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SSgA launches global equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... will appeal to investors who think the Australian dollar will go down," said SSgA Australia's head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly. Skelly added that the ETFs provide Australians with an easy and cheap way to access successful global brands such as Google ...

Retirees must invest in equities: State Street

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... June 2002 would have been $37,700 better off by June this year than an investor holding an average term deposit. Amanda Skelly, head of SPDR ETFs at the asset manager says that retirees should consider how long they have to live off their pension pot ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... to give retail investors exposure to markets which have traditionally been difficult and costly to access," said Amanda Skelly, head of SPDR ETFs at SSgA. "Like the entire family of SPDR ETFs they also provide the building blocks investors can use to ...

Skelly to head State Street Aus ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Former director at Russell Investments Amanda Skelly has moved to State Street Global Advisors to lead its Australian ETF operation. Skelly will assume responsibility for driving business strategy, product development, promotion to both retail and institutional ...

Bond ETFs buffering equity market volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... could buy bonds directly but the minimum size is quite high so the diversified portfolio is quite challenging," said Amanda Skelly, director of ETFs, Russell Investments. "A lot of people don't generally buy managed funds, so this is really a simple ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... sake of transparency. "We appreciate 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 ...

Bonds, tailored equities and income top ETF picks

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... month in 2011, and we think we'll see as much as $500 million in the Australian Bond ETF market by year end," said Amanda Skelly, director of ETFs at Russell Investments. As part of this ETF-product influx, Russell is also predicting the rise of international ...

Russell to launch insto ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... "targeted ETFs", products that are based on exposures that institutional investors will use in their portfolios. Amanda Skelly, director of ETF product development at Russell Invetments, said that large super funds are already able to negotiate tailored ...

LICs versus ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... the long term and investors should be prepared to ride out periods where the LIC is trading at a discount," said Amanda Skelly, director of ETF product development at Russell. ETFs have been attracting greater interest from financial planners due to ...

Lonsec approves high income ETF

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... investment process is thorough and well developed and high regards the firm's investment personnel and research. Amanda Skelly, director of product development at Russell, said the firm would roll out a series of ETFs during the year.