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abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
Having overhauled the global investment manager's local business, Brett Jollie has finally confirmed his departure calling it a planned exit. "It is something I've been working towards since last December when we announced the restructure of ...

Global X launches commodities ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
Global X launched its first broad-based commodity ETF down under, the Bloomberg Commodity ETF (BCOM). BCOM tracks the Bloomberg Commodity Index 3-Month Forward Excess Return, offering investors access to both soft and hard commodities such as grains ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... a 48.7% market share in smart beta ETPs with $4.4 billion in AUM across 13 products. The VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (QUAL) was the largest smart beta ETP in the Australian market, with $2 billion in assets. It was followed by the Vanguard ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
MSC Trustees has acquired abrdn's Australian trustee entity, becoming the corporate trustee of 10 funds. The fund book, comprising $1.5 billion in funds under management, includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
The BlackRock ETF filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been touted by Magnet Capital co-founder Egor Sidelska as the most significant institutional event in Bitcoin history. Sidelska said the BlackRock ETF filing is a definitive ...

VanEck reduces management fees on ETFs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
The investment manager will drop fees to 0.20% for its VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure Hedged ETF (IFRA) and VanEck FTSE International Property Hedged ETF (REIT). IFRA is currently priced at 0.52% p.a. and REIT is currently 0.43% p.a. but will be ...

BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... BlackRock's iShares has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop a spot bitcoin ETF. The iShares Bitcoin Trust will seek to mirror the performance of bitcoin's price before the payment of expenses and liabilities. ...

ETF explainer: Understanding their structure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... advisers having used ETFs and intend to continue to do so. Montgomery first drew attention to two key facilitators in the ETF institutional market - authorised participants and market makers. Authorised participants, typically financial institutions ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... rotation throughout the year from our investors. We've seen about US$10 billion come into quality type investments in the ETF space, year to date," he said. "The thing to remember is, when you're looking at quality versus growth versus value ...

Vanguard reduces fees on VAS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
The investment giant has reduced management fees for the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) from 0.10% to 0.07% per annum. The fee change will be effective from July 3 and follows a periodic review of Vanguard's pricing and funds. "At Vanguard ...