apply only to those loans
approved under the GO Loan Pilot and
will last only for the duration of the
Pilot, which expires September 30,
2009. As part of the GO Loan Pilot,
these waivers apply only to those small
businesses located in, locating to or relocating in the parishes/counties that
have been Presidentially-declared as
disaster areas resulting from Hurricanes
Katrina or Rita, plus any contiguous
parishes/counties. (A list of all eligible
parishes/counties is located at https://
www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/
documents/sba_homepage/
serv_goloan_3.pdf.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53915-53918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21706]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-58512; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-85]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting
Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing
and Trading of Shares of the PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund
September 11, 2008.
On August 11, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or
``Exchange''), through its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities,
Inc. (``NYSE Arca Equities''), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list and trade shares
(``Shares'') of the PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (``Fund'')
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The proposed rule change was
published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2008 for a 15-day
comment period.\3\ The Commission received no comments on the proposal.
This order grants approval to the proposed rule change on an
accelerated basis.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58395 (August 20,
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I. Description of the Proposal
The Exchange proposes to list and trade the Shares pursuant to NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 8.600, which governs the listing of Managed Fund
Shares.\4\ The Exchange states that the Shares will conform to the
initial and continued listing criteria under that rule.
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\4\ A Managed Fund Share is a security that represents an
interest in an investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) (``1940 Act'') organized as an
open-end management investment company or similar entity that
invests in a portfolio of securities selected by its investment
adviser consistent with its investment objectives and policies. In
contrast, an open-end investment company that issues Investment
Company Units, listed and traded on the Exchange under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance of a
specific foreign or domestic stock index, fixed income securities
index, or a combination thereof.
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The Shares will be offered by PowerShares Actively Managed
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (``Trust''),\5\ a business trust organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware and registered with the
Commission as an open-end management investment company. The Exchange
states that the Fund will not purchase or sell securities in markets
outside the United States. The Exchange represents that, for initial
and/or continued listing, the Fund will be in compliance with Rule 10A-
3 under the Act,\6\ as provided by NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.3.
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\5\ The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On June 26,
2008, the Trust filed with the Commission a Registration Statement
for the Fund on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77a) and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund (File Nos.
333-147622 and 811-22148) (``Registration Statement''). The Exchange
states that the description of the operation of the Trust herein is
based on the Registration Statement.
\6\ 17 CFR 240.10A-3.
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A. Description of the Fund
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (``Adviser'') is the
investment adviser for the Fund and is registered as an ``investment
adviser'' under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (``Advisers
Act'').\7\ Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. is the Fund's primary
investment sub-adviser and is also registered as an ``investment
adviser'' under the Advisers Act. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (the
``Distributor'') serves as the principal underwriter and distributor
for the Fund.\8\
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 80b-1. The Exchange represents that the Adviser
and its related personnel are subject to Rule 204A-1 under the
Advisers Act (17 CFR 275.204A-1). This rule specifically requires
the adoption of a code of ethics by an investment adviser to
include, at a minimum: (1) A standard or standards of business
conduct that reflect the fiduciary obligations of such investment
adviser and its supervised persons; (2) provisions requiring its
supervised persons to comply with applicable federal securities
laws; (3) provisions that require all access persons to report, and
such investment adviser to review, their personal securities
transactions and holdings periodically as specifically set forth in
Rule 204A-1; (4) provisions requiring supervised persons to report
any violations of the code of ethics promptly to the chief
compliance officer (``CCO'') or, provided the CCO also receives
reports of all violations, to other persons designated in the code
of ethics; and (5) provisions requiring the investment adviser to
provide each of its supervised persons with a copy of the code of
ethics and any amendments, and requiring its supervised persons to
provide to such investment adviser written acknowledgement of their
receipt of the code and any amendments. In addition, Rule 206(4)-7
under the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for an investment adviser
to provide investment advice to clients unless such investment
adviser has (i) adopted and implemented written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the
investment adviser and its supervised persons, of the Advisers Act
and the rules adopted thereunder, (ii) reviewed no less frequently
than annually the adequacy of the policies and procedures
established pursuant to (i) above and the effectiveness of their
implementation, and (iii) designated an individual (who is a
supervised person) responsible for administering the policies and
procedures adopted under (i) above. See 17 CFR 275.206(4)-7.
\8\ The Exchange states that the Adviser is affiliated with the
Distributor, a broker-dealer. As required by Commentary .07 to NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 8.600, the Exchange represents that the Adviser
has implemented a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-dealer
regarding access to information concerning the composition and/or
changes to the Fund's portfolio. Commentary .07 to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.600 also requires personnel, who make decisions on
the portfolio composition of the Fund, must be subject to procedures
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material nonpublic
information regarding the applicable Fund's portfolio.
