ETFs

Financial planning

Advisers can chisel away at fee structure

Only those living under a rock can claim unfamiliarity with the dismal financial predictions for today’s workers....

Financial planning

Investors in the string of exchange traded funds (ETFs) offered by State Street global Advisors (SSgA) on the Australian stock exchange have been granted an exemption fro...

Editorial

What’s the next step for the local ETF market?

Ever since exchange traded funds (ETFs) arrived in Australia in late 2000, there has been a flurry of interest by both product providers and investors. MARTIN GOLD and PA...

Financial planning

The crossing of forbidden lines

There is rumblings of a revolution in wholesale funds management, as the sector begins to build a path between itself and retail investors....

Editorial

ASX makes moves on managed funds market

The way investors and advisers buy and redeem units in managed funds could be turned on its head with the advent of listed managed funds. Stuart Engel takes a look at the...

Funds management

Macquarie sparks ETF innovation

Macquarie Bank has rolled out Australia’s first instalment warrants over a listed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)....

Funds management

State Street rolls out ETF

State Street Global Advisers (SsgA) will roll out its first two exchange traded funds (ETF) for the local market this afternoon....

Funds management

BNP lists four ETFs

BNP Paribas Asset Management has listed Australia’s first actively managed Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s)....

Editorial

Sector funds, GICS

Stock market analysts and the media often discuss the next opportunities in sectors of the Australian market. Stuart Engel asks whether they may be missing the point. S...

Funds management

ETF activity increases in Asia

Exchange traded funds are about to make their debut in South Korea, while in Japan, investors will be offered a handful more ETFs made available by Barclays and State Str...

Financial planning

Listed managed funds: an opportunity in the making

Armed with a preliminary discussion paper from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and some overseas research, it is timely to consider the implications of the ASX’s tent...

Funds management

BNP pioneers active ETFs in Australia

BNP Paribas has rolled out Australia’s first active exchange traded funds (ETF). ...

Funds management

First Australian ETF is launched

Australia’s first exchange traded fund (ETF) has been launched....

Financial planning

ETFs add security to holding equities.

The arrival of exchange traded funds has added another option for those who wish to invest in passive investment strategies. Paul Ali and Martin Gold examine the operatio...

Financial planning

ETFs set to take off locally.

Exchange traded funds (ETF) have gathered more press lately as their rollout in the local market gets closer. Jason Spits examines the growth of ETFs in the United States...