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BlackRock BGI merger completed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors, including Barclay's iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained. "Beginning today, we move ...

ETFs delve deeper into China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... may soon be able to diversify their exposure to emerging markets after iShares launched its China A Share exchange traded funds (ETF). The five ETFs started trading in Hong Kong last week and are not yet available to Australian investors. The ETFs provide ...

Russell to stay in Australia: Doman

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... exporting ideas to the rest of the world," he said. Meanwhile, Doman said the firm would be entering the exchange traded funds (ETFs) market in the first quarter of next year. Doman said he hopes Australia will be one of the first launch locations for ...

Advisers let down by MMs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... much like an index." Advisers are responding by increasing their clients' usage of managed accounts and Exchange Traded Funds and changing the way they source their research, said McGregor. But using model portfolios will only be an effective solution ...

Oasis adds two groups and recovers FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... some good results in inflows and good results from industry surveys." Oasis has also launched its suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Barclay's Global Investors and State Street Global Advisors onto the platform. The six ETFs include the iShares ...

Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Australian exchange traded funds investors should learn from their US counterparts who have lost their fortunes trading leveraged ETFs - products that could one day hit Australian shores. Michael Krause, president of ETF research house AltaVista Research ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... "It's predominantly through managed funds, not direct holdings," he said. Meanwhile, others have turned to exchange traded funds (ETFs) for exposure to countries in the continent, although this avenue is relatively young and many are still testing the ...

Bassanese opens ETF consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Economist and AFR columnist David Bassanese is banking on the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) when he set up his new ETF research and consulting business for financial planners and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. Bassanese opened ...

OptiMix appoints new managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... join Comgest and Optimix India as investment managers in the portfolio, which also benefits from the use of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's) to access themes in Global Emerging Markets. Meanwhile the OptiMix Enhanced Cash Portfolio has added ING Investment ...

SMSF intl equities allocation halves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... also said international equities investments would become more popular as SMSFs became comfortable with exchange traded funds (ETFs). While international share allocations declined, allocations to Australian shares remained more or less consistent from ...