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Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
Over a difficult trading year to July 30, where world markets dipped into the red, the Watershed International ETF SMA delivered 6.86% p.a. gross return for its investors, outpacing its benchmark the MSCI World Index (AUD) which lost 2.48%, giving outperformance ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, distributed by Ironbark Asset Management, has recently received substantial support from several research houses, wealth groups and platforms. The GLI Fund was recently upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' ...

BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
BetaShares has launched two new exchange traded funds to give investors low-cost diversified exposure to global healthcare and agriculture stocks. The new funds are BetaShares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: DRUG) and the BetaShares Global ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has added two new exchange traded funds to its growing stable. The new products are BetaShares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: MNRS) and BetaShares Global Banks ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: BNKS). Both are hedged ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its top-performing listed infrastructure fund. The Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) is expected to commence trading on the ASX with the code MICH on 22 July 2016. The new exchange-quoted ...

BetaShares launches hedged Europe and Japan ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
BetaShares has launched Australia's first currency-hedged European and Japanese equity ETFs on the ASX. BetaShares WisdomTree Europe ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HEUR) and BetaShares WisdomTree Japan ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN) provide access to ...

ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Exchange traded fund (ETF) businesses expect to grow by nearly 18% per year for the next three to five years, according to EY's 2015 Global ETF Survey. Despite an unstable economic environment, more than 90% of those surveyed expect the industry to ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... weighted by market capitalisation," hedged to Australian dollars. The BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedge, meanwhile, is designed to negatively correlate with US share market returns so as to protect against declines. "International ...

Magellan launches hedged global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
Magellan Financial Group has listed a currency hedged version of its Global Equities Fund, which has grown to over $257 million in five months. The Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged) is set to start trading on the Australian Securities ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... costs." However, GDX and gold have in common a low correlation to other asset classes and they are both used as a currency hedge, a hedge against inflation and a trading tool by large institutions.