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ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... mediums. ETFs experienced global net inflows of US$57.4 billion year-to-date, according to the report. In contrast, mutual funds experienced outflows of US$163 billion. With 453 ETFs, assets under management of US$506.8 billion, and a market share of ...

Report points to low cost fund future

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
An analysis of US-based mutual fund flows has found the lowest cost mutual funds attract more flows than their more expensive counterparts, proving that in the battle between fees and return, fees do matter. The Vanguard Investments report found the ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange traded funds and investment firms. SEC staff will explore a number of issues relating to the investment strategy and the regulations imposed ...

ERSEL selects RIMES for tech

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... services. Guido Giubergia, chief executive for Ersel, confirmed "we currently manage assets in excess of a,-6.5B and 26 mutual funds. Barra Performance on RIMES will enable our performance team to produce performance measurement and attribution analysis ...

Eslake joins Wingate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... chief economist for 15 years at ANZ Bank and, prior to that, worked as chief economist - international at National Mutual Funds Management, which is now AXA Australia. He also worked as a chief economist at McIntosh Securities. In addition, Eslake is ...

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... have been put forward to explain this phenomenon. None of them really convincing. Some suppose that it is driven by mutual funds selling their losers (window dressing) before their financial year ends on 31 October. Others blame it on the season, or ...

Macquarie buys Delaware Investments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... investment products and services to retail and institutional investors through managed accounts, separate accounts, mutual funds, retirement accounts, sub-advised funds and others. Founded in 1929, the firm has approximately 580 people in its employ ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... banking sent investors more signals that the economy is gathering strength. The index is used as a benchmark for many mutual funds. Indices all rose more than one per cent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which climbed 115 points. The market's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... chips since October 2002 and the best July since 1989. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index, a benchmark for many mutual funds, also ran at a strong pace and July was its best performance since 1997. Even with the gains, the S&P is still down 37 per ...

Mutual funds gain record flows

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... Equity and bond funds in the US attracted over $300 billion in the first half of this year -the best net flows in mutual funds for more than two years, according to a report. The Strategic Insight global mutual fund database shows 85 long-term products ...