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Debt ceiling forces US Treasury to suspend TSP contribs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... federal employees and uniformed services personnel. Its investments are constructed on a series of BlackRock exchange traded funds (ETF) that underpin choices of government securities, fixed income, US equities, US small cap equities, international stocks. ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Growth in Exchange Traded Funds has slowed in the last few years but in the year to end September 2012 they still increased 16% to reach $5.7 billion, according to the ASX. This FUM is equivalent to about 9% of indexed Australian equities, based on ...

SSgA appoints head of capital markets

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Jacqueline Pang as head of capital markets of SPDR ETFs to its Hong Kong office. SPDR ETFs is a family of exchange traded funds that provide investors with the flexibility to select investments that are precisely aligned to their investment strategy. ...

Investors warned on VIX futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... the idea gains popularity. "There's a large cost with a buy-and-hold strategy - on the VIX there are some Exchange Traded Funds that have done spectacularly badly - you need to be careful what you are doing," Thompson said.

Indexing reaches all time high

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... survey, with market penetration likewise hitting a record 16.6%. Changeable capital markets and the push to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), has helped the growth, although indexing is still overwhelmingly a wholesale play, despite managers of indexed assets ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... However, "there is large cost for a buy-and-hold strategy," associated with the investment, and there are some Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the VIX that have done "spectacularly" badly - you need to be careful about what you are doing, he said.

AMP North nudges $3 billion in AUM

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... to numerous quality investments including multi-manger funds, managed funds, online direct share trading, exchange traded funds and exchange traded commodities. Since its launch in 2007 as a guarantee product on a basic platform, North has been progressively ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
State Street Global Advisors has launched two fixed income exchange traded funds that will offer investors easier access to the Australian bond market. The new ETFs are the State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) SPDR S&P(R)/ASX Australian Bond Fund and ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... comprehensive full service platform that includes multi-manager funds, managed funds, online direct share trading, exchange traded funds and exchange traded commodities. In the past year the proportion of the platform's FUA in deposit investments has ...

Westpac launches share trading app

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... investors to access research and trade via smartphone or iPad. The app supports trading in shares, warrants, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). James Staltari, head of Westpac Online Investing, said the rapid increase ...