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iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... ETF (IWLD) and iShares Core MSCI World All Cap (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHWL). The other equity option is the iShares Core S&P / ASX 200 ETF (IOZ). Head of iShares Australia Jon Howie said the release of iShares Core was in response to the growing demand for ...

RARE Infrastructure joins mFund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
RARE Infrastructure, an affiliate of Legg Mason, has added two new infrastructure funds to ASX's Settlement Service, bringing the total number of funds available to 161. Ian Irvine, head of customer and business development at ASX, said that as an asset ...

Market Vectors ETFs to rebrand

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... opportunities for our investors." The rebrand follows the recent announcement of an upcoming launch of two VanEck Vectors ETFs on the ASX: VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF; and VanEck Vectors S&P/ASX Franked Dividend ETF. "With ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... the components, consumer sentiment expectations (-6.1%) and hours worked (-1.1%) recorded declines over the month. The S&P/ASX 200 index (+4.1%) and dwelling approvals (+3.1%) increased while commodity prices and the yield spread were largely steady. ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... below-market returns in recent years. Income funds covered by Lonsec returned 1.6% after fees in 2015, and this was below the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index return of 2.6%. Lonsec Research general manager equities, Peter Green, said while the income ...

OneVue launches international equities capability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... our ability to blend managed portfolio packages, which provide advisers with choices across various sector models combining ASX Listed Securities, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Managed funds and International Listed Securities," said McCallum. Other ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Van Eck has announced it will launch two new ETFs on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF will track the widely-used FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index (Hedged AUD), giving Australian investors access to global ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... controversies; as well as tobacco, cluster munitions or landmine producers. Socially Aware also won't invest in Australian companies (ASX 200) with single gender boards. A statement from AustralianSuper said the changes to its sustainable investment ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian investors should be questioning their investments in fossil fuel stocks following the collapse of Peabody, according to Market Forces. The financial activist group said the long-expected bankruptcy of Peabody should serve as a "cautionary ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... rule was Australian equity small- and mid-cap fund managers, where slightly less than a third (28.87%) underperformed the S&P/ASX Mid-Small Index. However, 67% of General Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P ASX/200 in the same period. Similarly ...