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ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... to have the right controls in place to protect price sensitive information and mispricing of some exchange-traded funds (ETFs). "We have identified a number of instances where index ETFs have traded well away from the price of the underlying index," ...

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... The regulatory body took pre-emptive action to prevent potential misconduct 22 times over orders on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the main issues being trading significantly above or below the price of the underlying index and algorithmic trading ...

BetaShares adds major currencies to ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... BetaShares is looking to capitalise on the continued strength of the Australian dollar, adding British pounds and Euro currency ETFs to its portfolio of ASX listed products. The British pounds and Euros, held on deposit by JPMorgan Chase Bank, will be ...

BetaShares targets active ETF traders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Australian market. In partnership with Citigroup, BetaShares has launched two 'MINIs' over its resources and financial sector ETFs, giving investors the chance to access short and long term positions. Citigroup's MINIs are leveraged trading tools, classified ...

Advisers turn from managed funds to ETFs: BetaShares

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... research, conducted in late 2010, found financial adviser influence was growing with 30 per cent of investors discussing ETFs with their planner, up from 18 per cent in 2009. The survey, which polled 7,811 investors and 778 advisers about ETF useage ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... managers, super funds, asset consultants and tax specialists. FTSE and ASFA are also considering index-linked products, such as ETFs, structured products and derivatives based on the index series.

ETFs report wafer thin trading volumes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) ASX market capitalisation is up 44 per cent in the last 12 months to $4.7 billion but their trading volumes are still microscopically thin. Figures just released in the ASX Listed Managed Investments monthly update for May ...

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... that we provide something that allows investors to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to," said Frank Henze, head of ETFs Asia Pacific, State Street Global Advisers. "But innovation must not overtake education. If the confidence isn't there then ...

Software speeds up SMSF creation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... two-trustee SMSF using the system was six-and-a-half minutes. Advisers can access any tradeable product from managed funds and ETFs to collectibles and exotic agricultural goods through the software, which is integrated with OneVue's unified managed ...

SSGA says ETF growth means plenty for all providers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... Vanguard and Blackrock iShares jumped into the market, now estimated to be worth $5 billion. But Frank Henze, head of SPDR ETFs in Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisers (SSGA), said there was so much future growth in the market that SSGA don't ...