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Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... reality is even with the growing popularity of indexing, it remains a small part of overall trading volumes, he said in an ASX investor update. Less than 5% of the daily trading volume in Australian and US shares can be attributed to index funds, Bowerman ...

Lennox launches micro-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... Lennox Australian Microcap Fund will hold between 20 and 40 Australian and New Zealand companies and aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index. The fund complements Lennox's existing flagship vehicle, the Lennox Australian Small ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... December was due to the "benefits of repricing and the ongoing focus of the optimisation program," the company announced to the ASX today. Suncorp chief executive officer and managing director Michael Cameron said: "Pleasingly, optimisation of the Australian ...

Perennial to launch active income ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... exchange-traded managed fund (ETMF) aimed at delivering a stable monthly income stream. The eInvest Income Generator Fund (ASX: EIGA) will invest in a portfolio of 30-35 Australian companies and, according to Perennial managing director John Murray ...

BetaShares and Legg Mason join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... the partnership BetaShares and Legg Mason will initially launch two active ETFs with an income objective, each traded on the ASX alongside BetaShares' existing offerings. Legg Mason managing director, Australia and New Zealand, Andy Sowerby said BetaShares ...

A-REIT chair retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
An ASX-listed real estate investment trust has announced the retirement of its chair, to be replaced by a former Merrill Lynch Australia managing director. GPT Group chair Rob Ferguson will retire at the $20 billion firm's annual general meeting in ...

VanEck launches sustainable ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
VanEck is set to launch a global equities ETF on the ASX to meet investors' shifting preferences for sustainable options. The VanEck Vectors MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF, to list under ticker code ESGI, will invest in international companies ...

AAT issues stay on Poidevin appeal to ASIC ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... 2015 and 23 July 2015. Bell Potter was the manager and underwriter of a capital raising that saw DirectMoney admitted to the ASX on 13 July 2015. Two weeks after DirectMoney commenced trading; Poidevin engaged in transactions with a Bell Potter designated ...

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
An Australian equities expert believes the recent volatility on Wall Street and the ASX signifies an investment opportunity for fund managers that target fundamental valuations. Nikko Asset Management head of Australian equities Brad Potter described ...

Magellan acquires US and Australian fund managers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... As part of the acquisition, Magellan intends to launch the actively-managed ETF, the Airlie Industrial Share Fund, on the ASX. Commenting on this, Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass said that "The acquisition brings together two of Australia's ...