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Smart beta here to stay, research confirms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... and multi-factor strategy is among the most evaluated. When it comes to strategic asset allocation, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the most demanded among respondents with less than $1.2 billion in assets under management, while institutions with more ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... investors. "This surge of interest has seen a sustained rise in new Listed Investment Companies (LICs), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs), primarily driven by greater demand from direct investors," Green said. Green ...

Van Eck grows distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... experience to his new position as vice president - business development. Based in Melbourne, he will help promote Market Vectors ETFs to financial advisers and stock brokers. He joins from AMP Capital where, as strategy manager, direct solutions, he ...

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... arm, Market Vectors, have been added to Colonial First State's FirstWrap platform. Established in 2006, Market Vectors has ETFs that cover multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and currency markets. The four ETFs now available on FirstWrap ...

ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Findings of a recent BetaShares and Investment Trends exchange traded funds report showed the number of investors in ETFs surged by 46% in the past year. The report, which quizzed 10,530 investors and 768 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs ...

Smart beta, fixed income ETFs surge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DAWM) head of South Asia passive investments Sam Manchanda. The total number of ETFs globally has risen to 3,906 and there is close than $3.5 trillion allocated to the vehicles, DAWM research shows. "The ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... 2013, indicating an increased level of comfort with the ETF trading process. Market sweep Given that the broad benefits of ETFs - low cost, simplicity, liquidity and transparency - have been recognised in the market for some time now, you might wonder ...

How to get private equity returns from listed stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... Kinlaw and Jason Mao argue that investors can capture the asset class alpha of private equity by using liquid assets such as ETFs to match the sector weights of private equity investors. Kritzman suggests two explanations as to why mimicking the sector ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Superannuation funds have started to use exchange traded funds (ETFs) for cash equitisation or to enter new markets. "Over the last 18 to 24 months we have seen more institutional investors tap the ETF market, as we see more product proliferation on ...

Netwealth launches global stocks trading service

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Exchange (NYSE) or London Stock Exchange (LSE), advisers can now provide their clients with a more diverse range of stocks, ETFs or sectors," netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine said. The service allows netwealth's Australian clients to invest ...