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Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... smart beta is the fastest growing segment of the asset management industry. "At the forefront of this growth are smart beta ETFs which offer the best aspects of both active and passive management by tracking indices that are designed to deliver a specific ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... hedged into Australian dollars to eliminate the impact of currency fluctuations on portfolio performance, making the two ETFs unique in the Australian market. MNRS aims to track an index comprising of 40 of the largest gold miners outside of Australia. ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... AGF was trading to NAV, Paris actually suggested retail holders could be better off investing in one of the China-focused ETFs on the market, like VanEck's China A-shares ETF. "And we would still encourage other fund managers to launch China products," ...

Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Exchange traded fund providers and financial advisers need to leverage the "enormous winds" created by ETFs in building better client investment portfolios, according to a leading industry executive. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... are going to lead its future. State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan Shead said ETFs are a product originated by and developed for institutional investors, yet the industry's biggest change is and will continue ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... structure, and a tight price range around net asset value with the fund acting as market maker. They differ from traditional ETFs in that they offer investors active management. Magellan launched its currency hedged infrastructure strategy in July 2007 ...

Gold delivers for ETF investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... Australian market in the second half of the year," Vynokur added. The BetaShares Australian ETF Half Year Review reported that ETFs expanded to $22.5 billion in assets at the end of June. Funds under management grew 5% in the first half, adding $1.1 ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... alpha was no longer captured through a domestic bond portfolio but through specialised, niche investments including passive ETFs, active specialty stock selection, multi-asset strategies, and alternatives. "The new asset classes I see are the way large ...

Register for the Financial Standard ETF Forum

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... thinking risk being left behind. Financial Standard will also be releasing the results of its inaugural adviser survey on ETFs at the forum. All sessions are CPD-accredited. Visit the website for more details.

ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
ANZ ETFS will later this month launch an exchange traded fund 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 ...