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BetaShares to list hedged versions of global stocks ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... is what we are seeing -- at the moment -- there is a very significant increase in demand for hedged [funds]. Australian dollar fell significantly to under 65 cents and has bound back to 70 [and] that extra volatility it adds to portfolio is not always ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... Typically, cash holdings are used for liquidity and downside protection, with Australian investors mostly using the Australian dollar." For most Australian investors holding at least 70%-80% of their assets in Australian dollar, adding exposure to currency ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... imports from Beijing during the period. Imports from the US of A (12.3% of total) came second. Overall, and in Australian dollar terms, Australia received more than it spent on trade with China - earning A$123.3 billion in goods and services exports ...

Colonial First State closes global fund

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... is in the best interests of members having regard to recent market volatility including a depreciation in the Australian dollar and decline in value of some of the underlying securities," it said. The wealth manager has also terminated the investment ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... Recent performance for the platform class has been better than the MSCI World Index (Net Dividends Reinvested) in Australian dollar terms.

Pendal reports $3.9bn in outflows, slips below $100 bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... benefit of the clients." Pendal's Australian business picked up about $4.2 billion in FX impact from lower Australian dollar against most major currencies, adding to the total FUM. Nearly all channels reported net outflows for the three months, across ...

Trading volumes surge in ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... down." The report found March also saw robust inflows into hedged international products, coinciding with further Australian dollar weakness. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "During this challenging period, the extraordinary rise in ETF ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... portfolios away from currency unhedged products towards currency hedged products," Dyall said. "Over March the Australian dollar fell 5% against the US dollar over the month and has fallen 13% since the start of the year." The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... International lockdowns have practically closed down export markets for Australian products, no matter how cheap the Australian dollar has gotten. In the same way as domestic lockdowns - and trepidation over future revenues, earnings and employment - ...

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... economic and financial market upheavals over the past three decades (or just about) chiefly thanks to the floating Australian dollar - doing what a floating currency do best... restoring economic equilibrium. The Australian dollar's depreciation ...