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BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... of iShares to offer innovative solutions that meet investors' needs," he said. BlackRock said the ETFs help fill a market gap for truly liquid and transparent cash instruments available to intermediaries in Australia that can provide cash investment ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive Anthony Millet said the firm is more than happy to fill a gap left by the lack of real estate investment trusts (REITs) for residential property in Australia. "It's Australia's favourite ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The number of male and female CFA candidates are almost at parity, according to the CFA Institute. About 46% females and 54% males sat the exam in December last year. Females who re-sat the exam accounted for 44% of total candidates. The Institute's ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... figures. Randi Zuckerberg, author of 'Dot Complicated' and founder of Zuckerberg Media, said that women should bridge this gender gap by upskilling and taking tech-related courses. "The great thing about tech is that computer languages and the coding ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... relationships with smaller financial planning clients. Parker said at the time that certain Altair strategies would help "fill the gap" with these clients.

No spend, no inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... economic "expansion" - the most optimistic the BOJ had been in nine years - and of above-potential growth or a positive output gap. To wit, "Japan's economy has been turning toward a moderate expansion. Although an improvement in domestic demand is not ...

Banks charging more for less in super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... fees being paid into the retail segment, and banking groups and AMP in particular, is significant because of the relative gap in investment outcomes delivered to fund members over the longer term in their respective default workplace and investment options," ...

Qualitas launches fund, adds two directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... ratio of up to 75%, structured in preferred equity and debt financing of about $125 million. Establishing the fund fills a gap in the market left by the banks pulling back in lending activities, Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said. ...

Concerned HNWs rolling back property exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... their strict criteria. "The default position is to sit on their hands," he explained. "In one instance, a client advised the gap between mandates approved by their clients, and the actual investments made, was as wide as they had ever seen. "These investors ...