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The Exchange states that, according to the Registration Statement,
the Fund has an investment objective of high total return through
growth of capital and current income. It seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at
least 80% of its assets in securities of companies that are principally
engaged in the U.S. real estate industry.\9\ Specifically, the Fund
plans to invest principally in equity real estate investment trusts
(``REITs''). Equity REITs pool investors'' funds for investments
primarily in real estate properties or real estate-related loans (e.g.,
mortgages). The Fund may also invest in real estate operating companies
(``REOCs''), as well as securities of other companies
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principally engaged in the U.S. real estate industry. REOCs are similar
to REITs, except that REOCs reinvest their earnings into the business,
rather than distributing them to unit-holders like REITs. The 80%
investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days' prior
written notice to shareholders before it can be changed. In
constructing the portfolio, the sub-advisers (as described in the
Registration Statement) analyze quantitative and statistical metrics to
identify attractively priced securities. The security and portfolio
evaluation process is generally conducted monthly. The sub-advisers
will consider selling or reducing a security position if (1) the
relative attractiveness of a security falls below desired levels, (2) a
particular security's risk/return profile changes significantly, or (3)
a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
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\9\ A company is considered to be principally engaged in the
U.S. real estate industry if: (i) It derives 50% of its revenues or
profits from the ownership, leasing, construction, financing, or
sale of U.S. real estate; or (ii) it has at least 50% of the value
of its assets invested in U.S. real estate.
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In addition, creations and redemptions of Shares will occur in
large specified blocks referred to as ``Creation Units.'' The Creation
Unit size for the Fund is 50,000 Shares. The net asset value (``NAV'')
of the Fund will normally be determined as of the close of the regular
trading session on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (ordinarily 4 p.m.
Eastern time or ``ET'') on each business day.
B. Availability of Information
The Fund's Web site (www.powershares.com), which will be publicly
available at no charge prior to the public offering of Shares, will
include a form of the prospectus for the Fund that may be downloaded.
The Web site will include additional quantitative information updated
on a daily basis, including: (1) Daily trading volume, the prior
business day's reported closing price, NAV and the mid-point of the
bid/ask spread at the time of calculation of such NAV (``Bid/Ask
Price''),\10\ and a calculation of the premium and discount of the Bid/
Ask Price against the NAV; and (2) data in chart format displaying the
frequency distribution of discounts and premiums of the daily Bid/Ask
Price against the NAV, within appropriate ranges, for each of the four
previous calendar quarters. On each business day, before commencement
of trading in Shares in the Core Trading Session on the Exchange, the
Fund will disclose on its Web site the Disclosed Portfolio, as defined
in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(2),\11\ that will form the basis
for the Fund's calculation of NAV at the end of the business day.\12\
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\10\ The Bid/Ask Price of the Fund is determined using the
highest bid and the lowest offer on the Exchange as of the time of
calculation of the Fund's NAV. The records relating to Bid/Ask
Prices will be retained by the Fund and its service providers.
\11\ The Disclosed Portfolio means the identities and quantities
of the securities and other assets held by the Fund that will form
the basis for the calculation of NAV at the end of the business day.
See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(2).
\12\ Under accounting procedures followed by the Fund, trades
made on the prior business day (``T'') will be booked and reflected
in NAV on the current business day (``T+1''). Accordingly, the Fund
will be able to disclose at the beginning of the business day the
portfolio that will form the basis for the NAV calculation at the
end of the business day.
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Investors can also obtain the Trust's Statement of Additional
Information (``SAI''), the Fund's Shareholder Reports, and its Form N-
CSR and Form N-SAR, filed twice a year. The Trust's SAI and Shareholder
Reports are available free upon request from the Trust, and those
documents and the Form N-CSR and Form N-SAR may be viewed on-screen or
downloaded from the Commission's Web site.
Information regarding market price and trading volume of the Shares
is and will be continually available on a real-time basis throughout
the day on brokers' computer screens and other electronic services.
Information regarding the previous day's closing price and trading
volume information will be published daily in the financial section of
newspapers. Quotation and last-sale information for the Shares will be
available via the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') high-speed
line. In addition, the Portfolio Indicative Value (``PIV''), as defined
in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3),\13\ will be disseminated by the
Exchange at least every 15 seconds during the Core Trading Session
through the facilities of CTA. The dissemination of the PIV, together
with the Disclosed Portfolio, will allow investors to determine the
value of the underlying portfolio of a Fund on a daily basis and to
provide a close estimate of that value throughout the trading day.
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\13\ The Portfolio Indicative Value is the estimated indicative
value of a Managed Fund Share based on current information regarding
the value of the securities and other assets in the Disclosed
Portfolio. See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3).
