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ANZ enters fast growing ETF market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... Danny Laidler said. The other smart beta ETF is the S&P500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF (ZYUS), which selects the 75 highest yielding companies in the US-based S&P500 index and picks the 40 that have the lowest volatility. This fund, as all the others ...

Australia sings hallelujah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... in May to 102.4 points - the first time since February that optimists outnumbered pessimists (above 100 points) and the highest since January 2014 - from 96.2 in April. An RBA rate cut on the fifth and a "go for growth" Federal Budget on the 12th, why ...

Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 53.4 in May from 53.9 in April but, as per Markit, job creation is up to four-year highs and prices indices hit their highest in three years. Japan's manufacturing PMI edged up from 49.9 in April to a barely positive 50.9 this month and China's contracted ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... now overvalued and vulnerable or likely to continue performing." The Australian equity market, traditionally one of the highest dividend payers in the world, has benefited from a global search for yield, as central banks elsewhere lowered rates and undertook ...

JPMAM appoints sovereign and institutional head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Farrell said. "I am also fortunate to have a deep bench of talent across my team that is well-positioned to deliver the highest quality investment solutions and advices to sophisticated clients that are facing increasingly complex investment challenges." ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Treasurer Joe Hockey did say the Age Pension "will continue to increase, twice a year, this year, and every year - at the highest available indexation rate." This is supported by Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive ...

Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... explained that Australia is one of the 12 countries in the world that continues to hold a AAA rating and its bonds have the highest yield within that group. "Relative to most bond markets, Australia is an attractive destination," Alexander said, and ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... labour market. The ANZ job ads index - a leading indicator of employment - rebounded by a strong 2.3% in April to their highest level in two and a half years.A This more than reversed the previous month's 1.3% fall and quickening the annual pace from ...

SMA usage climbs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... now using separately managed accounts for investors, according to research by JBWere and Investment Trends. This is the highest level of usage recorded, indicating both the growing client preference for the transparency of investing in direct equities ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... possible bidding war with TPG Telecom. Among the big miners BHP shares jumped 50 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $32.55, its highest level since early March. Rio Tinto climbed $1.35, or 2.3%, to $59.14 while Fortescue lifted 18 cents, or 8.1%, to $2.39. A ...