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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 ...

Report points to low cost fund future

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
An analysis of US-based mutual fund flows has found the lowest cost mutual funds attract more flows than their more expensive counterparts, proving that in the battle between fees and return, fees do matter. The Vanguard Investments report found the ...

FTSE partners for Asia Pacific IPO index

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
FTSE and Renaissance Capital have developed an index that provides exposure to the initial price offering (IPO) of Asia Pacific companies. The index series allows investors to gain access to the early performance of newly issued equities. Product providers ...

IOOF adds ETFs to Pursuit

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
IOOF's platform, Pursuit Select, has added a number of domestic and international Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by State Street and BlackRock to its investment menu. "The growth in ETFs in recent times, coupled with demand from our advisers, led to the ...

Paragem targets practices with portfolio service

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... construction and implementation solution that allows advisers to offer risk-based, diversified, individually managed exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios to clients. The firm has already signed Vivid Financial as a foundation client, bringing $80 million ...

Russell launches dividend ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Russell Investments has launched its high dividend Australian shares exchange traded fund (ETF). The Russell High Dividend Australian Shares ETF provides access to around 50 blue chip stocks that typically deliver high dividends. The portfolio contains ...

Farmland ripe for the picking

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
Institutional investors may want to broaden their investment scope to farmland after a report found investments in agricultural property prices have fallen from the pre-crisis highs and may benefit from rising commodity prices. The Cerulli Edge: Global ...

BlackRock SMA tops $500m

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... as SMAs start incorporating fixed income capabilities. "We're hopeful in the future there could be an ETF [exchange traded fund] to cover that area," he said. "And hopefully when they become available, the uptake of SMA portfolios will increase dramatically." ...

RBC Dexia wins Aii custody mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
RBC Dexia Investor Services has won a mandate from Australian Indexed Investments (Aii) to provide custody for their newly launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Aii is a member of the Euro Finance Group. Jim Socratous, managing director at Aii, said ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange traded funds and investment firms. SEC staff will explore a number of issues relating to the investment strategy and the regulations imposed ...