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BetaShares targets active ETF traders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
BetaShares Capital has provided investors with two leveraged trading tools to enable them to actively trade ETF products on the Australian market. In partnership with Citigroup, BetaShares has launched two 'MINIs' over its resources and financial sector ...

Advisers turn from managed funds to ETFs: BetaShares

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... pressure on active fund managers and attracting financial advisers, according to a new ETF report released today. The BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report predicts that ETF investor numbers will grow to 80,000 by the end of next year, a 51 per cent ...

ETFs report wafer thin trading volumes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... Regardless of thin ETF trading volumes, ETF listings are running hot. Since the end of 2010 State Street has launched five, BetaShares and iShares have launched four each, Vanguard have launched three and Russell launched one. Thin ETF trading volumes ...

Fixed interest ETFs to fill "massive hole"

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... real value in that asset allocation advice. The question would be would people be willing to pay for it," he added. BetaShares is another ETF provider that is bullish on fixed income. "The ETF industry here is very keen to deliver fixed income products ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
ETF provider BetaShares Capital has launched a hedged gold bullion product on the ASX, which aims to protect investors from fluctuations on the Australian and US dollar exchange rate. "In the last 2 years to April 2011, the S&P/ASX 200 delivered an ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... has shown steady growth," said Goodlad. Further evidence of the ongoing appetite for ETFs is the level of support for BetaShares' US dollar ETF offering, which has quadrupled in size over the last month, reaching $50 million in AUM. BetaShares has passed ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... contribution cap from around 25 per cent to 50 per cent. According to Drew Corbett, head of investment and distribution at BetaShares, there was close to $5 billion worth of ETF products invested in the Australian market in July 2010. Corbett noted that ...

US dollar fund taps retail ETF potential

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
BetaShares Capital said consumer demand for a simple way to trade currencies is behind the rapid growth of its newly listed US dollar exchange traded fund. The open-ended fund is now worth $11 million, but Drew Corbett, Head of Investment Strategy and ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
New Sydney-based exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has launched a new ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the ...

New ETF player targets niche assets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
A month after BetaShares introduced its first two exchange traded funds on the ASX, the firm is looking to carve a name for itself in the specialist ETFs market with the launch of more products this year, including a currency ETF. Drew Corbett, head ...