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Most traded stocks in the first half of the year revealed

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Retail and advised investors both invested heavily into mining and energy industries in the first half of the year, according to new research from AUSIEX. Despite strong growth in the Commonwealth Bank share price, it isn't the most sought-after stock ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will extend its list of exclusions for the Socially Conscious Balanced option to also apply to direct investments in listed corporate-issued debt in fixed income investments. The change, which comes into effect July ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) has rejected a non-binding indicative proposal from the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and will move forward with plans to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (PAXX). PAI's independent board reviewed both ...

Betashares expands Wealth Builder suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... Australians to invest in world-leading companies in the Nasdaq 100 through a professionally managed geared exchange traded fund," Vynokur said. The other products in the Wealth Builder range, launched in April this year, are the Betashares Wealth Builder ...

ASIC extends ETF class order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
ASIC has released a new legislative instrument that extends relief to a broader class of quoted funds. ASIC Corporations (Relief to Facilitate Admission of Exchange Traded Funds) Instrument 2024/147 replaces [CO 13/721] ASIC Corporations (Relief to ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... needed to reach net zero, a global ETF provider has revealed. Global X ETFs Australia outlined the major exchange traded fund (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting opportunities for growth in decarbonisation - including clean energy, minerals and ...

Love affair with managed accounts continues

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The proportion of Australian financial advisers using managed accounts has more than tripled from 17% a decade ago to a record high of 56% now, according to the latest report by State Street and Investment Trends. The latest SPDR ETFs/ Investment Trends ...

MLC launches first retail private equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... investments in private equity funds and co-investments, the portfolio also includes a listed private equity-related exchange traded fund (ETF) and cash to assist in managing liquidity. Commenting on the launch, MLC Asset Management co-head private equity ...

BetaShares launches Metaverse ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... from activities related to the Metaverse, including Roblox, NVIDIA and Meta Platforms. "MTAV is the first exchange traded fund of its kind in Australia and provides investors a convenient and cost-effective way to access a portfolio of global names that ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
The asset manager has expanded its Australian team with several new hires as demand for its exchange traded funds (ETFs) increases steadily. Pranay Lal and Daniel O'Connell have both joined the VanEck investments and capital markets team, while ...