ETFs perform as promised during market turmoil

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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) performed exactly as intended during the recent market volatility, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Australia’s flagship ETF, the SPDR® S&P®/ASX 200 Fund (STW), enjoyed... Read more continue reading

Launch of first gold bullion MINI on ASX

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Investors can now access leveraged investment in pure gold bullion exposure on ASX. Leading ETF provider BetaShares today announced the launch of a leveraged trading tool on the BetaShares Gold... Read more continue reading

Latest global ETP and ETF industry highlights

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In the first half of 2011, ETFs and ETPs attracted US$82.6 Bn of net new assets, 27.4% above the level of 2010’s first half. Net inflows in H1 2011 indicate... Read more continue reading

Three out of five sector ETFs have outperformed the ASX200

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Australian-owned ETF provider, Australian Index Investments (Aii), sector ETFs have had an exceptional year with its resources, metals & mining and industrials ETFs providing investors with returns well in excess... Read more continue reading

Aussie dividends ETF catches eye of international investors

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Russell urges investors to consider cash alternatives with new ETF Global investment services firm Russell Investments is encouraging investors to think outside term deposits and cash and look for income... Read more continue reading

Australia sets the standard in ETF regulation

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BetaShares Capital Ltd (BetaShares), one of Australia’s leading exchange traded fund (ETF) providers, says Australia is leading the way with best practice standards for regulating ETFs that are designed to... Read more continue reading

Digging Deeper: Institutional ETF investment in Australia

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The Australian ETF market has gathered momentum over the last two years, gathering AUM across a range of products, investment styles and providers.   However unlike the US or Europe,... Read more continue reading

ETF Landscape: Global Industry Highlights

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Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director and Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy at BlackRock, reports on the growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchanged Traded Products (ETPs) around the globe.... Read more continue reading

Australia lags the world in institutional uptake of ETFs

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Speaking yesterday at an ASX conference on Exchange Traded Funds, Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director of investment company BlackRock, said that while retail investors in Australia had embraced ETFs, institutional investors... Read more continue reading