Schroders has launched an active fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) on Chi-X Australia (Exchange code: PAYS) with the aim of helping investors strengthen the defensive allocation within their portfolios by boosting income, while seeking to protect capital. PAYS delivers exposure to the Schroder Absolute Return Income Fund, which has a track record of meeting investors’... Read more continue reading
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Nov
2019
Bond ETFs are transforming how Australian investors access fixed income markets by bringing convenience and transparency to a historically hard-to-access asset class. At BlackRock, we see investors increasingly turning to fixed income ETFs for their rich diversity of exposures and good value. In June 2019, bond ETF assets topped $1 trillion USD globally. In Australia,... Read more continue reading
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Oct
2019
In a year plagued with market volatility risks, investors have continued to look to exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) to access liquidity and diversify risk. According to Christian Obrist, Head of iShares Australasia, Australia’s ETF growth has not only been driven by investors’ desire for exposure to global equities, but also the desire for exposure to bonds,... Read more continue reading
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Jun
2019
Relaxation of disclosure regulations in the United States could see the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market, especially actively managed ETFs, expand rapidly in the US and in Australia, according to locally-based global equities manager Antipodes Partners. Last week the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission provided conditional approval to allow active ETFs in the US... Read more continue reading
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Apr
2019
Australians have over $40 billion of their savings invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) according to the latest figures released by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). While volatile markets resulted in a slight decrease in total ETF funds under management through the fourth quarter of 2018, inflows across the calendar year saw the market grow... Read more continue reading
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Jan
2019
Australia’s ETF industry has recorded its highest ever trading value in October, with $3.9bn in value traded according to the BetaShares Australian ETF Review – October 2018. Dramatic sharemarket falls caused the Australian ETF industry to drop 3.2% in October (equating to $1.3B), lowering total FUM to $40.8bn. Impressively, however, net flows into the industry were... Read more continue reading
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Nov
2018
The Australian ETF market attracted $1.8 billion in new cash flows in the third quarter of 2018, the highest quarterly cash flows for the year to date, according to Vanguard’s September quarter ETF report. Overall ETF industry AUM grew $3.4 billion over the quarter to just over $42 billion. For the year to 30 September, international... Read more continue reading
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Nov
2018
Vanguard Australia has announced the upcoming launch of two new exchange traded funds (ETFs), offering investors exposure to International Small Companies and Global Listed Infrastructure, and further building out the firm’s range of broadly diversified low-cost ETFs. The Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ASX:VBLD) and the Vanguard MSCI International Small Companies Index ETF (ASX:VISM), will... Read more continue reading
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Oct
2018
Led by exchange traded funds (ETFs), listed investments have experienced significant growth over the last decade, a period which coincides with the end of the global financial crisis (GFC). In this article, GSFM examines a growing sub-sector of listed investments, the Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) and compares LITs to other investment structures. In the 12... Read more continue reading
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Sep
2018
Australia’s ETF industry has reached a new record high of $41.5 billion in funds under management (FUM) after an impressive month of growth, according to the BetaShares Australian ETF Review – August 2018. August saw the industry’s FUM grow by a significant 3.7% (or $1.5b), two thirds of which was driven by asset appreciation, and the... Read more continue reading
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Sep
2018
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