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Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... last few months BlackRock has experienced an increase of advisers demanding exposure to India through an exchange traded fund (ETF). While BlackRock has built sector funds or region funds exposed to India, it does not have an India ETF. "Despite the ...

Van Eck grows distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
Van Eck Global has appointed a former AMP Capital strategy manager to its Australian business development team to help increase its retail presence and support the distribution of its Market Vectors exchange traded funds. Damon Gosen brings more than ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX ...

Media Super doubles investment menu

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Boutique public offer fund Media Super has defied industry trends by more than doubling the size of its investment menu. Following a strategic redesign, Media Super has increased the number of pooled investment choices from 10 to 23, not including the ...

ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Findings of a recent BetaShares and Investment Trends exchange traded funds report showed the number of investors in ETFs surged by 46% in the past year. The report, which quizzed 10,530 investors and 768 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs ...

ASX: The people's platform

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The ASX's drive into wealth management has been so successful it is now in effect Australia's seventh largest wealth management platform. Research by Rainmaker released earlier this year revealed that the combined funds under administration (FUA) in ...

Smart beta, fixed income ETFs surge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... of smart beta, currency hedged funds and fixed income funds are the biggest trends occurring in the global exchange traded fund (ETF) market, according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DAWM) head of South Asia passive investments Sam Manchanda. ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Active management isn't dying but it needs to re-invent itself so it can compete against low cost technology operators that are fundamentally challenging its business model. "It isn't dead but the market is playing hard to get," said Olivier d'Assier ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
According to Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) numbers, exchange traded funds now represent over $15 billion in funds under management, more than tripling their value since 2010. Moreover, the vast majority of ETF growth (86% as at 31 December 2014) has ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Superannuation funds have started to use exchange traded funds (ETFs) for cash equitisation or to enter new markets. "Over the last 18 to 24 months we have seen more institutional investors tap the ETF market, as we see more product proliferation on ...