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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' ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... £200B to a total of £645B. BOJ was back in the market today with unscheduled bond purchases and bought a record amount of ETFs... Central banks in Brazil, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines in South Africa all cut rates." And at home: "RBA cut cash ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
UBS is sweeping clean its suite of ASX-listed ETFs, shutting down six funds and delisting three as asset growth stalls. UBS currently has nine ETFs with $300 million in funds under management at February end. On Friday, it informed investors of its ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Australian investors are flocking to ETFs that allow them to short the ASX200 and the S&P 500 amid the stock market correction, doubling their assets since start of the year. The ASX 200 and S&P 500 had both lost over 20% from the start of the year ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Australian ETFs lost $2 billion in February as the industry contracted for the first time in more than a year amid fears of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. According to BetaShares, the 3.1% month on month decline in funds under management was due entirely ...

Why Vanguard won't do gold ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... to its 20-strong lineup, even though one of them cracked $1 billion in assets last year. Vanguard has $20.6 billion and 29 ETFs in Australia, 26 of which are passive strategies and three are multi-factor, which Vanguard considers as active strategies. ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... trend is North America, where over 80% of thematic fund assets are passively managed. This reflects the success of thematic ETFs in the region." In addition, most of the thematic funds globally (68%) have a growth bias, while only 9% have a tilt towards ...

HUB24 hires managed portfolios lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... wishing to use managed accounts." The new suite of options are built with what Milliman described as "best-of-breed, low-cost ETFs" which invest across Australian and international equities and fixed income, property, and cash, with risk protection overlays ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... award, with Morningstar touting its gold analyst rating, simple diversified portfolio and low fees. Its lineup includes four ETFs (VDHG, VDGR, VDBA, VDCO, all under 30bps per annum in fee) with asset allocation set to four risk profiles. Another category ...