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ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The global exchange traded fund (ETF) industry hit the US$1 trillion mark this month and product providers predict the launch of fixed income ETFs this year and next will drive the sector's mainstream appeal. At the end of July 2010, the global ETF ...

SSgA hits $3bn in ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
State Street Global Advisors has reached the $3 billion in total funds under management mark for its SPDR range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, up more than 50 per cent over 12 months. This is 52 per cent higher than the $1.97 billion ...

Aii signs Citi as additional market maker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider Australian Index Investments (Aii) has signed Citi as an additional market marker - a deal that adds more liquidity to the firm's listed products. Citi joins Susquehanna International Group as a market maker and authorised ...

ETFs tough to white label

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Following the rising interest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, some financial planning groups are considering having their own branded ETFs - but that could be hard to do in practice due to structural issues, according to one ETF expert. ...

Implemented Portfolios adds four practices

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... construction and implementation solution that allows advisers to offer risk-based, diversified, individually managed exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios to clients. The firm's strategy will focus on investors' individual risk tolerance and investment ...

Vanguard to release 19 more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
US-based Vanguard plans to provide 19 exchange traded funds (ETFs) across FTSE, MSCI, Russell and Standard & Poor's indices that it says will be cheaper than existing products. The index fund provider is developing eight equity funds and ETFs using ...

Planners advising ETFs double

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
The number of planners advising on exchange traded funds has doubled in the last year - a trend that looks set to continue as investors pump more funds into the sector. New figures from the Investment Trends December 2009 ETF Report has found that 38,000 ...

Lonsec approves high income ETF

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
The Russell Investments High Dividend Australian Shares exchange traded fund (ETF) has been given an 'approved' rating by Lonsec. The firm's High Dividend Australian Shares ETF (RDV) is based on a Russell Australia High Dividend Index that favours blue ...

SSgA wins S&P licence for ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
State Street Global has acquired an exclusive license from Standard & Poor's to list and trade SPDR Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) based on the S&P/ASX 200. The S&P/ASX 200 is the primary gauge for the Australian equity market. It tracks the prices of ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
A surge in gold exchange traded fund (ETF) investment has ranked ETF Securities as one of the largest holders of gold bullion in the world. Nigel Phelan, head of sales in Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the gold ETF structure equates ...