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New ETF for ASX All Tech Index

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... It will charge about 48bps per year. This makes it more expensive than other passive ASX sector exposures, where resources ETFs charge 35 to 40bps while financials charge 39 to 40bps. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said ATEC's pricing is ...

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
Dwindling client demand will see Morningstar analysts cease coverage on two BlackRock ETFs and a BetaShares product next month. From March 20, it will no longer publish qualitative research on iShares MSCI Japan (IJP), iShares China Large-Cap (IZZ) ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... app play for my clients?" Following the launch of the index, the industry will soon see a raft of exchange traded funds (ETFs) built around it. "From an investing perspective, low-cost products such as ETFs are products we often use as part of our client ...

New Aussie ETF to invest in FAANGs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... as Tesla, Netflix and Baidu to the usual technology stocks. It starts trading on the ASX on March 2 under the ticker FANG (ETFS FANG + ETF) and ETF Securities expects strong demand from the retail and wealth channel. While broader international technology ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... underlines its commitment to value "without compromising on quality". "There are more options for investors than ever before. ETFs can offer liquidity and diversification through a single trade," Victor said. "The fee reduction will result in a realignment ...

SSGA promotes local SPDR boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The head of SPDR ETFs in Australia and Singapore, Meaghan Victor, has been promoted by State Street Global Advisors. SSGA has appointed Victor to a newly created role as head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution, in a move that will see Victor assume ...

BlackRock shuts ASX-listed ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... survived BlackRock's trimming of its Australian ETF offering in 2018 as a part of which it axed other single-country Asian ETFs. "BIMAL [BlackRock Investment Management Limited, as the responsible entity] continues to review its range of products ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... largest proportion of their total portfolio to unlisted managed funds (7%, on average), while ASX-listed investments such as ETFs and LICs are gaining popularity (both 4%, up from 3% in 2018)," he said. "Users of managed investments do not limit themselves ...

VanEck launches first active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... biggest index components can mean exposure to excessively levered countries and companies," Fine said. VanEck had about 20 ETFs listed on the ASX, totaling just under $4 billion at December end. About a quarter of its assets are in the VanEck Vectors ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment increasing 26% to US$86 trillion in 2019. It also found that ESG-related ETFs increased by 300%.