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Market Vectors lists first Aussie banking ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... the Australian Banks ETF was the first of its kind. "Many Australian investors remain heavily invested in cash and with interest rates barely sitting above the inflation rate, investments such as the Australian banks can offer dividend income and the ...

Praemium to host 5 more BetaShares ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... RAFI Australia 200 ETF, the BetaShares US Dollar ETF, the BetaShares Gold Bullion ETF, the BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF and the BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund. Vynokur said, "The High Interest Cash ETF is very ...

Super in-house investment no threat to fund managers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
The tendency for big super funds to move investment in-house is no cause for alarm for investment managers, according to Principal Global Investors chief executive Grant Forster. Forster said that while funds bringing investment in-house - such as AustralianSuper ...

ASIC has risk advice in its sights

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... was long and the pace was demanding so it's time to step back and remind ourselves that we're trying to prioritise the interest of the consumer and need to make an effort to make sure nothing undermines that objective," he finished.

Read the rules, says ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell reassured advisers at the AFA conference that the FoFA best interest duty is not as strict as people think. He reminded them to read the regulatory guidance before jumping to conclusions. "We're just over three months ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... world's safest asset. And that would have two serious implications. First, the Treasury would have to pay somewhat higher interest rates on all future borrowing, perhaps for decades, maybe forever. By the way, that might happen even if we meet all our ...

Registrations open for 'Your best interests'

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Investor interest shifts to European credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Investors are starting to take an interest in European credit as the US political deadlock continues with no end in sight. HSBC global chief investment officer of fixed income Xavier Baraton told Financial Standard that "big investment funds in Asia ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... their liabilities. The advantage for investors is that their values are driven not by movements in financial markets or interest rates, but by whether certain events, such as an earthquake in India, a Tsunami in Japan or a storm off the east coast of ...

Chifley Super to merge with Sunsuper

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... mergers with larger industry and retail superannuation funds, Chifley Super said a merger with Sunsuper is in the best interest of its 18,000 members. Chifley Super is owned and operated by Unions NSW under the sponsorship of the national office, greater ...