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Market Vectors lists first Aussie banking ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Market Vectors ETFs has listed four new Australian exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), including the first Australian banking and small cap resources ETFs. The listing brings the total number of exchange traded ...

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 8 and counting and... 9 days to go before the US debt hit the ceiling. Yes Virginia, those adult politicos in Washington are still at it...playing their game of chickens. Both sides are waiting for the other to blink. You know what happens ...

Boutiques squeezed out by increasing compliance costs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
Industry consolidation arising from increased regulatory compliance cost is leading to an institutionalisation of the investment landscape and eroding the competitive advantage of boutique investment management firms, according to a new report published ...

Market Vectors set to launch four Australian equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Market Vectors is set to open its doors to Australian investors with the launch of four new Australian exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The new products are sector focused and designed to track purpose-built pure-play indices specifically developed for ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has commended former Treasury boss Ken Henry's bid to become a director of the ASX board as it looks to renewal after the resignation of two long-serving directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address ...

Link calls on govt to remove Stronger Super red tape

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Advisers to justify platform choice under best interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Financial planners will have to justify platform choice under the best interest duty provision within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has raised the issue that platform operators ...

ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Australia's exchange traded product (ETP) market has expanded rapidly in 2013, reaching a record $8.8 billion in assets according to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update. The report shows Australia's ETP industry, has grown by 61% in the 12 months to ...

Future Fund legally bound to protect docs in AustralianSuper feud

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
The Future Fund risks breaching a legally-binding confidentiality agreement with Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) if it hands over documents to AustralianSuper relating to its purchase of a stake in Perth airport. It is understood that AustralianSuper ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Two behemoths of the superannuation industry, AustralianSuper and the Future Fund, will meet in the Victorian Supreme Court in mid-October to dispute the circumstances around the sale of a 29.7% stake in Perth airport. AustralianSuper, which manages ...