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VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
VanEck is launching a new floating rate exchange-traded fund on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... recommended keeping exposure moderate, given the higher risk inherent to the sector. Complementing this, research from VanEck suggests that using smart beta can be a way to reduce downside risk in a small-cap portfolio. VanEck highlighted the MVIS Australia ...

VanEck partners to launch ETF model portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
VanEck will launch a range of model portfolios to advisers using 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 ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - 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 ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
New research from VanEck suggests Australian institutional investors will likely be ramping up their allocations to exchange-traded funds. More than half (55%) of institutions surveyed currently use ETFs; 56% indicated they would be increasing this ...

S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
S&P Dow Jones Indices recently launched a green bond index licensed to VanEck for an exchange-traded fund. The S&P Green Bond Select Index measures the performance of bonds that finance environmentally-friendly projects and fulfil a strict set of requirements ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
The VanEck Australia investment team will be bolstered by the return of a New York-based associate manager. Brett Liddell, who joined VanEck's US business in 2012, has relocated back to Sydney to take on a senior role within the Australian team. Liddell ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... innovation and a coherent investment philosophy counts in the development of smart beta products, so does performance. The VanEck Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF was the top performer at 22.2%, earning nine percentage points above the market. The ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... the US election outcome this week and with continued speculation about a possible Fed rate hike at the end of the year," VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. On the whole, the investment community is hedging their bets on a 50/50 chance ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... preference for Australian equities, cash, fixed income and gold in an uncertain global political environment. According to VanEck research, particularly due to the uncertainty surrounding the imminent US election, these investors have driven nearly double ...