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Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... 0.15%, making it more expensive to trade but cheaper to own. Among the newcomers the BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Fund (BBOZ) had inflows of nearly $14 million, the largest inflows since its launch in April this year. It's now had $42 million ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
Investing in toilet paper and toothpaste type companies can feed a fund's growth on a day-to-day basis and help Australian investors survive local equities market turmoil. This is one part of an investment strategy deployed by senior fund manager for ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... Australian Shares High Yield ETF with $23 million. While the totals are not as great, the BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear (Hedge Fund), which profits when the Australian sharemarket falls, and the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (Hedge ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... went into a correction, Chinese equities recorded their biggest one-day dive since June 2007, Germany's bourse fell into a bear market, commodity prices were dropkicked to a 16-year low - reportedly triggered by China's devaluation of the yuan just over ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has delayed the interest rate lift off; supporting Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass' view that tightening will be drawn out over many years. Presenting to some 800 advisers at Sydney's Westin Hotel ...

Asset management modeling low-cost airlines

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan foresees the future of asset management being similar to the evolution of low-cost airlines. He said low-cost airlines made flying affordable by stripping out many of the "bells and whistles" and ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
Stockbroking platform Invast Australia has launched a number of model portfolios tackling themes such as the country's aging population, US cyber security and iconic Aussie brands. The portfolios will be listed in Invast's PortfolioInvestor platform ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
Magellan Financial Group has outgrown its 1960s office block on Sydney's Castlereagh Street and co-founder Hamish Douglass is looking for new premises. But the manager of the highly successful Magellan Global Fund is worried the sites he's been shown ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. Before that he was managing director of London-based ...