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Trading volumes surge in ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... exponentially in March, as funds under management declined in line with falling equity markets, according to BetaShares' March ETF review. According to the report, trading volumes were up more than 150% month on month. The growth in turnover saw ASX ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
As ASX-listed companies wind back dividends, income-focused equities funds will have to look harder for sources of income. Australian companies paid out about $55.5 billion in dividends last year, according to Janus Henderson. On average, between 1917 ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic saw Australia's equity markets become a hive of activity throughout March, as self-directed investors moved to protect their portfolios from the crisis' economic fallout. Investment platform Self Wealth released its quarterly ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Powell, chief investment strategist, APAC, BlackRock Investment Institute, and Thomas Taw, head of investment strategy, APAC, ETF and index investing, said in their report that while China has not been immune to the effects of COVID-19 the acute phase ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... lost $257 million or 13% of funds under management. The product with the greatest increase in assets under management was ETF Securities' Physical Gold, which increased by $189 million on net inflows of $135 to end the month with $1.6 billion. Vanguard ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) acted quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion ...

BetaShares swaps out unlisted fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... old fund] have significantly topped up their investments," he said. BetaShares, which is better recognised as a fast-growing ETF issuer, has had an unlisted funds management business for institutional investors for about five years. Its unlisted funds ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... close, compared to all of previous year where the trading price was 0.12% higher than the underlying portfolio's value. The ETF with the biggest discounts was VanEck's corporate bond plus ETF (PLUS) which ended the day's trading at -11.86% ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... equity-heavy portfolios, but what we don't want is a completely switch to very defensive portfolios either." Vynokur, who runs a cash ETF through BetaShares, said he has noticed a change in investor behaviour since the volatility began. "We have seen ...

VanEck rejigs China A-shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
VanEck Australia is changing the index of China A-shares ETF and, as a result, will stop investing via its NYSE-listed counterpart. The VanEck Vectors China CSI 300 ETF (CETF) currently tracks CSI 300 index which covers the 300 largest and most liquid ...