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ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Findings of a recent BetaShares and Investment Trends exchange traded funds report showed the number of investors in ETFs surged by 46% in the past year. The report, which quizzed 10,530 investors and 768 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Most investment managers predict the global property securities sector will continue delivering strong returns throughout 2015, according to the Lonsec 2014/15 Global Property Securities Sector Review. The Lonsec research, which examined 23 global property ...

Xpress Super grows online trading suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Accounting firm and self-managed super fund administrator SuperGuardian's low-cost Xpress Super service has expanded its partnerships with online trading platforms. Investors using the Xpress Super service will now be able to make use of CommSec, Open ...

Argo to launch infrastructure LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Argo Investments plans to launch an ASX-listed infrastructure investment company. Argo Global Listed Infrastructure Limited will be actively managed by Cohen & Steers and will invest in a diversified global listed infrastructure securities and infrastructure ...

Electricity sale fit for fixed income portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
The long-term lease of New South Wales' electricity network offers opportunities for investors to access defensive, non-cyclical, monopoly style assets. This is the opinion of Aberdeen Asset Management after releasing research that analysed implications ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Low European interest rates pushing investors to find higher yielding stocks is encouraging them to reconsider the insurance sector. An investment briefing released by Amundi Asset Management said the insurance sector, after strong focus on derisking ...

AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
AMP Capital is set to become an investment adviser to GII, a Japanese company that invests in renewable energy assets. AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice. GII's first acquisition will be operating ...

JPMorgan appoints investment banking vice chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
J.P. Morgan has appointed a vice chairman of global investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, reporting to head of investment banking Grant Dempsey. Simon Ranson left Citigroup in July, where he had worked for 10 years, most recently as head ...

IFS opens unlisted infrastructure assets to retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
IFM Investors' unlisted Australian infrastructure fund can now be accessed by retail investors, via a vehicle managed by Industry Fund Services (IFS) The IFS Infrastructure Investment Model pools retail investors' funds and then invests them in the ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Dividends paid out by Australian companies grew solidly in 2014, but international investors in local companies actually saw an 8.8% decline in distributions as a result of the falling Australian dollar, according to the latest global dividend survey ...