Kaplan launches ETF course with BlackRock

Kaplan Professional and BlackRock have launched a short course on exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ETFs and Portfolio Construction would focus on new ways of investing in the vehicles, how to compare and contrast different types and the key considerations to evaluate which one to invest in.

The topics were:

• Overview of the ETF market;
• Introduction to ETFs;
• Liquidity and trading;
• New ways of investing;
• Choosing the right ETF; and
• Portfolio construction.

Kaplan chief executive, Brian Knight, said: “We know advisers are wanting continuing education that will interest them, improve them, and increase their ability to specialise. This is why Kaplan Professional is focused on offering as many opportunities as possible for advisers to extend their competence, knowledge and skills in emerging, niche and specialist.

“Advisers are increasingly using ETFs in client portfolios as a way to add further diversification; the short course will help them to effectively incorporate ETFs in the portfolio construction process.”

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BlackRock Australasia head of wealth, Chantal Giles, said: “BlackRock is excited to work with Kaplan Professional to develop a tailored course specifically for advisers to enhance their understanding of ETPs in the context of their whole portfolio.

“The exponential growth in the Australian ETP landscape has democratised access to a broad range of investment strategies, asset classes, thematics, and geographies. At the same time, the proliferation of products has also meant investors are increasingly looking to their advisers for guidance and information to discern what ETP best fits their risk/ return preferences.”