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VanEck launches new Australian equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
VanEck has launched the MSCI Australian Quality Plus ETF (ASX: AQTY), dubbing it the first Australian equity ETF using an "optimised methodology". VanEck said AQTY was developed to address the structural challenges of the Australian share market. The ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
While 2025 was ripe for stock picking and active fund managers thanks to dispersion widening, according to the latest SPIVA Scorecard, the majority still failed to beat the benchmark. Australian active managers' performance in 2025 proved to be "underwhelming," ...

Fewer global equity managers underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... global equity managers that maintained an underweight position in the US should have performed well, as the S&P World Ex-US Index outperformed the S&P World Index by 8.7% in the first half. "Active managers were presented with greater opportunities to ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... markets. "The S&P 500 index decreased by 2.38% in December but was up by 25.02% in 2024. The developed markets excluding the US index decreased by 2.78% in December but is up 3.81% in 2024. Denmark (down 12.34%) and Australia (down 7.90%) saw the largest ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has posted second day of gains, rising 2.4% after witnessing its best one-day percentage gain since the Great Depression on Tuesday. "Turnaround Tuesday" saw the bourse surging 11.4% or 2112.98 points during trading ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
VanEck is changing the domicile of three ETFs to cut out US tax forms for investors and to introduce dividend reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI ...

Market cap funds disappoint investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The vast majority of Australian funds failed to outperform respective benchmarks in 2018 and recorded relatively poor performance compared to the prior year. This is according to the latest S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA Australia Scorecard, which showed ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

ETPs attracting money despite volatility

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... by either size or variety." "In fact, there are probably only two listed Aussie companies that could make it into the US index if they were listed there. If you want broad-based biotech exposure, you have to go to the US market," Walesby said. BetaShares ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...
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