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Farmland ripe for the picking

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... offices and pension funds, [but] these have yet to translate into significant land deals," she said. Commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) are also growing in popularity, with net assets in the top 15 agricultural commodity ETFs and exchange traded ...

RBC Dexia wins Aii custody mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... has won a mandate from Australian Indexed Investments (Aii) to provide custody for their newly launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Aii is a member of the Euro Finance Group. Jim Socratous, managing director at Aii, said they chose the firm because ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange traded funds and investment firms. SEC staff will explore a number of issues relating to the investment strategy and the regulations imposed ...

BT Wrap tackles bigger bulk order trading

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... improvements follow adviser and client calls for better trading functionality in regards to equities and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The demand is also consistent with research by Investment Trends that shows 50 per cent of planners expect their level ...

Vanguard ETFs reach $100m mark

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia's exchange traded funds (ETFs) has exceeded $100 million under management, just 10 months after their launch. Launched in May 2009, the Vanguard range of ETFs includes the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS); the ...

State Street gains Charles Schwab ETF admin

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... to provide custody, fund accounting, fund administration and transfer agency service to the bank's eight exchange traded funds (ETF). George Pereira, senior vice president of Charles Schwab Investment Management, said the firm selected State Street because ...

Investors gain sector-based ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Institutional investors and financial planners will soon be able to access locally listed sector-based exchange traded funds (ETF) after Australian Index Investments (Aii) announced plans to launch six ETFs to the market in the next three months. The ...

US firm launches religious ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
A range of exchange traded funds (ETFs) that appeal to religious centric investors has been launched in the US. US-based group, FaithShares Trust launched the Baptist Values fund and Lutheran Values fund, which use an investment strategy that is inline ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... should have a good look at the US public sector quasi-industry fund, the Thrift Savings Plan, that uses Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) to deliver total fees of just 0.15 per cent. Thrift is a US pension fund used by four million federal government civilian ...

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 ...