ETFS

Superannuation

While recent research into the investment trends of SMSFs indicate that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity, for Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy...

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Editorial

Post global financial crisis regulation, changing government policy and a shift in demographics have created a very different investment landscape to that of previous dec...

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People & Products

iShares has named its new director of products and capital markets, Jonathan Howie, who will support the distribution of the company's exchange traded funds (ETFs)....

Financial planning

The possibility of having to comply with opt-in requirements has emerged as a minor issue for members of the Boutique Financial Planning Principal's Group (BFPPG) attendi...

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Editorial

Recent market events have put an emphasis on the value of gold, leaving investors curious to know whether investing in this commodity would be a good decision. Dominic Mc...

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Funds management

Global exchange traded fund holdings have jumped 40 per cent in the past 12 months, according to data from BlackRock....

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Rate the raters

Lonsec has yet again emerged as a favourite among dealer groups with its back-to-back victory in Money Management’s Rate the Raters survey, while van Eyk Research grabbed...

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Funds management

ETFs touted as assisting advisers pursuing an active management approach....

Financial planning

Concerns about global economic growth have led to outflows from 19 of the 25 major equity, bond and sector fund groups monitored by funds data tracker EPFR Global over th...

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Financial planning

Financial planners have already started to focus on costs as a result of the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms package, which could significantly boost the appe...

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Financial planning

The index fund space, while staying strong through market volatility, has been busy developing new and exotic products. Janine Mace takes a closer look at the sector, its...

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Superannuation

ETF promoters have pointed to recent increases in trading volumes as evidence that their products are a liquidity source....

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Funds management

Exchange traded fund (ETF) sector activity has significantly increased over the past week, according to ETF trader iShares, which the company attributed to market volatil...

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Financial planning

As managed fund inflows struggle to return to pre-GFC levels, share trading and direct investments became increasingly popular with retail investors over the past couple ...

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Policy & Regulation

FOFA is expected to be the catalyst for further industry consolidation while the move to a fee-for-service environment is set to trigger the sale of 'C' and 'D' level cli...

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