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ETFs just 5pct of all indexing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... ETFs at the moment are indexed," the researcher commented. Rainmaker said that equities, and especially international equities, continue to be indexing's mainstay but that alternatives are becoming more central and growth of indexing in this asset class ...

Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... risks facing the Australian market. Over a third of the money poured into new mandates last year was in international equities, twice the amount of new funds invested in Australian equities. The latest edition of the Rainmaker Research Mandate Chaser ...

IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... developing a trading capability which will allow investment managers, advisers and their clients to access international equities within managed portfolios. "This new offering is expected to increase HUB24's market leadership position in the provision ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... two months have been hard for financial markets, with negative returns in most Australian equities and international equities sector products," Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall said. "In the past two months the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation ...

PM Capital wins Zenith award

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Zenith has named PM Capital the best fund manager for international equities - alternatives. At the 2015 Zenith Fund Awards, PM Capital's Global Companies Fund was recognised for its 17-year track record and experienced investment team. "The Global ...

Super returns fall sharply in August

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... for balanced funds. Despite the overall SelectingSuper index's fall to 6.5%, the index was sustained by international equities that returned 28% in the year to August 2015 buoyed by the 31% drop in the Australian Dollar against the US dollar. That return ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... in this segment over the longer-term. Only 29.17% of active managers underperformed over five years. In international equities 67.31% underperformed the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap Index over one year, compared with 80.58% as of December 31 ...

ETF flows up despite market underperformance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... Exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw positive flows in August despite overall negative returns from Australian and international equities. Total net flows into ETFs in August 2015 were $360 million, about half the net flows that the sector had seen during ...

More Macquarie advisers flock to Shaw

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... join the firm. "Shaw and Partners has established itself as a business with expertise in both domestic and international equities/funds, research, cash business and funds platforms," he explained. "These are all of the highest quality and the business ...

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... to the median return of bonds being significantly higher than other asset classes (including Aussie and international equities and Australian property) during the worst decile of monthly Australian equity returns from April 1990 to now. "When Australian ...