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AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... leading international investment managers - BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, Ark Invest, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, Valkyrie, VanEck, and WiseTree - which have pulled in US$55.6 billion in flows since inception. Australia's largest super funds, however ...

ETF industry scales to new heights: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
According to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse for November 2024, the Australian ETF industry reached a record $243 billion in funds under management, bringing it closer to $250 billion. This represents a 4.5% increase from October and a 42.5% rise from ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... "Despite the fall, the participation rate was the same as a year ago, and 1.5 percentage points higher than March 2020." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said the low unemployment may push back hopes for an interest rate ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
The Australian ETF industry continues to see strong inflows, according to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse October 2024, reaching a record $233 billion in funds under management. This is up 2.7% from September 2024 and up 54.5% from October 2023. Betashares ...

Old, retired males more likely to use a financial adviser: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... financial adviser tend to be older - over half are aged 60 and above - primarily retired, and predominantly male, according to VanEck. The investment manager's annual investor survey, which included over 3500 respondents, found that 40% of those who ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... March 2021 quarter." However, despite inflation falling within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%, VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack said a white Christmas in Australia is more likely than a rate cut in 2024. "Despite ...

Active managers find no saviour in dual access products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... Fund (Open Class) was both the largest fund by size and had the highest negative net flows of any dual access product. VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron, however, told Financial Standard that most of the net flows ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... qualms about investing in controversial weapons manufacturers like BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Elbit. Betashares, VanEck, and Global X all launched defence armament and technology-focused ETFs around the first-year anniversary of Hamas' attack. ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
VanEck has revealed last month's best and worst performing exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as the industry hits $220 billion. The highest returns came from the VanEck China New Economy ETF, which climbed 21.4%, followed by the iShares China Large-Cap ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... last three years, the MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index also outpaced the MSCI World of 16.6% p.a. versus 9.1% p.a. VanEck launches its own version of the defence ETF last month on the ASX. "This acceleration in spending is projected to continue ...