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Deutsche smashes Euro ETF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Deutsche Bank's European based exchange traded funds (ETF) platform raised more than $25 billion of assets in 18 months, making it the third largest ETF provider in Europe by assets under management. The bank's platform, db x-trackers, now has a 14 ...

Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
A key reason financial advisers choose managed funds over exchange traded funds (ETFs) is because ETFs fail to provide enough financial incentives, according to CommSec. In its latest newsletter for investors, CommSec said the Australian ETF market ...

US ETF appetite strong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... strong despite ETF assets dropping more than five per cent since the start of the year. The 2008 Mid-year Exchange Traded Fund Report revealed US ETF assets totaled roughly $575 billion in July, a 5.4 per cent fall from the beginning of the year, as ...

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 ...

SSgA exchange traded funds rise 33pct

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) is officially a billion-dollar industry for the local arm of State Street Global Advisors after the investment manager reported its "Spider" ETFs rose 33.1 per cent to reach $1 billion over the 12 months to May. It took ...

Have coffee, will iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Barclay's 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 ...

Aurora Buy-Write wins fans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... investors with investment strategies from Australian and wholesale investment managers through one listed exchange traded fund structure.

Aussie investors jump on emerging markets iShares

Barely 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 ...

Singapore mega-fund IC tender due

The Singapore Central Provident fund's board is calling for investment consultancy firms to tender for the service of providing consultancy under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS). The mega-fund, which has more than $100 billion in member account balance ...