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ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
It is well known that the Exchanged Traded Fund (ETF) market is continuing to power ahead with enviable inflows every month. Even more impressive is that this has been achieved against a backdrop of negative market returns. One of the attractions of ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
SMSF trustees are reducing their exposure to the largest Australian companies and increasing investments in international equities through managed funds, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the December 2015 quarter ...

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
BetaShares has expanded its managed risk product series with the launch of the BetaShares Managed Risk Global Share Fund, which is trading under the ASX code "WRLD". The fund is designed to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of global ...

mFunds grow by 77%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The number of funds offered through the ASX's mFund settlement service has increased by 77% in the 12 months between December 2014 and December 2015. As revealed in the ASX's half-year 2016 results, this represents 133 funds offered by 41 fund managers ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
The way active fund managers' returns are measured may not accurately reflect their value, negating up to 85 basis points in overall performance. New research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) finds the way performance ...

Rubik upgrades profit guidance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Financial services software company Rubik Financial expects its first half result to be more than 20% up on previous guidance of $2 million in underlying EBITDA. The company made the announcement on the ASX ahead of the release of its half year accounts ...

Link to replace Veda in ASX200

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Financial data and administration company Link Group will replace credit reporting agency Veda in the S&P/ASX 200 index when the company is acquired by Equifax. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it will remove Veda Group Limited from Australia's ...

WAM Capital profit triples

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
WAM Capital has more than tripled its after tax operating profit to $74.6 million for the half year to 31 December 2015, following strong outperformance of the market. After tax profit rose 224.9% from $23 million in the same period in 2014, while the ...

GBST already set for T+2

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
GBST has become the first provider of securities transaction software to confirm readiness for the impending T+2 settlement regime for the Australian equities market. The ASX is targeting 7 March 2016 as its date to complete the transition from T+3 ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The BetaShares Managed Risk Australian Share Fund (ASX: AUST) has been awarded a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec. Launched in November, AUST provides investors with cost-effective exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares, along with the ...