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Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... S&P Funds Services managing director Mark Hoven told Financial Standard that ratings from his agency on ETFs from State Street and Vanguard could be released within weeks. Hoven rejected the suggestion that ratings on ETFs - which were designed to be ...

SSgA hires NYSE exec to join ETF team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
State Street Global Advisors has appointed the former global head of exchange traded funds of the New York Stock Exchange as managing director and global head of ETF product development. In this new role, Ebner will be based in State Street Global Advisors' ...

SSgA hits $45m in 24 hours

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
State Street's new high dividend yield ETF has amassed over $45 million in FUM from investors a day after the strategy was listed on the ASX. Rob Goodlad, SSgA senior managing director for Australia, confirmed the firm's SPDR MSCI Australia Select High ...

SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
State Street Global Advisors has launched an Australian ETF aimed at investors looking for high yield. SSgA has introduced the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF, which seeks to provide investors with high and sustainable dividends. ...

ARIA chief rejoins State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Outgoing ARIA chief executive Lochiel Crafter is returning to State Street Global Advisors as head of investments for Asia Pacific. Crafter announced last month that he was leaving ARIA after joining the fund in May 2008. In the newly created role at ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... years experience in portfolio management and research in both Australia and the US. He previously held positions at State Street Global Advisors, Deutsche Bank in New York and Bankers Trust in Sydney. His published research includes substantial and highly ...

Avoid high yield traps: State Street

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
According to the report, investors should be cautious when looking to add stocks with misleadingly high dividend yields to their portfolios, as the higher yield is often a result of significant price declines rather than increases in dividends paid. ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... share of 46.3 per cent, iShares, owned by BlackRock, is by some distance the world's single largest ETF provider. State Street Global Advisors is next, with 110 ETFs and assets of US$153.3 billion, followed by Vanguard, with 47 ETFs and assets under ...

SSgA hits $3bn in ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
State Street Global Advisors has reached the $3 billion in total funds under management mark for its SPDR range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, up more than 50 per cent over 12 months. This is 52 per cent higher than the $1.97 billion ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... acting CEO. According to Rainmaker Information, Crafter was previously chief investment officer, Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors. Prior to joining SSgA, Crafter spent three years at Westpac Investment Management as investment director ...