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SSgA launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR S&P 500 ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ASX: SPY) aims to provide investment results corresponding to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. ...

Market Vectors launches international ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Market Vectors ETFs is set to launch a new international equities ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The ETF is pegged to the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index which selects international companies on the basis of three key quality ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... share portfolio, but also those looking for exposure to the US market as a potential way to diversify out of Australian shares." The fund will be the first Australian-domiciled ETP on the ASX to provide US-specific equity exposure, offering significant ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks in the ASX 300, an approach which Investors ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... increase their exposure to international shares are hampered by a lack of understanding, according to the latest CoreData Australian Investor Report. The researcher surveyed 928 investors with a range of risk profiles and identified two major barriers ...

Vanguard to list emerging markets ETF on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... used product, followed by ETFS Physical Gold in third. The iShares S&P Global 100 ETF and Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF complete the top five. July saw two new ETFs made available on the ASX: a fundamental index ETF and the first currency hedged ...

Vanguard cuts costs on intl equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... since it was listed for trading on the ASX in 2009. The move follows similar fee cuts across seven of its flagship Australian-domiciled wholesale index funds and two other cross-listed ETFs. Vanguard's head of product and marketing, Robyn Laidlaw said ...

Vanguard makes index switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... giving us cost certainty going forward." The Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF is the only one that will affect Australian investors, Bowerman said. It will move from the current MSCI benchmark to the new CRSP US Total Market Index. The six Vanguard ...

Ten new ETPs get ASX listing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... provide direct exposure so the commodities boom. The ten new exchange traded commodities products have been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), bringing the total number listed to 15. "Historically, gaining exposure to this asset class ...