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BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
BetaShares has launched the first in a range of cash exchange traded funds due on the Australian Securities Exchange in the coming weeks. The Australian High Interest Cash exchange traded fund (ETF) will hold Australian dollars in bank deposit accounts ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... the importance of index methodology and actually what's held in the ETF," said Amanda Skelly, director of exchange traded funds at Russell. "Most ETFs have to track an index but they may not hold all the securities in the index - they may just optimise ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... new retail funds. "A lot of these SMSFs are finding their way to fund managers through managed funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs)... but as to whether anyone out there, especially the large players, have specifically gone after the SMSF market its ...

Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Global asset flows for exchange traded products (ETP) and fixed income exchange traded funds (ETF) hit record highs last month, according to latest research. The BlackRock ETP Landscape report from revealed the ETP sector had its strongest ever January ...

S&P calls for adviser education on new ETF indices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Adviser education on the indices underlying new fixed income exchange traded funds is needed to undo damage caused by misinformation on ETFs, according to S&P Indices. Recent changes to the Australian Securities Exchange Aqua listing rules to cover ...

BetaShares ETFs receive A rating

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
Specialist ETF provider BetaShares has been given an "A" rating for six of its ETFs by van Eyk. The exchange traded funds (ETF) were awarded on the basis of their investment process, the management team, business infrastructure and the firm's portfolio ...

BetaShares appoints new head of portfolio construction

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... asset allocation and portfolio construction strategy. He'll also be educating advisers and SMSF trustees on exchange traded funds (ETF) and analytics. As well as setting up two businesses including Alpha Financial Products and LPAC Online, Rumble's former ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... explains the myth around how MySuper somehow forces funds to use ultra low cost investment solutions such as Exchange Traded Funds. MySuper assets also do not need to be managed in separate investment pools either but they do, however, need to be identifiable ...

ASX's PureMatch gets ASIC green light

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... PureMatch, the new high speed/low latency order book for trading the most liquid ASX-listed stocks and domestic exchange traded funds (ETFs). The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has now confirmed that ASX PureMatch will go-live on Monday, November ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... had dropped one-third to 53% albeit it's up from 45% last year," noted Rainmaker. Rainmaker estimates that Exchange Traded Funds account for 9% of indexed Australian equities, more than twice the ratio of five years ago.