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Betashares to launch Nasdaq ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... portfolios. The Betashares Nasdaq Next Gen 100 ETF (JNDQ) will invest in the 100 largest Nasdaq-listed non-financial companies by market capitalisation beyond the Nasdaq-100 Index, while the Betashares Equal Weight ETF (QNDQ) will invest in an equally ...

BlackRock appoints Aussie head, builds out NZ business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... BlackRock New Zealand. Collins joined BlackRock in 2013 and has held multiple senior roles, including head of iShares and index investments for Australia and New Zealand and head of client business, Australasia. Prior to this, Collins held leadership ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... three products will be priced at 25bps. This makes the IQLT about 30% cheaper than its nearest competitor in the local market, and IVLU about 10% cheaper than its closest competitor. Both IQLT and IVLU will also be available in an Australian hedged version ...

ETFs reigned supreme in 2023: Superhero

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X (SOXL). "ETFs are always popular on Superhero and 2023 was no different," Superhero market analyst Stella Ong said. "We often see younger or newer investors look to ETFs as a way to build their portfolios and overall ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Aware Super has appointed former Vanguard and BlackRock portfolio manager Agnes Hong as its new head of public market equities. Hong, who is relocating from Philadelphia to Sydney, will oversee the development of Aware Super's $90 billion public ...

Bond ETFs poised for growth in 2024: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... garnered notable attention, capturing $1.5 billion in the same period. Notably, bond ETFs comprised almost 45% of total market flows in 2023, up from 29% in 2022. Vanguard's head of ETF capital markets for APAC Adam DeSanctis anticipates that bond ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... BlackRock in 2013, initially as head of iShares capital markets and products for APAC, followed by a stint as head of ETFs and index investing until 2021. Prior to her latest appointment, she held various positions including deputy head of APAC, head ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... resulting in a contraction in price earnings multiples for utilities. "Utility and wireless towers companies in the S&P 500 Index sold off roughly 10.5%, creating a challenging environment for infrastructure portfolios built around these steady, defensive ...

J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... is listed on the ASX. JPGB is the second fixed income active ETF that the global asset manager has brought to the local market, leveraging the same strategy as the JPMorgan Global Bond Fund (mutual fund). With inflation starting to cool and growing signs ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... Investment Council (AIC). In recent years, Spire Capital director and head of investments Stuart Haigh has seen the private market sector, particularly in the northern hemisphere, lobby governments around the world to give retail markets better accessible ...