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.

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Principal Global Investors’ End of Financial Year Central Bank Watch

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Principal Global Investors releases its Central Bank Watch, covering current and expected interest rate policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Central Bank, Bank

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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

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Market correction provides opportunities in Asian markets

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The current correction in Asian equity markets will lead to an extended period of consolidation that gives investors the opportunity to take advantage of price weaknesses in strong companies, says

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What’s next for commodities?

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Growing concern about the strength of global demand recently prompted big falls in the price of many commodities. How much have commodities dropped? It depends. Take silver, which has been

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning May 29 2011.

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Upcoming economic and financial market events The big picture Do you ever get that feeling of déjà vu? A year ago the world fretted about European debt, and more specifically,about

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CommSec Investor Signposts: Week Beginning May 22 2011

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Upcoming economic and financial market events   The big picture Is the petrol price high? It depends on your stand-point, especially given the fact that prices are quite volatile, making

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Zenith: alternative research products in high demand

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Twelve months ago Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) acknowledged the need to boost its market research offering with the establishment of the Alternatives Research division to be headed by accomplished investment

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning May 8 2011

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The big picture During the year, the spotlight is rarely thrown on the Federal Government’s Budget position. Certainly there is the handing down of the annual budget statement in May and

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Triple digit oil prices are here to stay – energy sector to benefit

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Aii Energy ETF includes all key energy stocks listed on ASX; saves investors time and energy trying to pick winners Provides investors with the ability to take a macro approach

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