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ETFs distort stock fundamentals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Money pouring into global ETFs is changing the dynamic drivers behind global stock prices, pushing macro beta factors to fore rather than fundamentals, said hedge fund advisory firm Hennessee Group. "ETF's have grown in popularity, they are accounting ...

Demystifying the "flash crash"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... downward spiral. In addition to single stock circuit breakers, Crosthwait recommends that coordinated price levels between ETFs and their underlying futures be considered, of particular to Australian investors, where ETFs are growing in popularity. Crosthwait ...

State Street lifted by passive strategies, ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... US$1.9 trillion, up 7 per cent on the prior quarter and almost 10 per cent on the prior year, boosted in part by growth in ETFs and passive strategies, the company said. Assets under custody and administration rose to US$20.2 trillion, up 6 per cent ...

Vanguard launches property ETF

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia is due to launch property exchange traded funds (ETFs), a new product suite that aims to track the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT index. The ETF is expected to start trading on the ASX from 15 October using the ticker symbol VAP ...

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... statement. "Importantly, Zenith will continue to apply the strict investment criteria used in unlisted managed funds research to ETFs, with sub-standard providers being filtered out of our process." Meanwhile, S&P Funds Services managing director Mark ...

UBS poised to enter local ETF market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... exchange traded funds in Australia, as research mounts that more financial planners are allocating more client funds into ETFs. Ben Heap, managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand for UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) said the firm ...

SSgA hires NYSE exec to join ETF team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... recently he was senior vice president and global head of exchange traded products. He oversaw the listing and trading of ETFs, warrants, certificates, structured notes, investment funds and other exchange traded products across NYSE Euronext's global ...

BlackRock appoints new MD for Brazil

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... management capabilities for local and global clients. The firm has operated within Brazil since the end of 2008 managing iShares ETFs, offering six different levels of exposure in a variety of industries and assets for Brazilian investors.

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
In an experiment to see how a retail investment portfolio made up mainly of ETFs compares with the Future Fund's portfolio, Financial Standard discovers key investment gaps. David Bassanese, director of PennyWise Investment Economic & Investment Consulting ...

Oasis Asset Mgmt to offer direct share trading

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... action election and processing management. Features of the Oasis program will also include access to many ASX securities and ETFs for super and pension investors, contra-trading and capital gains tax among others which ING says will provide individual ...