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SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... 2018. The major developed markets all saw large falls with the S&P500 Accumulation Index posting a negative 3.7%, while the FTSE Euro 100 fell 4% and MSCI Japan fell 3.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 had a positive monthly return of 0.4%, buoyed by industrials ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... characteristics. The second, the Global Minimum Volatility (ASX: VMIN), aims to deliver a return with lower volatility than the FTSE Global All-Cap Index (AUD hedged) before fees, expenses and tax. Both will be managed by Vanguard's quantitative equity ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... March; the All Ords index is 3.9% lower; the Nikkei-225 index is down 9.4%; the Shanghai composite index has lost 4.7%; the FTSE-100 index has dropped 10% and the Stoxx-50 is 5.9% cheaper. This made sense because as I typed in this space many, many times ...

FTSE Russell partners with $7bn super fund to create new indices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
FTSE Russell partnering with a $7 billion fund to roll out a series of indices designed specifically for Australian superannuation funds investing in global equities. The FTSE All-World ex Australia Net Tax (Super) Index Series, created in partnership ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... (+2.6%), Dow Jones Industrials (+2.3%), Nasdaq Composite (+3.4%), Russell 2000 (+1.6%) -- surged to new record highs; so has the FTSE-100 index (+0.47%); the All Ordinaries Index soared to its highest level in a decade (+1.0%); the Nikkei-225 to its ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... revised a little higher, and lies between two and 3% over much of the forecast period." This was the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) opening paragraph in its 'Statement of Monetary Policy' report for August 2017. The overall tone of the report was ...

Last chance: Financial Standard ETF Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... Global Advisors Arnie Selvarajah, chief executive, Bell Direct Sudir Raju, managing director, exchange traded products Asia, FTSE Russell Tim Bradbury, executive director, ETF client coverage, MSCI Russel Chesler, director, investments & portfolio strategy ...

VanEck partners to launch ETF model portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... Index International Shares ETF, VanEck Vectors AUstralian Property ETF, SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF, VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF, iShares Composite Bond Index ETF and Vanguard International Fixed Index (Hedged) ETF. ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... Treasuries increased by a full 10 basis points to 2.57%). The Euro Stoxx-50 index closed lower by as much, down 0.8% and the FTSE-100 index finished 0.3% down. Equity markets in the Asian timezone are sure follow when they open. But whether or not this ...

Lonsec rates BetaShares ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... ETF joins other BetaShares products given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec, including Australian High Interest Cash ETF, FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF, US Dollar ETF, Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (managed fund) and S&P 500 Yield Maximiser ...