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ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... that assets under management in gold ETFs has increased around 45.8% in the period from December 2019 to March 2020. Net inflows for the same period rose 574%, from $31 million in December last year to $209 million in March 2020. The data suggests that ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... recession." Despite this, BlackRock iShares head of APAC investment strategy, ETF and index investing Thomas Taw said investment inflows into China had soared. "Following the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in late January, we saw investors shed exposure ...

Trading volumes surge in ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... billion, reflecting global market declines. "Despite the heightened market volatility, the ETF industry recorded net positive inflows of $522 million, demonstrating strong resilience and the continued appeal of the liquidity and transparency of ETFs," ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... and says perhaps some are kicking super funds when they're down. "Mass job losses in certain industries, contribution inflows stopping and then potential $20,000 per member withdrawals; it's hard to imagine a scenario like that, but here it is," ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... $64 billion at the end of February. Despite losing about 10% in market value, investors still want in. There were net inflows into the ETP market in March of $360 million. However, Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall pointed out this was ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... the start of the year to yesterday's close, as COVID-19 and economic slowdown sweeps through the world. The market inflows have translated into juicy inflows for three shorting ETFs, the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX: BEAR) ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... BetaShares, the 3.1% month on month decline in funds under management was due entirely to falls in asset values - with inflows into ETF products remaining positive at $1.6 billion. Trading values reached an all-time monthly high, with just over $7 billion ...

Why Vanguard won't do gold ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... sectors like robotics or even ASX subsectors like financials. However, gold, given its safe harbour status and recent inflows (ETFS Physical Gold had $1.2 billion in assets as at January end, while Perth Mint Gold had $322 million) would be a good addition ...

Fee cuts hack at fund manager margins

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... Australia : managers tend to be lowering fees before listing an active ETF (where low-cost funds still attract the most inflows), more asset managers are opening new strategies for business, and low-yields are making it harder for active fixed income ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... funds domiciled in North America decreased from 28% to 16% over the same period. "While all regions have experienced net inflows over the trailing five years, Europe and rest of the world have been the main beneficiaries, netting $45 billion and $36 ...