ETFS

Financial planning

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) specialist BetaShares has predicted the market could grow to as much as $9 billion this year if financial markets remain appropriately buoyant....

Funds management

New data on ETFs reveals solid growth in 2012, bringing the value of industry to $6.4 billion in Australia....

Editorial

Investors are not always comfortable with the decisions made by fund managers, especially during volatile periods. Some managers cave in to their demands, while others do...

Funds management

The holdings in high-yield ETFs differ greatly between providers, meaning investors need to be careful in order to know what they are investing in, according to Lonsec....

Financial planning

Some financial advisers who regarded ETF growth as merely cyclical and not structural are starting to change their position, according to a report published by ETF Consul...

Funds management

Any portfolio with a time horizon of three years or more must have some exposure to equity markets, according to State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA's) Amanda Skelly....

Editorial

With fixed interest investments becoming increasingly popular with all types of investors, Michael Frearson writes it is crucial that they know what to look out for....

Editorial

ETFs have been growing at a rapid pace in the last few years, but as Janine Mace writes, this might be due to their potential, rather than the recent and current achievem...

Editorial

Australian financial advisers haven’t exactly embraced ETFs, despite the sector growing in popularity each year. Janine Mace finds adviser education is vital....

Superannuation

Renewed investor appetite for both international and domestic equities has seen the exchange traded product (ETP) market reach $6 billion in assets under management....

Funds management

Renewed investor appetite for growth assets has seen the Australian exchange traded product (ETP) market reach $6 billion in size....

Financial planning

Exchange Traded Products have grown in popularity over the past 12 months, according to the latest data released by BlackRock subsidiary iShares....

Editorial

iShares Australia's Tom Keenan debunks the myths about the causes of market volatility....

Funds management

Inflows into exchange-traded products in September saw the highest global levels in almost four years, reaching a new high in total assets, according to BlackRock....

Financial planning

Complex retail products will come under the ASIC's scrutiny due to poor market returns and growth in the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector....

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