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iShares unveils four Aussie ETFs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... ETFs as the firm hopes to cash in on increasing investor demand for exchange traded funds. These ETFs include the iShares MSCI Australia 200, which will aim to track the performance of the MSCI Australia 200 Index investing in the 200 largest companies ...

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... consecutive weeks and year to date redemptions total US$80 billion," he said. Cole said that performance relative to the various MSCI indices to which its funds are benchmarked remains "encouraging" and that he is hopeful this will translate into higher ...

Good vintage yields strong returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010

RMB rise to benefit local investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... when investing in the region and particularly China, rather than "just 2 or 3 per cent" portfolio allocations, based on the MSCI AC World Index. "If the renminbi appreciates 3 to 5 per cent a year going forward over the next 10 years, any asset you hold... ...

SSgA hits $45m in 24 hours

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... after the strategy was listed on the ASX. Rob Goodlad, SSgA senior managing director for Australia, confirmed the firm's SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF take-up was a strong sign investors are looking for investments that provided ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... international value equity strategy has returned 6.32 per cent p.a. since inception in 2001, compared with its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, which returned 3.34 per cent p.a. over the same period.

SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... Street Global Advisors has launched an Australian ETF aimed at investors looking for high yield. SSgA has introduced the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF, which seeks to provide investors with high and sustainable dividends. Rob Goodlad ...

Ausbil Dexia signs ESG deal with CAER

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... portfolio construction process. According to Rainmaker Information, the $90 million fund slightly outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, in the year to 30 June, with a 5.5 per cent return. Adam Dixon, associate director of equities at Ausbil ...

TAAM attracts top Asia guns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... cent since inception in September 1996, according to a Reuters report. It beat the 3.1 per cent average yearly gain in the MSCI ex-Japan index over the same timeframe. Meanwhile, TAAM also appointed Robert Mann, former chief investment officer of Credit ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... markets of the western world. There are many emerging market products in Australia that are either benchmarked against the MSCI EM Index or have exposure to the component stocks. Kedersha points out that MSCI EM constituent stocks remain heavily weighted ...