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ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... high flows in Q4, but 2012 broke from this normal cyclical pattern," said Mark Oliver, managing director of iShares Australia. "We believe that growing risk-appetite, in the context of low yields in most global markets, may have been a driver." The top-ten ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Blackrock today announced its exchange traded fund (ETF) business iShares will launch three fixed income ETFs on the ASX, joining Russell Investments, which announced their offering last week. Vanguard and State Street are yet to reveal details of their ...

Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... gains from fixed income investments during times of volatile equity markets. Mark Oliver, managing director of iShares Australia said fixed income ETFs provided desirable accessibility and transparency for bond investors. "With fixed income ETFs shortly ...

iShares calls for ETF disclosure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... "We've been noticing around the world a drift from the original principles of ETFs," said Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia. "We're seeing the emergence of complex, synthetic products in other jurisdictions. These products may be called ETFs but ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... ETFs on the ASX. State Street's S&P/ASX 200 still holds the highest market cap with $2.1 billion with ETFS' Gold Bullion, iShares' S&P 500, State Street's REIT Sector and S&P/ASX 50 rounding out the top five.

iShares appoints new director

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... our commitment to education and specialist support for ETF investors," said Mark Oliver, managing director, iShares Australia. "As the Australian ETF industry grows and new asset classes become available, I believe transparency, education and investor ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... five social media US-based leaders in asset management in ranking order were Vanguard, Fidelity Investment, TIAA-CREF, iShares and The Hartford. "Asset managers that are not actively harnessing social media to connect with advisers and investors lack ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... week, while the iShares S&P/ASX High Dividend rose from 15,329 to 63,153. Mark Oliver, managing director of iShares Australia, said traders moved to ETFs in times of market dislocation to be able to have diversification with the advantage of liquidity. ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... five-year product, launched at the start of August, giving access to the Hang Seng Index, the Taiwan TAIEX Index and the iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF. Capital protection is a key selling point of the product, which also features no foreign exchange ...

ETFs report wafer thin trading volumes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... ETF trading volumes, ETF listings are running hot. Since the end of 2010 State Street has launched five, BetaShares and iShares have launched four each, Vanguard have launched three and Russell launched one. Thin ETF trading volumes compound figures ...