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ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... the 12 months to August 2013 and average monthly trades have increased by 35% for the same period. "The exchange traded funds (ETF) industry is rapidly growing as more Australians are using ETFs to access not only domestic financial markets, but global ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... He added that the growth achieved by each of the asset classes speaks to the benefits of using index and exchange traded funds that track a broad index to capture market returns. "There is a deep body of academic research that highlights that the single ...

OneVue strenghtens platform offering

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... access to around 800 managed funds, all Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed securities including 70 exchange traded funds, 21 term deposit providers and over 30 separately managed account (SMA) model portfolios. UMA VANTAGE will comprise everything ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... custodians, one of the largest managers of institutional money and the world's second biggest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
Investment research house Lonsec believes Australia can expect the market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking 'smart beta' or non-traditional indices to grow in popularity as a focus on risk since the global financial crisis has resulted in greater ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... question for many investors is which companies offer the most attractive yield opportunities?" she said. "With exchange traded funds, investors can buy a diversified portfolio of shares in a single trade - taking out some of the risk associated with ...

All APRA funds to offer SMSF-style choice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... surge in the number funds offering members the ability to purchase a range of assets, including shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and managed funds, in real time. "A number of APRA funds have already added the option, which effectively replicates ...

SSgA launches global equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has announced the launch of two new exchange traded funds (ETFs), giving Aussie investors cheap access to international equities. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia ETF will begin trading on the ASX in the coming weeks ...

Pricing of unlisted assets call for new model: Northfield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
The risk profiles of unlisted assets can be analysed as if they were equities or Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) by using integrated models that look at risk across all asset classes, an analytics firm said. Northfield Asia Pacific, a US-based firm that ...

SMSFs drive ASX growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... year. At the moment, the ASX has 90 funds on issue against 66 a year ago. "SMSFs have been early adopters of Exchange Traded Funds and ETPs and have largely led the charge in the growth of the products," ASX Equity Markets business development manager ...