ETFs

Financial planning

Janine Mace outlines the key factors investors must take into consideration before jumping back on the global equities train....

Funds management

ETFs to become more attractive for advisers

The proposed FOFA reforms could boost the use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Australian retail investors, according to an industry expert....

People & Products

BetaShares appoints Allen to head compliance

BetaShares Capital has appointed Anton Allen as general counsel and head of compliance from Macquarie Funds Group, where he was head of legal....

Funds management

Aussie instos follow the increase in ETF use

Australian super funds, asset managers and insurance companies are keeping up with trends set up by their Asia and northern hemisphere colleagues, increasing their use in...

Funds management

Russell expands ETF options

Russell Investments is further expanding its ETF offering, with the launch of a new instalment warrant and the announcement of its first venture into ETFs in the United S...

Funds management

Vanguard expands ETF range, cuts fees

Vanguard has added three exchange-traded funds to its existing offering of four ETF products, and has also significantly decreased the management fees on its two existing...

Financial planning

Advice plays small role in ETF popularity

Financial advisers may see the advantages of advising on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but the increasing popularity of ETFs is being driven by self-directed investors, a...

Funds management

Australian ETFs see 70 per cent growth per annum

The increasing popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and their development towards more complex and risky structures, means that investors and advisers must do thei...

Funds management

Aussie ETFs simple compared to overseas

Australia's young exchange-traded fund (ETF) market and stringent regulatory system are keeping Australia's ETFs simple and straightforward in comparison to their oversea...

Financial planning

Australia a world leader in ETF regulation

Australia is leading the way in the regulation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to ETF provider BetaShares Capital....

Financial planning

S&P launches volatility and high beta indices

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has launched new volatility and high beta indices that will measure specific stock characteristics within the S&P 500....

Financial planning

FOFA reforms: are financial planners the biggest losers?

Money Management recently hosted a roundtable about the effects of the Government’s proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms. The key concern of those present wa...

Funds management

Vanguard to boost ETF offering

Vanguard Investments has announced it will expand its presence in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market with the introduction of three new ETFs that will track segments o...

Financial planning

ETFs: playing with fire

Exchange-traded funds have been the success story of recent years, with growth levels continuing to soar. But could the sector's success also lead to its undoing? Benjami...