ETFS
Policy & Regulation
Industry leaders believe the degree of complexity the Federal Government has injected in to the FOFA legislation means it may not be possible to implement by July 1 next ...
Financial planning
An overwhelming majority of financial planners and brokers agree bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) need to be better explained before they are accepted, according to a su...
Funds management
Exchange traded fund investors returned to riskier assets in October as fears eased on the European debt crisis and US corporations showed positive third quarter earnings...
Editorial
Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...
Financial planning
The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry is continuing to gather pace in Australia, according to the latest data released by specialist BetaShares....
Funds management
Australian exchange traded funds more than doubled their September intake in October, increasing total market capitalisation by $342 million to $5.2 billion....
Financial planning
Instreet Investment is developing a portfolio stress test service to help financial advisers check the investment risk in client portfolios....
Policy & Regulation
<b>Latest Edition:</b> The financial planning industry was recently caught off guard by last-minute Government changes to the FOFA legislation. The changes were reportedl...
Financial planning
Earlier this year, ASIC promised to direct most of its efforts to scrutinising areas such as advice related to structured products. Janine Mace examines the implications ...
Funds management
iShares has released a paper recommending universal standards of transparency and disclosure for the global ETF market....
Funds management
Yesterday's S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series launch is an important step in towards the creation of fixed income exchange traded funds in Australia, according...
Funds management
The exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector grew by $25 million in September, reversing a month of net redemptions in August, according to the BetaShares Australian ETF Review ...
Financial planning
Platform provider Onevue is about to finalise new contracts with a number of advisory groups to expand the distribution of its UMA platform....
Financial planning
A dynamic core-satellite investment approach can control risk while boosting portfolio returns, according to research conducted by the EDHEC-Risk Institute....
Funds management
iShares have announced the launch of a new multi-medium education campaign to give investors a better understanding of the ETF market...
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