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SPDR fund awarded highest Lonsec rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
State Street Global Advisors' SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (STW) has been awarded a "Highly Recommended (Index)" rating from Lonsec. STW is Australia's largest exchange traded fund (ETF) with $2.8 billion AUM and is used by retail and institutional investors ...

Former adviser receives jail sentence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... dishonestly obtained $1,070,700 under the margin loans. He used the money for his own benefit including trading securities on the ASX for himself, paying for losses in other trading accounts he held and paying off personal debts. ASIC commissioner Greg ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... time to engage." In May 2016 Wisdom Tree and BetaShares launched Australia's first currency-hedged Japanese equity ETF on the ASX, a product developed for investors looking to diversify their portfolios across Japanese equity markets but who may be concerned ...

Contango LIC chair departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The chair of Contango Income Generator has decided against seeking re-election. In an ASX statement, the board thanked Ian Ferres for his tenure as chair and his contribution to the successful listing of the company in 2015. The statement continued ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... Australian Equal Weight ETF was the top performer at 22.2%, earning nine percentage points above the market. The ANZ ETFS S&P/ASX 300 High Yield Plus ETF (18.3%) and the BetaShares FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF (15.7%) made up the top three performers ...

Ageing boards problematic: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The growing number of younger women holding directorships is doing nothing to combat Australia's ageing boards problem, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. ACSI's latest research shows that although female directors are ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... has worked closely with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in developing its binding proposal. In an ASX announcement Link said it continues to "work constructively with the ACCC." "Link Group believes it has a compelling proposition ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Beyond the initial market sell-off, investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes ...

Charter Hall reduces commitment to Long Wale REIT

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
After initially shelving the IPO of its Long WALE REIT, Charter Hall has re-launched it on the ASX with a reduced equity interest. Charter Hall announced on October 27 that institutional and broker firm offers had been fully underwritten. Adding that ...

GBST partners with boutique administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... entering a seven-year contract with a boutique administrator to enter the business process outsourcing market. Announced on the ASX, GBST is teaming with specialist fund services provider MainstreamBPO. GBST will specifically partner with the FundBPO ...