Active versus passive management: when actively managed funds make sense

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have shaken up the Australian funds management landscape. From their inception in 2001, ETFs have grown to a market capitalisation of $18.5 billion in Australia[1] with a... Read more continue reading

New Small Cap Dividend ETF wins support

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Van Eck Global is pleased to announce that the Market Vectors Small Cap Dividend Payers ETF (ASX code: MVS) has jumped to more than $25m in its first few days... Read more continue reading

Assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry broke through the $US3 trillion milestone at the end of May

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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally broke through the US$3 trillion milestone at the end of May to reach a new record of US$3.015 trillion in assets under management (AUM),... Read more continue reading

Van Eck Global launches Small Cap Dividend Payers ETF

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Van Eck Global yesterday launched Australia’s first and only small company dividend paying ETF – Market Vectors Small Cap Dividend Payers ETF (ASX code: MVS). MVS is the first ETF in... Read more continue reading

BetaShares launches first NASDAQ ETF in Australia

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BetaShares, a leading provider of Australian exchange-traded products, today announced the launch of Australia’s first ETF to track the NASDAQ-100 index, providing Australian investors with a simple and cost effective... Read more continue reading

March Australian ETF Review: Records broken for FUM and trading value

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The Australian exchange traded fund industry hit a new record high of $17.6 billion in funds under management (FUM) in March, up from $16.8 billion in FUM recorded in February,... Read more continue reading

Assets in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of US$2.926 trillion

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Record levels of assets were reached at the end of Q1 for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$2.926 trillion, in the United States at US$2.094 trillion, Asia Pacific ex-Japan at US$119.6 billion... Read more continue reading

Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a record US$118 billion

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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of US$118 billion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI’s monthly ETF and ETP... Read more continue reading

Assets in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of 2.919 trillion US dollars

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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of US$2.919 trillion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI’s preliminary monthly ETF and ETP global insight report... Read more continue reading

ETFs/ETPs end 2014 gathering 338.3 billion US dollars – a record level

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ETFs/ETPs end 2014 gathering 338.3 billion US dollars a record level of net new assets and reached a new record of 2.79 trillion US dollars in assets according to research by... Read more continue reading