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Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... retail personal funds. Extra offerings can also include life cycle investment choices, term deposits, exchange traded funds (ETFs) or listed investment companies (LICs). Illustrating the extent of this, Rainmaker SelectingSuper's director research Alex ...

Plato appoints senior manager for Global Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Sydney, he worked in the global structured products group as a senior investment manager. He was responsible for managing ETFs, after tax mandates, smart beta and optimised portfolios. In London, he managed active strategies and a range of global indexed ...

ING DIRECT adds to Living Super investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... has expanded the numbers of shares available on its investment menu to include S&P/ASX 300 shares as well as 26 additional ETFs. The company said the move is a result of increased demand by clients and their advisers, citing CoreData research which said ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... Even more impressive is that this has been achieved against a backdrop of negative market returns. One of the attractions of ETFs is that investors pay less in management costs compared with regular unit trusts, such as those found on platforms. What ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... democratising algorithmic investment." BetaSmartz portfolios use funds from around the world, with weighting towards liquid, low-cost ETFs. Actively managed funds and socially responsible funds also feature on the platform. BetaSmartz will initially ...

LGS adds 15 ETFs to member-direct option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... has expanded its member-direct investment facility with 15 new exchange-traded funds. This brings the number of available ETFs to 28. Currently LGS uses ETFs from BetaShares, ETFS Metal Securities Australia, iShares, Market Vectors, Russell Investments ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their highest-ever annual growth in 2015, increasing funds under management by 42% to $21 billion. As BetaShares' Australian ETF Review: Year End 2015 report noted, the ETF sector saw record inflows in 2015 in spite ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) says exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the largest beneficiaries of global market volatility as investors look to dodge high levels of uncertainty. SSGA Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said while dramatic ...

ETFs to see $8bn surge in 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... according to Van Eck Australia managing director Arian Neiron. Neiron attributed this figure to the rapid growth of new money in ETFs in response to declining share markets. "Market falls in the first weeks of 2016 have made front page news, highlighting ...

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... portfolio of four-to-six global exchange-traded funds based on their initial investment." Sub-$25,000 investments use four ETFs; above that value the number rises to six. Fordree explained that Ignition Wealth's ETF suite is selected based on "liquidity ...