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Trading volumes surge in ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Trading volumes in ETFs grew exponentially in March, as funds under management declined in line with falling equity markets, according to BetaShares' March ETF review. According to the report, trading volumes were up more than 150% month on month. The ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... previously did [4% to 2%], so income should be fine. Our focus is on preserving capital," he says. What about dividend-focused ETFs? The past few years have seen the growth of passive ETFs that chase higher dividends according to a set of rules. Vanguard ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... "These investors are buyers, almost exclusively, and they're also buying big names - banks, big miners, as well as ASX200 ETFs," she said. "Volumes are heavily dominated by big name, large cap companies that will exist despite a downturn, rather ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion and set aside ¥2 trillion for additional ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... iNAV is a fairly lagging indicator at the moment," Lonsec head of listed product Peter Green says. Australian fixed income ETFs were trading at -2.87% of average discount at March 23 close, compared to all of previous year where the trading price was ...

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... management giant's new Vanguard Personal Investor offering will allow Australians to invest in the firm's Australian-listed ETFs brokerage free, in a move Vanguard said is aligned to its "ongoing commitment" to lower the cost of investing. The platform ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... index. Zenith head of real assets and listed strategies Dugald Higgins said about 38% (or more than $24 billion) of Aussie ETFs tracks S&P indices. The simpler of these, can continue to replicate the strategy and just move forward their own rebalancing ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... class," Cerulli said. The research also pointed to the elimination of non-transactional-fee (NTF) platforms as a positive for ETFs, saying it levels the playing field and have given issuers more options for promoting products. "One consequence of the ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... development and distribution," Chan said. "The recent extreme risk-off market environment has showcased the underlying strength of ETFs. I look forward to working with Rimmo to bring our suite of global and local products to investors in the region ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... "The cash held in a client's account can be invested into a range of other cash products (term deposits, cash funds, ETFs etc) and we do not require them to hold a surplus above our minimum. "If a client chooses to hold extra 'at call cash' ...