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Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
... this function to a platform provider, he added. Dunnin said managed accounts are disrupting platforms in the same way that ETFs are disrupting investment managers; FoFA is disputing advice businesses and millennial app-based firms are disrupting super ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... Best Multi Strategy Fund Aberdeen Multi Asset Real Return Fund Best Listed Alternative Investment Product (new for 2017) ETFS Physical Palladium (ETPMPD) Best Offshore Manager Operating in Australia Man Investments Best Investor Supporting Australian ...

Managed accounts add brilliant value for dealer group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... CARE methodology as a model portfolio on an adviser or platform level, which also had a mixture of direct investments and ETFs. CARE was an ideal way of explaining complex topics to clients and assesses how they were tracking to retirement goals for ...

SSGA hires head of SPDR ETFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
State Street Global Advisors has named the next head of SPDR ETFs in Australia. Meaghan Victor brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including senior leadership roles in asset management and Australian distribution. ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... growth, small/mid cap Australian equity and international equity. They are a blend of direct asset SMAs managed by the firm, ETFs and external managers including LICs. Shaw and Partners said the integrated approach is designed to improve the risk/reward ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... buy-and-hold investor, he said, but further issues arise when money is moving in and out. "Flows are clearly becoming distortionary. ETFs are clearly not buy-and-hold, because if you look at the largest ETF in the world, the SPDR S&P 500, it does about ...

Robotics, AI ETF set to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... without the specific robotics focus but still believe that technology is "dramatically changing the world we're living in." The ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF invests in global equities within the developed market technology sector.

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... increased propensity for the cost-effective diversification offered by exchange-traded products. CommSec data shows SMSFs trade ETFs 34% more often than non-SMSFs and, though SMSFs represent just 30% of clients with ETFs and LICs, they hold over 50% ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... investment selections demonstrate an increased understanding of key investment factors such as diversification with investments in ETFs and LICs, as well as high-yield, blue-chip domestic and international stocks. "A combination of factors is driving ...

Acorns hits $100m milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... Acorns doesn't charge switching or brokerage fees and with as little as $5, investors can access fractional interests in ETFs listed on the ASX. The company added a number of new features during the year including My Finances, which allows users to track ...