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The Exchange states that more information regarding the Shares and
the Fund, including investment strategies, risks, creation and
redemption procedures, fees, portfolio holdings disclosure policies,
distributions, and taxes can be found in the Registration
Statement.\14\
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\14\ See supra note 5. All terms relating to the Fund that are
referred to, but not defined in, the proposed rule change are
defined in the Registration Statement.
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C. Initial and Continued Listing Criteria
The Fund will be subject to the initial and continued listing
criteria of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d). The Exchange established
that a minimum of 100,000 Shares will be required to be outstanding at
the time of commencement of trading on the Exchange. In addition, the
Exchange has represented that it will obtain a representation from the
Fund that the NAV per Share will be calculated daily and that the NAV
and the Disclosed Portfolio will be made available to all market
participants at the same time.
D. Trading Halts
With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend
trading in the Shares of the Fund.\15\ Trading in the Shares will be
halted if the circuit breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
7.12 have been reached. Trading also may be halted because of market
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make
trading in the Shares inadvisable. These may include: (1) The extent to
which trading is not occurring in the securities comprising the
Disclosed Portfolio and/or the financial instruments of the Fund; or
(2) whether other unusual conditions or circumstances detrimental to
the maintenance of a fair and orderly market are present. Trading in
the Shares will be subject to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D),
which sets forth circumstances under which Shares of the Fund may be
halted.
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E. Trading Rules
The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, thus
rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing
rules governing the trading of equity securities. The Shares will trade
on the NYSE Arca Marketplace from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, in accordance
with NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34 (Trading Sessions). The Exchange
states that it has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions in the
Shares during all trading sessions (Opening, Core Trading, and Late
Trading Sessions). The minimum trading increment for the Shares on the
Exchange will be $0.01.
F. Surveillance
The Exchange intends to utilize its existing surveillance
procedures applicable to derivative products (which include Managed
Fund Shares) to monitor trading in the Shares. The Exchange represents
that these
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procedures are adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading of the
Shares in all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of
Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws. The Exchange
states that its current trading surveillance focuses on detecting
securities trading outside their normal patterns. When such situations
are detected, surveillance analysis follows and investigations are
opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of all relevant
parties for all relevant trading violations.
The Exchange further states that it may obtain information via the
Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') from other exchanges who are
members of ISG. In addition, the Exchange states that it has a general
policy prohibiting the distribution of material, non-public information
by its employees.
G. Information Bulletin
Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform its
ETP Holders in an Information Bulletin (``Bulletin'') of the special
characteristics and risks associated with trading the Shares.
Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss the following: (1) The
procedures for purchases and redemptions of Shares in Creation Unit
aggregations (and that Shares are not individually redeemable); (2)
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which imposes a duty of due diligence
on its ETP Holders to learn the essential facts relating to every
customer prior to trading the Shares; (3) the risks involved in trading
the Shares during the Opening and Late Trading Sessions when an updated
PIV will not be calculated or publicly disseminated; (4) how
information regarding the PIV is disseminated; (5) the requirement that
ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to investors purchasing newly issued
Shares prior to or concurrently with the confirmation of a transaction;
and (6) trading information.
In addition, the Bulletin will reference that the Fund is subject
to various fees and expenses described in the Registration Statement.
The Bulletin will discuss any exemptive, no-action, and interpretive
relief granted by the Commission from any rules under the Act. The
Bulletin will also disclose that the NAV for the Shares will be
calculated after 4 p.m. ET each trading day.
II. Discussion and Commission's Findings
The Commission has carefully reviewed the proposed rule change and
finds that it is consistent with the requirements of Section 6 of the
Act \16\ and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a
national securities exchange.\17\ In particular, the Commission finds
that the proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\18\
which requires, among other things, that the Exchange's rules be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
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\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\17\ In approving this proposed rule change the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Commission finds that the proposal to list and trade the Shares
on the Exchange is consistent with Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the
Act,\19\ which sets forth Congress' finding that it is in the public
interest and appropriate for the protection of investors and the
maintenance of fair and orderly markets to assure the availability to
brokers, dealers, and investors of information with respect to
quotations for and transactions in securities. Quotation and last-sale
information for the Shares will be available via the CTA high-speed
line, and the Exchange will disseminate the PIV at least every 15
seconds during the Core Trading Session. In addition, the Fund will
make available on its Web site the Disclosed Portfolio that will form
the basis for its calculation of the NAV, which will be determined as
of the close of the regular trading session on the New York Stock
Exchange LLC.
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\19\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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The Exchange further states that information regarding the market
price and volume of the Shares will be continually available on a real-
time basis throughout the day via electronic services, and that the
previous day's closing price and trading volume information for the
Shares will be published daily in the financial sections of newspapers.
