Continued growth for Exchange Traded Products

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Economic uncertainty in Europe and China sparked a flight to safety that yielded a record setting month for fixed income ETPs, with the products attracting $11.0 billion in net flows,

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Lonsec changes research process for index funds

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Lonsec will now rate index funds – including index managed funds and index-based Exchange Traded Funds – using a separate research process from that used to assess actively managed funds.

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ASX Monthly ETF report – March 2012

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During March 2012, 7 new ETFs were quoted – the largest monthly issuance of ETFs since October / November 2007. Six of the new ETFs covered fixed income and were

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ASIC releases exchange traded funds report

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ASIC has released a report on exchange traded funds (ETFs) which outlines how this growing industry is regulated in Australia and the impact of proposed international principles to address concerns by

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BetaShares launches first cash ETF on the ASX

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BetaShares has today announced the listing of the first high interest cash ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange. Trading under the ASX code “AAA”, and employing a very simple and

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ASX: February ETF report

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ETF trading acivity increased during the month by 10.8% whilst ETC trading activity decreased 8.7% as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. No new ETFs were quoted. With the

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Expense ratio decline for Vanguard’s International Shares ETF

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Vanguard has announced the expense ratio for the Vanguard All-World Ex-US Shares Index ETF (VEU) has declined from 0.22 per cent p.a. to 0.18 per cent p.a*. Keeping investment costs low

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Industry authority launches ETF Global Insight

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Award-winning ETF authority, Deborah Fuhr, together with her long-established team, announced today the formation of ETF Global Insight, an independent research and consultancy firm aimed at providing services to the

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Vanguard welcomes greater investor choice through ASX AQUA Rules change

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Vanguard welcomes yesterday’s amendments to the rules for the AQUA Platform by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as a win for investor choice. The new rules allow fixed interest exchange

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ETF monthly update – December 2011

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During the 2011 year, 10 new ETFs and five new ETCs were quoted, while average trading value increased by 22.3% and 35.5% respectively. Net inflows into ETFs over the quarterly period

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