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ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... mixed results, as investors sold out of short duration floating rate not strategies to longer maturity Australian government bond strategies or the broader benchmark. Vanguard research, released today, also highlighted that the appetite for international ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has introduced a bill to stop the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) from investing in housing projects financed by Cbus. The bill would amend the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to include an additional limitation ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: ALTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. BlackRock said the launch is in line with the firm's commitment to expand its iShares product suite, offering ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
Vanguard Australia has reduced the management fee for the Vanguard Australian Government Bond (VGB) Index ETF by four basis points from 0.20% to 0.16% per annum, effective today. This latest fee reduction follows two fee decreases introduced this time ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... ETF on ASX." Most recently, VanEck launched three new AUD-hedged international equity ETFs and three Australian government bond ETFs. An analysis by Stockspot found the Global X FANG+ ETF (FANG) and the Global X Semiconductor ETF (SEMI) achieved the ...

Betashares launches 'industry first' bond funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... Australian government bonds and 10-year US Treasuries. The new offerings include the Betashares Geared Long Australian Government Bond Fund (ASX: GGAB), designed to amplify gains from rising prices of 10-year Australian government bonds, with a corresponding ...

Vanguard Super institutes advice fee function, tweaks options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Vanguard Super has rolled out a new function that allows members to pay for advice fees via their SaveSmart account - the super fund's lifecycle MySuper investment option. As of next month, Vanguard Super members can opt to have advice fees deducted ...

SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... Fund's (SYI) annual management fee will fall by 15 basis points from 0.35% to 0.20%. The SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) annual management fee will drop 12 basis points from 0.22% to 0.10%. The SPDR S&P Global Dividend Fund (WDIV) ...

VanEck to launch three fixed income ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
VanEck is set to launch three Australian government bond ETFs, giving investors and financial advisers access to various maturity profiles. The funds management firm's upcoming product suite, scheduled for release on September 28, introduces three ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia will disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono ...
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