The marriage of financial services and technology – fintech – has been a huge source of business innovation in recent years, creating many highly successful disruptors. With the rise of Afterpay, Australians have had a front row seat of the disruptive potential. Now leading ETF provider, ETF Securities, has launched an exchange traded fund that gives... Read more continue reading
15
Oct
2021
The Australian ETF industry saw its strongest quarter on record with A$9 billion in cash flows, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Vanguard. Continuing to go from strength to strength, the industry also surpassed A$129 billion in AUM. Year on year, this represents a A$35 billion increase or... Read more continue reading
14
Oct
2021
As business and scientific enthusiasm for hydrogen as a clean energy source grows, ETF Securities has moved to give investors access to opportunities in the emerging hydrogen economy. Launched yesterday, and available on the ASX, ETFS Hydrogen ETF (ASX Code: HGEN) invests in a concentrated portfolio of 30 stocks from developed markets, Korea and Taiwan, with a... Read more continue reading
08
Oct
2021
The ASX Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Market Cap hit a new record high surpassing $100bn earlier this year, exhibiting huge growth over the last 12 months of approximately 80%. Within this universe there have seen strong demand for Australian Fixed Income ETFs as investors look to position portfolios more defensively over the coming months. Fixed... Read more continue reading
20
Sep
2021
A feature of the company reporting season that has just ended was the recovery in dividend payout levels, after the cautious approach companies took last year, as well as the additional release of franking credits through special dividends and share buybacks. Total dividends announced totalled $40.9 billion, an increase of 70%, with 60% of reporting... Read more continue reading
13
Sep
2021
Leading provider of exchange traded funds, ETF Securities, has launched Australia’s first ETF that gives investors access to the world’s booming semiconductor industry. ETFS Semiconductor ETF invests in the biggest and most influential semiconductor companies in the world, responsible for bulk of global microchip production. SEMI tracks the Solactive Global Semiconductor 30 Index, which is a... Read more continue reading
01
Sep
2021
Investors looking to take advantage of major demographic and technology trends that will transform economies should turn their attention to automation and artificial intelligence, the digital economy in emerging markets, the application of genetics in healthcare and battery technology. Leading exchange traded fund provider ETF Securities has updated its megatrends research paper[1], highlighting four sectors where developments will... Read more continue reading
10
Aug
2021
The inaugural Risk Return Metrics (RRM) ETF Monthly publication provides detailed profiles of 180 ETFs, with both quantitative and qualitative content. ‘How to Use this Publication’ guidance is provided within, given the differentiated nature of the report. Based on the report, we focus on two key areas: performance over the last twelve months product trends... Read more continue reading
04
Aug
2021
Vanguard received 41 per cent of total ETF market inflows in H1 2021, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Vanguard. Vanguard also recorded its second largest quarter on record with over A$2 billion in inflows and had the top three most popular funds in the market: Vanguard Australian... Read more continue reading
15
Jul
2021
Investors’ enthusiasm for megatrends and thematic exposures has returned, with strong flows into ETFs providing exposure to battery technology, robotics and automation so far this year – leading ETF provider ETF Securities reports. According to ETF Securities’ annual fund flow data, investors directed their funds to the safe haven assets of gold and silver as the COVID-19... Read more continue reading
08
Jul
2021
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