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Vanguard launches ETFs in Oz

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... "Vanguard will now be able to offer Australian investors the option of buying indexed based investments through managed funds or ETFs depending on their personal circumstances and preferences," Alcock said. ETFs are managed funds that are traded on the ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... issued a taxpayer alert urging people to beware of arrangements offering early access to super benefits via self managed funds. We had detected an increase in these schemes targeted at people of non-English speaking background," he said. "The ATO has ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... traditional index fund and offer diversification and cost benefits over investments in individual stocks and unlisted managed funds. They essentially merge the benefits and liquidity of shares with the market tracking ability of index funds. These benefits ...

Planners tune in to ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... clients is that over time, more and more of these US ETFs will become available in Australia," he said. Baker says managed funds which simply track an index will find it increasingly difficult to compete with an ETF that tracks the same index. This in ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... investments as well," he said. The ERF's investment team is looking to incorporate socially responsible investment managed funds into its portfolio. "It's not something we've been able to apply across the whole fund given the number of socially responsible ...

A centre for managed futures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... behind Funds Focus, said there are good reasons why they are drawing investor attention to SuperAlphaFund 1 and the managed funds sector in general. "It's a sector that provides the returns that it promises," he said.

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... embarks on a politically driven, rather than factually driven regulatory crusade," said Pearce. "As the fourth largest managed funds market in the world, Australia's financial system bears particular importance to the macro-economy. Almost all Australians ...

Zenith wins clients and adds to team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... managing high net worth client portfolios and monitoring funds on the recommended list. Miller will review and analyse managed funds across a range of asset classes at Zenith. The research firm now has nine researchers. "The expansion of the research ...

Investors turn to ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... from the Investment Company Institute of Washington has reported that US investors withdrew US$128.7 billion out of managed funds but invested US$133 billion into exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the first 11 months of 2008. ETF provider Barclays Global ...

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... enjoyed net inflows to the tune of US$140 billion. According to a report from US-based researcher Strategic Insight, managed funds in Asia saw $140 billion of net inflows in the twelve months through to September 2008. Even during the dark month of September ...