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S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... the ethical challenges that can make a stronger investment case." The index has been licensed to US-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider Global X for product development. "It is important that investors now have a representative measure of the ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... capitalisation for 'absolute return funds', which includes hedge funds, has gone down 3.8% in the last year.A Exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are gaining popularity in Australia and globally, were up 47.6%. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Robert Prugue told Financial Standard that the future is in new vehicles such as mFund or actively-managed exchange traded funds (ETFs). He said that the main issue with listed investment companies (LIC) is that investors are paying for management fees ...

Investors flee Aussie equities, turn to international

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... own stocks might have run its course, with new figures showing that inflows into international equities exchange traded funds (ETFs) have outpaced their domestic counterparts. Inflows for Vanguard's international equity ETFs were at $353 million for ...

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... partnered to provide investors with access to five markets, eight exchanges and over 10,000 global equities and exchange traded funds (ETFs). "With the growing SMSF market and high demand for foreign assets, the nabtrade platform provides a low cost ...

New lifecycle and infrastructure options at Hostplus

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... administrative burden. Choiceplus members are able to invest directly into companies in the S&P/ASX 300 Index, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) covering developed, emerging and commodity markets and term deposits.

BT launches direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... online investment platform that allows retail investors to buy into a number of equities portfolios and exchange traded funds (ETFs). BT Go-invest requires a minimum investment of $10,000 and the tool can be accessed through mobile and tablet devices. ...

Advisers waiting on the sidelines with smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... in Australia. Financial Keys principal, Mark Causer, told Financial Standard that he tends to recommend exchange traded funds (ETFs) to his clients, but that he is not using smart beta just yet. "My view is that smart beta offering is very limited in ...

Social media, an investment tool in times of turmoil

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... allowed the platform to create indicators combining, for example, the VIX volatility index with mentions of exchange traded funds (ETFs). The StockTwits Fear Index shows that as the VIX or market volatility goes up, mentions of ETFs increase as well ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... the Chinese markets are now the leading performers in the world, in turn attracting a lot of interest from exchange traded funds and investors attracted to the product class. Stock market fever in China is meanwhile propelling its asset management industry ...