ETFS

Funds management

Although exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been gaining significant traction ever since the global financial crisis, investors should be fully aware of their capabilities...

People & Products

State Street Global Advisors has appointed Frank Henze to the newly created role of head of exchange-traded funds, Asia Pacific....

Financial planning

The ability of exchange-traded funds to deliver diversification and lower costs has led to increased interest from investors. Inflows have grown from a low base in Austra...

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Financial planning

Active management is not dead although it faces the challenge of a structural shift to index investing, according to Fidelity managing director Gerard Doherty....

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Financial planning

The advent and growth of ETFs in Australia has created an alternative method for investors to access indexing, says Vanguard Investments' Robin Bowerman....

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Financial planning

Research house Zenith has extended its capability into the ETF space....

People & Products

Aii has recruited Annmaree Varelas from the ASX to be the firm’s new chief executive....

Financial planning

Bridges Financial Services is set to launch two new investment plans in its established portfolio service platform aimed at providing solutions for the less active client...

Funds management

ETFs may be a better option than listed investment companies for investors looking to go it alone by using managed investment vehicles, according to Russell Investments....

Financial planning

New research reveals a dramatic shift away from managed funds towards direct equities and other listed investments, as the effect of increased investor fee aversion and d...

Financial planning

As direct investments become more popular, with ETFs in particular gaining ground, Janine Mace discovers that for many consumers cash is still king....

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Funds management

State Street Global Advisors has announced that its exchange-traded funds products have broken through the $3 billion barrier....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis has been a game changer and, as Dominic McCormick writes, advisers need to view previously conventional buy and hold strategies as being tanta...

Funds management

Despite evidence showing Australian advisers are not picking up on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Tria Investment Partner's Andrew Baker takes an optimistic view....

Editorial

As competition in ETFs increases, it is important for financial advisers and investors to know exactly what they are buying and from whom, according to Tom Keenan. ...

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