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ETFs hit $20bn in assets under management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... growing popularity of the investment vehicle among retail investors. The majority of funds traded under ETPs are global equities (43.1%), followed by Australian equities (38.7%), Australian fixed income (9%) and Australian property (5.6%). There are ...

Aberdeen Australian equities fund upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by Lonsec following a recent review. The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund was launched in August 2014. It is a concentrated portfolio of around 20-60 companies ...

Sunsuper awards large multi-asset mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... results and that both sides will benefit from this joint research." In September, Neuberger Berman launched a global equities fund, the Systematic Global Equity Trust, in Australia. It is based on the firm's Systematic Global Equity strategy, which has ...

S&P creates ASX200 futures index

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... front-month futures contract on the S&P/ASX200 Index. The benchmark provides investors an alternative way to measure Australian equities. The index calculates both excess return and total return versions and is designed with a provision to replace the ...

mFund take-up slower than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... on mFund during October were multi asset or mixed funds (21.4%), followed by global fixed income (20.4%), Australian equities (20.1%) and global equities (16.5%). The top five funds transacted during the period were the Schroder Real Return CPI Plus ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... it. It was a very static approach. "That evolved into target date funds where money was essentially transferred from equities to bonds as an individual approaches retirement." According to Rajan, lifecycle funds then moved to hybrid target date funds ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... expectations. The growth reflects strong demand by Australian investors for investment opportunities in quality international equities, a trend we believe will continue into 2016," Van Eck Australia managing director Arian Neiron. QUAL gives investors ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... When the Federal Reserve raised rates in February 1994, after a long period of easing, there was a 9% correction in US equities. Following the June 2004 rate hike there was an 8% correction. In a media briefing at AMP's headquarters in Sydney, Oliver ...

Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... bonds and XTBs, typically sit in the defensive part of investor portfolios. They are generally negatively correlated to equities and hybrids," Murphy said. "So, as a general rule, corporate bonds or XTBs do not decline in capital value when equity markets ...