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iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Jon Howie noted iShares has the most comprehensive range of smart beta ETFs listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and commented that "iShares Edge Smart Beta ETFs are designed to provide Australian investors with a low cost way to strengthen ...

New BetaShares fund combats investor bias

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF is designed to track an index providing exposure to about 180 listed stocks on the ASX assessed by their market capitalisation. Additional portfolio diversification will be provided by the index capping sector ...

BlackRock slashes iShares ETF fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... reduced management fees across its US iShares Core exchange-traded fund suite, which includes three products listed on the ASX. The three ASX-listed ETFs are the iShares S&P 500 ETF, the iShares S&P Mid-Cap ETF and the iShares S&P Small-Cap ETF. The ...

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... which provides unhedged exposure to leading companies in the Eurozone. The ANZ ETFS Euro Stoxx 50 ETF, which will have the ASX ticker code ESTX, will track the Eurozone's largest and most liquid index of blue-chip stocks. The index covers 50 of the largest ...

BetaShares rolls out global sector ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... the first exchange-traded fund product in its global sector ETF suite. The Global Energy Companies ETF, trading under the ASX code FUEL and hedged to the Australian dollar, provides exposure to the largest international energy companies, including Exxon ...

XTBs and SMAs a good match

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... "Previously it was very difficult for investors to construct a truly diversified portfolio in a "bottom up" way, from individual and ASX-listed securities," Murphy said. "Direct bonds in the over-the-counter market are notoriously difficult to access ...

Australian Unity fund begins ASX trading

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... overwhelmingly voted for the fund's listing at a meeting in Melbourne on Friday, and it will be the first A-REIT to list on the ASX this calendar year. Australian Unity Investments chief executive, David Bryant, said he was pleased with the support from ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... created by a fund's use of derivatives to 150% of net assets. There are currently only three leveraged ETFs available on the ASX: the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund, the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund and the BetaShares Australian Equities ...

VanEck global infrastructure ETF goes live

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... ETF provider to give Australian investors the opportunity to access a portfolio of global infrastructure securities via the ASX. "[It] meets increasing investor demand for global infrastructure which has traditionally provided investors with stable incomes ...