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Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The global ETF industry hit a new record high in the third quarter with assets in US passive managed funds and index ETFs topping those in US active managed funds for the first time, according to BetaShares. Global ETF's finished the quarter with US$5.8 ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Rainmaker research has shown the managed funds' sector has acutely underperformed its benchmarks for the 12 months to 30 June. The Rainmaker Roundup Report found that only 10% of Australian equities large cap funds outperformed in 2018-19. "The scope ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
VanEck will tomorrow list a new fixed income ETF that capitalises on APRA's expanded capital requirements for big banks, to deliver investors yield north of 2%. The VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF (ASX: SUBD) will hold a portfolio of ...

Berkshire to chase growth for InvestSMART

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... its shareholders for some time. InvestSMART's solution has been to develop in-house funds (for example, it launched an ETF in June) and build subscription income (it acquired financial journalist Alan Kohler's publication last year). Now, the ...

BetaShares responsible investment ETF recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... BetaShares' two responsible investment ETFs. The rating agency upgraded the rating of BetaShares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) to "Recommended", with the firm pointing to the "strict and pragmatic ethical and socially responsible investment ...

Magellan active ETFs retain Zenith ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... year. ASIC first raised its concerns about internal market making last year in a reported that published its review of the ETF industry, saying non-transparent quoted funds may have larger spreads than transparent ones. "As the actual portfolio composition ...

BlackRock merges ETF, unlisted fund sales teams in EMEA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... practices and driving a search for efficiency and better outcomes," BlackRock head of EMEA Rachel Lord and global head of ETF and index investments Salim Ramji said in a memo addressed to EMEA staff. "This is accelerating our clients' shift to adopting ...

AustralianSuper checks out robo advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... plans for any imminent introduction," AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk told Financial Standard at the sidelines of an ETF conference at the ASX last week. "A lot of people are looking at robo advice. There are lots of options in the market." ...

AustralianSuper rules out SMSF options

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... billion dollar of net inflows from SMSFs last year," AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said at the sidelines of an ETF conference at ASX in Sydney yesterday. Silk also ruled out switching its MySuper product from single strategy to lifestage. ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... off trading small amounts of equities in Australia in 2011. It has since added to its offering, and now handles up to 40% of ETF trading volume, according to Chi-X chief executive Vic Jokovic. Early last year, the exchange started talking to ASIC to ...