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FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... but the fact that they don't pay commissions means they're now on a level playing field against traditional managed funds." MSCI vice president, ETF client coverage Tim Bradbury agrees that product range and education have been pivotal in shaping market ...

UBS launches ethical ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
UBS Global Asset Management has launched six ETFs aimed at "ethical" investors. The new funds track the MSCI indices that exclude access to tobacco products as well as cluster bombs, landmines, depleted uranium, and chemical and biological weapons. ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
Global index provider MSCI has hired ETF Consulting managing director Tim Bradbury to launch the company's ETF business in Australia. As vice president of ETF client coverage, Bradbury will be responsible for driving visibility, awareness and usage ...

Epoch funds get upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... flow. The aim is to generate superior risk-adjusted returns with a dividend yield that exceeds the dividend yield of the MSCI World (ex Australia) Index. Damien McIntyre, director and head of distribution with Grant Samuel Funds Management, said the ...

Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged intl ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Two new international shares exchange traded funds (ETF) from Vanguard have begun trading on the ASX. The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (hedged) ETF (ASX:VGAD) offer investors ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... global equity exchange-traded fund with a quality bias. Trading under the ASX code QUAL, the ETF is designed to track the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index. The Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF gives investors access to a portfolio ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Investors now have a huge amount of choice. They can get exposure to indices as wide as the S&P Global 100 or as specific as the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. There is also a growing number of smart beta-style ETFs, such as those that target high-dividend-yielding ...

Market Vectors launches international ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... 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 factors: high return ...

EQT adds Dundas Global Equity to mFund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... with lower volatility. The fund aims to deliver rolling five-year returns in excess of 2.5% of the capital return of the MSCI All Country World Index (ex Australia) before fees. "With the addition of the EQT Dundas Global Equity Fund investors now have ...

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... in emerging markets and now is looking like a good entry point for long-term investors. According to Rainmaker data, the MSCI Emerging Markets index has achieved an annual return of just 3.88% in the three years to 30 June including dividends and in ...