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iShares calls for ETF disclosure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... the structure and objectives of ETF products. "We've been noticing around the world a drift from the original principles of ETFs," said Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia. "We're seeing the emergence of complex, synthetic products in other jurisdictions. ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... indices are important tools for investors to leverage going forward." Passive investing trends, with exchange-traded funds (ETFs), need to be met with independently transparent benchmarks that can tract beta exposure one for one, said Rieger. Predictable ...

BlackRock appoints ING Asian fixed income head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... managing US$120 billion in fixed income assets in Asia and US$1.2 trillion globally. Earlier this year BlackRock launched new ETFs offering multi market and local currency Asian bonds through iShares.

Apostle partners with US risk management specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... such as income, low volatility, down side protection and inflation protection. Investing primarily in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the Windham Retirement Income Portfolio will provide access to global markets, which Apostle said will balance liquidity ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... exposure with strong trading activity record for the precious metals. "Continued strong trading activity in precious metals ETFs (Silver and Gold), indicate investors continue to seek refuge from volatility in the markets by investing in physical metals," ...

iShares appoints new director

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... joined the iShares Product and Capital Markets team as director, supporting the distribution of iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs). Howie will assist with the development of technical and product-specific content and management of iShares broker/dealer ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... S&P/ASX High Dividend rose from 15,329 to 63,153. Mark Oliver, managing director of iShares Australia, said traders moved to ETFs in times of market dislocation to be able to have diversification with the advantage of liquidity. "ETFs deliver that, in ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... premium when the VIX is at higher levels," he said. CBOE has expanded the amount of products it trades with equity indexed ETFs and put and call options on emerging market ETFs.

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Global Advisers is keen to open new asset class realms to the Australian exchange-traded fund market, its global head of ETFs said yesterday. Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into Sydney from ...

Money moves from listed managed investments to ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
Money poured out of listed managed investments and flooded into exchange traded commodities and funds over the last year, latest Australian Securities Exchange figures show. The ASX listed managed investments (LMI) monthly update for July showed listed ...