ETFS

Financial planning

Complex retail products will come under the ASIC's scrutiny due to poor market returns and growth in the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector....

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Editorial

How to best approach Asian equities? Janine Mace finds most experts recommend active investing, rather than taking whatever the index 'serves up'....

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Funds management

The underlying asset prices of Australian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) swelled to grow the industry's market capitalisation by 3.9 per cent over September, according to B...

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People & Products

State Street Global Advisers has appointed Jacqueline Pang as head of capital markets for SPDR ETFs, Asia Pacific....

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Superannuation

Global macro investing and hedging behaviour is having an increasingly significant impact on equity markets, according to Standard Life Investments....

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Superannuation

A number of Australian investors have traded equity risk for interest rate risk by switching into cash, according to ETF provider iShares Australia and Dr Doug Turek, man...

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Editorial

Increasing a client’s exposure to risk may start with a fixed income allocation, but the asset class is now fraught with complexity. Janine Mace explains....

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Funds management

ETF trading values took a downturn in August despite investor interest in international equities....

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Financial planning

BetaShares has claimed greater penetration into the advice space for its exchange-traded fund products....

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Financial planning

Amid uncertainty from financial advisers towards exchange-traded funds (ETFs), BetaShares has expanded its distribution coverage across 19 dealer groups and nine platform...

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Financial planning

ETF investors are showing a willingness to take on some risk....

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Financial planning

The Australian ETF market grew 4 per cent in July, with investors showing a greater interest in equities....

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Editorial

Timing is everything – and savvy investors are exploring the industry’s intricacies before dishing the dosh to active managers to get results. Janine Mace adjudicates. ...

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Editorial

Markets are still riding rocky terrain, and investors aiming to cut costs on fees are steering their assets towards index funds. Janine Mace reports. ...

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People & Products

With plans to build its exchange-traded fund capabilities in Australia, State Street Global Advisers has appointed Amanda Skelly as head of SPDR ETFs....

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