The Fund's Web site, which will be publicly accessible at no charge,
will include additional quantitative information updated on a daily
basis, including: (1) Daily trading volume, the prior business day's
reported closing price, NAV, the Bid/Ask Price, and a calculation of
the premium and discount of the Bid/Ask Price against the NAV; and (2)
data in chart format displaying the frequency distribution of discounts
and premiums of the daily Bid/Ask Price against the NAV, within
appropriate ranges, for each of the four previous calendar quarters.
The Commission also believes that the proposal to list and trade
the Shares is reasonably designed to promote fair disclosure of
information that may be necessary to price the Shares appropriately and
to prevent trading when a reasonable degree of transparency cannot be
assured. The Commission notes that the Exchange will obtain a
representation from the Fund that the NAV per Share will be calculated
daily and that the NAV and the Disclosed Portfolio will be made
available to all market participants at the same time. Additionally, if
it becomes aware that the NAV per Share or the Disclosed Portfolio is
not disseminated daily to all market participants at the same time, the
Exchange will halt trading in the Shares until that information is
available to all market participants.\20\ Further, if the PIV is not
being disseminated as required, the Exchange may halt trading during
the day in which the disruption occurs and, if the interruption
persists past the day in which it occurred, the Exchange will halt
trading no later than the beginning of the trading day following the
interruption.\21\ The Commission notes that the Exchange represents
that the Adviser has implemented a ``fire wall'' between it and the
Distributor, an affiliated broker-dealer, regarding access to
information concerning the composition and/or changes to the Fund's
portfolio, as required by Commentary .07 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule
8.600. Finally, the Commission notes that the Reporting Authority, as
defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii),\22\ that
provides the Disclosed Portfolio must implement and maintain, or be
subject to, procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of
material non-public information regarding the actual components of the
portfolio.
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\20\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D).
\21\ See id.
\22\ The term ``Reporting Authority'' with respect to a
particular series of Managed Fund Shares means NYSE Arca Equities,
an institution, or a reporting service designed by NYSE Arca
Equities or by the exchange that lists a particular series of
Managed Fund Shares (if NYSE Arca Equities is trading such series
pursuant to unlisted trading privileges) as the official source for
calculating and reporting information relating to such series
including, but not limited to, the PIV, Disclosed Portfolio, amount
of any cash distribution to holders of Managed Fund Shares, NAV, or
other information relating to the issuance, redemption, or trading
of Managed Fund Shares. See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(4).
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The Exchange has represented that the Shares are equity securities
subject to the Exchange's rules governing the trading of equity
securities. In support
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of this proposal, the Exchange has made the following representations:
(1) The Shares will conform to the initial and continued listing
criteria under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
(2) The Exchange's surveillance procedures are adequate to properly
monitor Exchange trading of the Shares in all trading sessions and to
deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal
securities laws.
(3) Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform
its ETP Holders in a Bulletin of the special characteristics and risks
associated with trading the Shares. Specifically, the Information
Circular will discuss the following: (a) The procedures for purchases
and redemptions of Shares in Creation Unit aggregations (and that
Shares are not individually redeemable); (b) NYSE Arca Equities Rule
9.2(a), which imposes a duty of due diligence on its ETP Holders to
learn the essential facts relating to every customer prior to trading
the Shares; (c) the risks involved in trading the Shares during the
Opening and Late Trading Sessions when an updated PIV will not be
calculated or publicly disseminated; (d) how information regarding the
PIV is disseminated; (e) the requirement that ETP Holders deliver a
prospectus to investors purchasing newly issued Shares prior to or
concurrently with the confirmation of a transaction; and (f) trading
information.
(4) The Fund will be in compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the
Act,\23\ as provided by NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.3.
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\23\ See supra note 6.
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(5) The Fund will not purchase or sell securities in markets
outside the United States. This approval order is based on the
Exchange's representations.
For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \24\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.
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\24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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III. Accelerated Approval
The Commission finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of
the Act,\25\ for approving the proposal prior to the thirtieth day
after the date of publication of the Notice in the Federal Register.
The Commission notes that it has approved the listing and trading on
the Exchange of shares of other actively managed exchange-traded funds
that are similar to the Shares of the Fund \26\ and that it has
received no comments regarding the proposed rule change. The Commission
finds that the proposed rule change does not raise any novel regulatory
issues and believes that accelerating approval of this proposal should
benefit investors by creating, without undue delay, additional
competition in the market for Managed Fund Shares.
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\25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
\26\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57619 (April
4, 2008), 73 FR 19544 (April 10, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2008-25)
(approving the listing and trading of shares of the PowerShares
Active AlphaQ Fund, the PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund, the
PowerShares Active Mega-Cap Portfolio, and the PowerShares Active
Low Duration Portfolio).
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IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\27\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2008-85) be, and it
hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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\27\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\28\
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\28\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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