BetaShares

Funds management

Assets in exchange-traded funds increased in October by four times as much as in September, taking one Australian equities ETF to more than $6 billion in assets....

People & Products

BetaShares to launch 5 new ETFs

The exchange traded fund provider will also close five ETFs by 4 December, 2020, as it positions for the next decade....

Funds management

Which ETFs have seen the best first nine months of 2020?

China or gold were the biggest winners of the year as other equities sectors lost ground during the March sell-off....

Funds management

Which are the global equity winners?

Five global equity funds have been identified by Morningstar as having provided strong performance during the choppy market volatility this year. ...

Funds management

Nasdaq ETF passes $1b AUM

BetaShares’s Nasdaq 100 ETF has passed $1 billion in assets under management, having gained $500 million since the start of 2020. ...

Funds management

Will RBA cut cash rates to 0.1%?

The Reserve Bank of Australia might be forced to cut the cash rate to 0.1% as it feels it needs to provide further support to the economy, at a time when countries are co...

Features

Multi-asset, multi-possibilities

Multi-asset funds can take the work out of choosing your asset allocation, but Chris Dastoor writes, that advantage can be best used to focus on specific outcomes rather ...

Financial planning

Official unemployment rate hides real market story

Despite the surprise of a drop in the unemployment rate to 6.8%, it covers up a weaker underlying market story, according to BetaShares’ chief economist....

Funds management

ETF investors favouring international equities

Investors into exchange traded funds have poured $722 million into international equities during August compared to just $181 million into Aussie equities ones. ...

Funds management

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought social and governance strongly into focus and two sustainable exchange traded funds were among the most popular products during July, ac...

Funds management

Australian ETF industry reaches $67.2b in July

The Australian exchange traded funds industry closed July at $67.2 billion, an all-time end of month high, according to BetaShares....

Funds management

Huge flows into Japanese equities but losses for funds

Some US$1.9 billion in assets went into Japanese equities over the last week but in Australia, no Japanese equity funds have made a return since the start of the year....

Funds management

Appeal for fixed income ETPs declines

As the market share of fixed income exchange traded products declines, how have the funds themselves performed over the turbulent first half of 2020?...

Funds management

BetaShares expands range of currency-hedged funds

Clients seeking to minimise the impact of currency fluctuations has prompted BetaShares to launch two currency-hedged versions of its flagship exchange traded funds....