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International equity investing slows in lead up to US election

During the past month Australian investors are preferring to invest in Australian equity ETPs and defensive asset classes such as cash, fixed income and gold over international equity ETPs. Total

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09 Nov 2016

Emerging markets shake off Brexit

China, Brazil, and Hungary are strong performers Emerging markets continued to gather momentum and flows following the June Brexit vote and, in the third quarter, outperformed most global indices including

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25 Oct 2016

Emerging market equities gain momentum

Emerging market equities outperformed global indices in the third quarter of 2016 and continue to gather momentum according to VanEck’s visiting emerging markets expert. David Semple, Portfolio Manager for VanEck’s

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14 Oct 2016

Gold expert believes long-run bull market still likely

VanEck’s gold expert, Joe Foster, believes despite this week’s fall in the gold price, the outlook for gold is strong and gold is still in the early stages of a

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10 Oct 2016

Global infrastructure to thrive

An enormous shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the global infrastructure sector by 2030 according to a new white paper

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23 Sep 2016

ETP industry reaches all-time high: Smart beta and active ETPs attract lion’s share

Investors are increasingly investing in smart beta and active exchange traded products (ETP) to improve portfolio outcomes and navigate volatility in global and domestic markets according to VanEck. Australia’s ETP

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12 Sep 2016

Smart beta to become mainstream investment choice

Smart beta investing will become more prevalent in portfolios and most believe it will outperform active strategies according to VanEck’s survey of Australian financial advisers and brokers on smart beta

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10 Aug 2016

VanEck’s China A-shares ETF provides most effective access to China A-shares market

After the decision yesterday to wind up AMP’s China Growth Fund (AGF), VanEck’s China A-shares ETF (ASX: CETF) is the most effective way for Australian investors to access a diversified portfolio

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29 Jul 2016

Gold ETFs shine as investors rush to safety

Australia’s exchange traded product (ETP) industry experienced negative (-A$54m) outflows of funds in June for first time this year according to ASX monthly ETP data, reflecting investors’ risk aversion. Despite

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11 Jul 2016

All that glitters is gold

It was recently reported that a man in the United Kingdom sold all his investments and bought almost $2 million in gold bars and buried them in his backyard. He

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28 Jun 2016

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