Australian investors missing out on emerging market debt opportunities

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Australian investors have not achieved optimal exposure to emerging market debt over the past decade because they have depended on a global bond strategy that has had far less emerging

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Gold market soars amid financial uncertainty

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  The gold market is building strength and acting as a financial hedge against uncertain financial markets. The gold price traded above US$1,300 per ounce in May for the first

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Strategic beta ETFs making their mark in Australia

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Australian investors are increasingly investing in strategic beta ETFs to achieve above market returns while retaining low costs. Innovation in Australia is following the global trend of basing new products

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New Global Infrastructure ETF lists on ASX

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VanEck has launched Australia’s first global infrastructure ETF on the ASX giving investors access to infrastructure securities from around the world. VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF (ASX code: IFRA)

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Lonsec upgrades QUAL ETF to ‘Recommended’

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Van Eck Australia announced today that Lonsec has upgraded its Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF to “Recommended”. Arian Neiron, Managing Director, Van Eck Australia said, “The Market

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Record-breaking year predicted for ETFs

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The sharemarket’s shaky start in 2016, after falling for the past 11 months, is prompting a surge of investment in exchange traded products (ETPs) that may exceed $8 billion in

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Emerging Markets: the optimistic view

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With all the gloom and doubt surrounding China and other emerging market economies, Portfolio Manager of the Van Eck Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, David Semple, remains optimistic that 2016 will

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China’s economic transition takes another positive step with reserve currency status

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The decision by the IMF to include the renminbi into the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket is another positive step in the ongoing and long-term transition and liberalisation of

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QUAL added to BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms

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Van Eck Australia yesterday announced that its Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF (QUAL) has been added to the BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms. In its first year,

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Equal weight defies August volatility

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Equity managers and investors fearful of straying too far from their S&P/ASX 200 benchmark have been caught asleep at the wheel by August’s 8% fall and extreme volatility. The flight

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