ETFS

Editorial

BlackRock Australia’s Jonathan Howie explains why ETFs can work in the best interests of clients and financial advisers. ...

Editorial

Although many investors were burned during the GFC by the liquidity shortfalls of alternative investments, retail investors now have better opportunities to build up port...

Funds management

Former fund manager claims actively managed funds’ fees charge investors more than once for same services....

Funds management

ETFs have hit record highs on inflows as advisers make them a central part of portfolio plays....

Funds management

ETFs have moved onto a level playing field with actively managed investment products as a result of the FOFA reforms — but the onus is still on ETFs for people to invest ...

Funds management

The Australian ETF market has reached $8.25 billion in assets under management, with market capitalisation growing by 8.1 per cent over the month of July, BetaShare’s lat...

Financial planning

ETF specialist BetaShares announced this week that it had been awarded two further ‘Recommended Index' ratings from Lonsec....

Funds management

The unsustainable nature of emerging Asia businesses highlights the importance of taking an active management approach and maintaining a high degree of conviction when in...

Financial planning

Japan has embarked upon a bold new experiment to boost its moribund economy using monetary, fiscal and structural measures – the “three arrows” – and investors too will n...

Funds management

iShares holds more than a quarter of the market, but still trails State Street Global Advisers which holds 40 per cent of the market. ...

Funds management

The ETF sector brought in more money in the first half of this year than it did throughout 2012, according to the latest figures released by BetaShares....

Financial planning

UBS has paid $30,000 in relation to an infringement notice from the Markets Disciplinary Panel. ...

Superannuation

Industry super funds appear to be making desperate attempts to retain those members most likely to break away and set up a self-managed super fund, as Damon Taylor report...

Financial planning

State Street Global Advisers has launched an international equities ETF that it claims mitigates currency risk....

Financial planning

BetaShares has selected Rabobank Australia to join its panel of authorised deposit-taking institutions for its product, the BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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