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UBS Australia launches new CBRE fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... CBRE lineup at UBS Asset Management (Australia) in that it will also invest in unlisted infrastructure and property securities, instead of just in listed ones like the existing funds UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund and UBS Clarion Global Property ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... Obrist argued Australia's large retail investor market would benefit from clearer categorisation instead of using the term ETF as a "catch-all". "We just want people to understand what they are investing in," Obrist said. "The danger is that everything ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... iShares today listed two exchange traded funds on the ASX that invest in Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... fluctuations can help to ensure investors' portfolios are well-diversified especially in volatile markets, according to ETF Securities. During a period where asset prices and exchange rates are fluctuating unpredictably, many investors are looking to ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
New research from ETF Securities has revealed that three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw tens of millions in inflows during the second quarter, while six UBS products exited the market. The products included ETF Securities' ETFS FANG+ ETF on March ...

ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... volatility who are not investment professionals. The regulator released a 14 page paper on how investors are trading in securities and contracts for difference (CFDs) during the COVID-19 volatility. ASIC found that the average daily securities market ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... amid the COVID-19 market crash, with price discovery becoming increasingly more difficult. That's according to ETF Securities co-head of sales Kanish Chugh, who pointed to global equity vehicle iShares S&P 500 ETF as an example. The spread on this product ...

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... in general has kept its safe haven label as Australian investors flock to it. Kris Walesby, chief executive of ETF Securities, told Financial Standard the rush to invest in gold began back in July last year. "One reason for this was the general view ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... lifting in the months ahead," he said. Options are ASX-traded contracts that give the holder the right to buy or sell securities at a set price, called a strike price, in the future. Their prices reflect the volatility in the market, and so have changed ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... million or 13% of funds under management. The product with the greatest increase in assets under management was ETF Securities' Physical Gold, which increased by $189 million on net inflows of $135 to end the month with $1.6 billion. Vanguard Australian ...