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Market Vectors launches international ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Market Vectors ETFs is set to launch a new international equities ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The ETF is pegged to the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index which selects international companies on the basis of three key quality ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... three and five years, the latest data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows. The worst offending sector was International Equities where a staggering 85.97% of active funds underperformed the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap Index over five years (as ...

CFSGAM appoints Five Oceans founding member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Australian equities team with the appointment of a new portfolio manager. Kim Tracey joins CFSGAM from boutique international equities manager Five Oceans Asset Management, where she spent nine years as one of the founding members, and managed the firm's ...

First State Super cuts investment fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... example, of the fund's Australian Equities option was 0.28% per annum (p.a.). Now it is around 0.05%. The international Equities fee, meanwhile, has gone from 0.32% p.a. to 0.08%. Australian Fixed Interest option fell from 0.09% to 0.05% p.a., while ...

ANZ Swiss partnership attracts $1bn from private clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... investment council, they help us with our thinking on asset allocation and they bring a custom basket of international equities to our discretionary account," Phillips said at the Bloomberg Summit. Phillips expressed concern that between 10 to 15% of ...

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... investors' ease of access to different types of asset classes plays a big role in diversifying portfolios. "International equities are not easy to access," he said, and explained that even managed funds require investors to go through "17-page applications." ...

EQT adds Dundas Global Equity to mFund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... Fund investors now have access to all asset classes through Equity Trustees' co-branded funds including: international equities, fixed interest, Australian equities including large cap, small companies, franchise, dividend income and concentrated as ...

CFS FirstWrap adds Insync's Global Titans Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... to protect investors during downturns. "We are delighted to join Colonial First State FirstWrap in the international equities section and are confident of strong adviser support as they look for potentially better value and diversification offshore," ...

Appetite for overseas assets up on last year

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... lowest level ever, at 5.6 out of 10, down from 6.4 out of 10 at the end of June last year. When it came to international equities specifically, investors were slightly less bullish in their outlook this year compared with last year, with slightly fewer ...

QIC funds added to Federation platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... funds and model portfolios as well as assets not widely available on other platforms, including direct international equities and exchange traded options." It went on: "The Federation structure operates like a managed discretionary account, which helps ...