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Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... interest rates so our portfolio offers attractive valuations." The fund joins Franklin Templeton's stable of other active ETFs, including the Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (ASX: FRAR) and Global Growth Fund (ASX: FRGG). "By bringing the Martin ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... accompanied by updated data on the US sustainable funds landscape. The research house found US sustainable open-end funds and ETFs saw the second year of outflows in over a decade, losing US$19.6 billion in 2024 following redemptions of US$13.3 billion ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
A new report from Investment Trends highlighted the growing prominence of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and international equities in retail investors' portfolios, but highlighted a lack of understanding around trading costs. The Investment Trends 2024 ...

VanEck to launch 'next evolution' long short ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... all-weather solution for Australian equity investors seeking excess returns." ALFA brings VanEck's total number of listed ETFs to 44, and as of September 30, it houses US$118.3 billion in assets under management.

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Arab Emirates (up 6.42%) and Greece (up 4.21%) reporting the largest gains amongst peers. In terms of asset classes, equity ETFs reported net inflows of US$1.1 trillion during 2024, crushing the total of US$532.3 billion reported in the year prior. Fixed ...

Goldman Sachs AM nabs Fidelity veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... she was responsible for growing BlackRock's Singapore retail distribution business both for mutual funds and iShares ETFs. During her ten years at Schroders, Gan most recently ran the asset manager's intermediary distribution. "Reflecting on ...

BlackRock loses senior executive touted as Fink's successor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... well as capital formation in private markets. Wiedman also oversees iShares - BlackRock's suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - as well as its active and index strategies, and whole portfolio mandates. Since 2019, Wiedman has sponsored BlackRock's ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... nearly 80% of industry flows. Passive exposures again led the way for flows last year, mostly via market cap index tracking ETFs, which received 81% of total flows. Smart beta products accounted for around 21% of flows, meanwhile, active ETFs saw net ...

Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still winning the contest for net flows against unit trusts, according to Rainmaker Information's 2024: The year in wealth management webinar. ETFs attracted around $2 billion in net inflows a month last year whereas ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... hit an all-time high of $35 billion. The ETF sector reached $247 billion, up 38% year on year. "A growing preference for ETFs in Australia has seen fund managers bring more new products to market than in previous years. Sixty-four new ETFs launched in ...