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BetaShares partners FTSE in new ETF launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian exchange traded product provider BetaShares has chosen the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 Index as the basis of its first Australian equity fundamental index ETF, which launches on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today.

Two-fifths of Australians upping overseas exposure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Almost two-fifths (39%) of Australian investors believe they are under-exposed to global equity markets, according to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII).

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched a new Australian equities fund which provides access to dividend paying stocks.

Newpin SBB benefits from international legal expertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Law firm Allen & Overy has announced that it has advised Social Ventures Australia on their $7 million Social Benefit Bond (SBB), issued earlier this year.

Great rotation is all in the mind: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The great rotation from bonds to equities is not happening, according to PIMCO Australia and Equities Trust (EQT).

Former Hyperion boss Dr Manny Pohl launches mid cap fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Former Hyperion Asset Management managing director Dr. Manny Pohl has launched a new long only, growth style mid cap equity fund via his new venture, ES Pohl & Co.

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group is the world's largest investor in alternative assets with almost $95 billion invested in infrastructure, according to research by Towers Watson and the Financial Times.

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Investments in companies focused on fossil fuels could be rendered 'worthless' in the face of falling demand and tighter global regulation on carbon dioxide emissions, according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure to ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors.

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...