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ETFs jump 44 pct to $13.6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... account for only 67% of actual ETFs. The largest ETF is the $2.4 billion State Street SPDR S&P/ASX 200 fund. The largest iShares ETF is their iShares Core S&P 500 fund with $1.4 billion. BetaShares meanwhile dominates the fixed interest and cash ETF ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Morningstar's co-head of fund research Tim Murphy caused a stir at the research firm's investment conference when he showed the risks of US-style synthetic ETFs at a panel session in Sydney on Friday. Tom Keenan of iShares Australia and Graham Smith ...

iShares increases ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... diversified exposure to the Australian sharemarket through a single trade on the ASX. The latest offerings in BlackRock's iShares ETF range are MSCI Australia 200, S&P/ASX 20, S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries and S&P/ASX High Dividend. One trade on the ASX via ...

BlackRock appoints new MD for Brazil

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
BlackRock has appointed Luiz Felipe Andrade as managing director and country head of Brazil, who will be responsible for expanding BlackRock's footprint in the country. Andrade will lead a local team of 16 professionals located in BlackRock's Brazil ...

Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... management processes as prudent. The ratings firm said BGI's systems are sophisticated, providing daily monitoring of the iShares ETF and underlying index. "Lonsec considers BGI's investment process to be thorough and well developed and believe the overall ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) listed a further two iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs), providing Australian investors access to Brazil, Russia, India and China and the top 50 companies in Asia. The iShares MSCI BRIC provides access to more than ...

Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... iShares, which is offered by Barclays Global Investors, is at the vanguard of this phenomenon. The firm claims that its IShares ETF is able to provide investors instant exposure to an international index through a single trade. "Financial advisers are ...
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