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VanEck partners to launch ETF model portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... exchange-traded funds, in partnership with an investment researcher. Using Lonsec's portfolio construction research, the VanEck ETF Model Portfolio series comprises balanced, growth and high growth options. Each ETF included in the portfolios must have ...

ANZ and ETFS cut ties

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
ANZ ETFS is no more as the rapidly-downsizing bank decided to end its joint venture with ETF Securities, creating a separate business in the process. ANZ ETFS has been rebranded ETF Securities Australia, and eight exchange-traded products originally ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... services, Damon Riscalla joins BetaShares from Russell Investments where he held a range of roles, most recently managing ETF distribution. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said the appointment and new office demonstrate the firm's commitment ...

State Street services over half of global ETF assets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
State Street has announced that global ETF assets under its administration have exceeded US$2 trillion. The Boston-headquartered corporation now services more than half (55%) of the global industry's ETF and ETP assets under management, according to ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index. This index targets the top 50% of the highest-yielding Australian-issued ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... than the one caused by subprime mortgages. Speaking at a Sydney briefing discussing BetaShares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, Hewson said Australia is a "long way behind" in terms of political response to climate change, and was of the view that ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... AMP Capital anticipating much of this will occur in the US REIT market. Japan has been the second biggest market for asset ETF flow in listed real estate in 2016 behind the US, and given the Bank of Japan has increased its allocation to Japanese REITs ...

ANZ launches global technology ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... stocks in one trade with the launch of a global technology exchange traded fund. The ANZ ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF will track the Morningstar Developed Markets Technology Moat Focus Index, currently comprised of 32 stocks, including some ...

Vanguard appoints three distribution heads

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Vanguard internally appointed three new heads of its distribution team. Matt Willis has become head of institutional, having previously been national sales manager - adviser, regional sales manager - northern, and business development manager. Rebecca ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
New-York based financial firm Goldman Sachs is planning to launch an ETF which will invest in high-yield corporate debt, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The ETF will track an index of dollar-denominated bonds ...