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Morphic receives Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... its investing universe from over 10,000 stocks to around 40, which it models and researches. The fund also uses futures and ETFs to achieve diversification and manage risk, with currency treated as a separate asset class and managed actively to reduce ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... custodians, one of the largest managers of institutional money and the world's second biggest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
Investment research house Lonsec believes Australia can expect the market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking 'smart beta' or non-traditional indices to grow in popularity as a focus on risk since the global financial crisis has resulted in greater ...

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... investment decisions. In March planners were investing 24% of new client money in direct listed investments - including shares, ETFs, REITs, LICs SMAs and IMAs - up from 19% in September 2012. Flows to cash and term deposit investments saw their biggest ...

Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... and Investment Trends report found. The research showed that 56% of the investors surveyed made incremental investments to ETFs instead of reducing their exposure to shares, cash or managed funds. Only 13% reduced their allocation to managed funds in ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... remain sanguine about fixed income investments in Asia and emerging market debt. State Street Global Advisers head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly agreed that investors should now be looking to further diversify their income streams. "If they have not done ...

HOSTPLUS awards custody tender to Citi, gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... $5 billion Commonwealth Group Super Fund. It's understood a member direct option including ASX300, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and term deposits will be added to the HOSTPLUS investment platform. HOSTPLUS will be the first industry fund to allow SMSFs ...

All APRA funds to offer SMSF-style choice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... in the number funds offering members the ability to purchase a range of assets, including shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and managed funds, in real time. "A number of APRA funds have already added the option, which effectively replicates non-property ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... vehicles in terms of inflows. This has been driven by improved market sentiment and greater awareness about the usefulness of ETFs for gaining quick access to a range of assets. OneVue chief executive of strategic relationships Brett Marsh said ETFs ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... double the monetary base and the amounts outstanding of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) as well as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in two years, and more than double the average remaining maturity of JGB purchases." You want more? There's more. "...the ...