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Smart beta emerging markets ETF launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
A new ETF is promising to give Australian investors exposure to 24 emerging markets including China, with returns higher than the MSCI EM Index. VanEck's latest smart beta ETF will track the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index (AUD) ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Direct investors' share of the ETF market is increasing, largely driven by a growing interest from the millennial contingent, according to Investment Trends and BetaShares research. The research found that while SMSF investors remain a key market for ...

Morningstar fuels fund ratings with AI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Morningstar is using artificial intelligence to power its funds rating process to rate more than 10,000 products. The research house has launched Quantitative Rating, a machine learning and quant-driven system that boasts the ability to rate funds at ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... picked up trading volume even as Australian shares plunged in February, according to latest research from Vanguard's Australian ETF Capital Markets division. In the week ending 9 February, ETF trading volumes tripled normal activity on Australian primary ...

SSGA appoints head of Asia-Pacific

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... firm, adding that he "has held a wide variety of roles across the globe including leading the launch of Australia's first ETF and establishing our presence in India." "His multi-disciplinary experience and record of success in the Asia Pacific region ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... range of funds and sales and marketing capabilities. He added the partnership will aid the growth of Legg Mason's own active ETF ambitions in Australia. "This partnership allows both Legg Mason and BetaShares to continue to contribute to the industry ...

IMA provider signs white label deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... no peer, and the fact they provide the capability to deliver dynamic and strategic asset allocation options, global listed ETF and direct share blended models within a branded IMA environment was compelling," Fairhead said. "Also, their multi-platform ...

BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... senior appointments to boost its national footprint. Leading BetaShares' Queensland presence is Craig Higson, who joins the ETF manager from SuperConcepts, where he was SMSF solutions manager. Before that, he was Queensland regional manager at Russell ...

Financial Standard launches Good Investment Guide, Investment Leadership Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Financial Standard this week released the first edition of 'The Good Investment Guide - Managed Funds Edition', an educational investment handbook aimed at self-directed investors and finance professionals. The guide features a primer on the managed ...

Airlie loses key mandate after Magellan acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... Airlie to the ASX. That figure was $6 billion. As part of the acquisition, Magellan intends to launch the actively-managed ETF, the Airlie Industrial Share Fund, on the ASX. Commenting on this, Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass said: "The acquisition ...