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UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Together they had about $63 million in assets at February end. ETFs that don't attract enough investors are a problem for issuers. In January, BlackRock shut a Taiwan stocks ETF which had only $5.65 million in assets. A 2019 report from Rainmaker ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... overseas, basing this on metrics such as average credit quality, shorter tenor of issuance, and sectoral composition of issuers, some of this may be illusory. Indeed, there have been suggestions liquidity on investment-grade credit has evaporated," Morningstar ...

NYSE closes trading floor

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... markets should remain open and accessible to investors," Cunningham said. "NYSE's trading floors provide unique value to issuers and investors, but our markets are fully capable of operating in an all-electronic fashion to serve all participants ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... highlighting instances where we see unique opportunities among specific credits whether or not they are non-investment grade issuers in the US or emerging markets issuers in Asia." Investment opportunities in Asia, particularly China, are ripe for the ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... to the investor and relatively lower cost for the issuer. Financial Times notes that energy companies are the biggest issuers of junk bonds, accounting for more than 11% of the US high-yield market. This, too, has been turned on its head by the latest ...

Court punishes OTC derivative issuers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Three over-the-counter derivatives providers have been found guilty of contravening their AFSL licences by using account managers to pressure retail investors into purchasing products which lost investors more than $30 million. The Federal Court has ...

Blockchain startup raises $68m, ordered to return funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... settlement will provide compensation to wronged investors. "All investors are entitled to receive certain information from issuers in connection with a securities offering, whether it involves more traditional assets or novel ones," he said. "The remedies... ...

Australian ETF industry competition heats up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Rainmaker. Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall calculated the Herfindahl-Hirchman Index (HHI) for Australian ETF issuers by funds under management and 12-month revenue. The HHI is used by governments around the world to calculate how open ...

Fixed income ETFs prosper despite low rates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... more investors continued to embrace the benefits of ETFs, spurring growth in the market and increased competition among issuers that have in turn driven down the cost to invest, allowing investors to keep more of the returns they earn," Tieu said. While ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... addressed, risk advisers may need to commence charging their clients a fee in addition to commissions received from product issuers to remain sustainable - a practice that would impact accessibility of advice for all Australians," MLC Life said. Surveying ...