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Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... promote ETFs to their clients," noted CommSec. This information follows comments by Adam Seccombe, co-head of ETF provider, iShares, that the firm is ramping its efforts to highlight the benefits of using ETFs among financial advisers. He said one of ...

BGI targets adviser iShare apathy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) juggernaut, Barclay's Global Investors (BGI) iShares is targeting financial planners in the second of this year to alert them on the benefits of using the funds. Adam Seccombe, iShares co head, said iShares are used by the ...

JPMorgan launches IQ Instalment Warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
JPMorgan's latest product, IQ Instalment Warrants, allows retail investors to gear up investments across ASX 100, iShares Exchange Traded Funds and State Street's SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund. The JPMorgan IQ Instalment Warrants allow investors buy into 50 ...

Rainmaker Marketing Awards celebrate best of the best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... awarded to Bruce Garratt, AllianceBernstein Australia director of retail markets. Barclays Global Investors Australia, iShares, with its brightly coloured, interactive and informative website succeeded in winning the best website of the year in the open ...

Have coffee, will iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... Global Investors (BGI) taps into the country's cafA(C) lifestyle to promote its Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, iShares, following a deal with a coffee marketing group. BGI is the first firm to use Eat Media's CafA(C) Domination strategy, where ...

Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... key role in helping offset the current volatility by steering investors towards exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETF giant iShares, which is offered by Barclays Global Investors, is at the vanguard of this phenomenon. The firm claims that its IShares ETF ...

Aussie investors jump on emerging markets iShares

... three months in the market but the newly launched exchange traded funds (ETFs) by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) called iShares are fast gaining traction, with emerging markets iShares on top of the list for investors. The latest BGI report has found ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... costs. The Australian Securities Exchange and BGI have launched the first tranche of exchange traded funds (ETFs), called iShares, this week. Starting with eight ETFs, they intend to offer at least 35 by end of next year. The ETFs allow investors direct ...