EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – AUSTRALIA

Exchange-traded funds set for take-off

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Original article by Glenda Korporaal
The Australian – Page: 19 : 12-Jul-18

ETF Securities founder Graham Tuckwell is upbeat about the outlook for Australia’s exchange-traded fund market, which he expects to grow significantly in the next five years. Tuckwell says Australians have been slow to embrace ETFs while financial advisers have instead favoured actively managed funds, as they receive a commission for recommending such products to clients. He adds that active fund managers often underperform the market after their fees are taken into account.

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ETF SECURITIES LIMITED

Burgeoning ETF industry brings active funds management to the masses

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Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 27 : 22-Feb-18

Exchange-traded funds are becoming increasingly popular with Australian investors. There has been strong growth in the number of listed active ETFs in particular since 2015, with 16 such funds now listed on the local sharemarket. BetaShares has launched two new active ETFs in a co-branding arrangement with Legg Mason, and BetaShares MD Alex Vynokur says this trend is likely to continue. He adds that institutional investors as well as retail investors are driving the demand for active ETFs.

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BETASHARES CAPITAL LIMITED, BETASHARES LEGG MASON EQUITY INCOME FUND (MANAGED FUND) – ASX EIN, BETASHARES LEGG MASON REAL INCOME FUND (MANAGED FUND) – ASX RIN, LEGG MASON ASSET MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AMP CAPITAL INVESTORS LIMITED

ETFs could threaten A-REIT share prices

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Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 26-Jun-17

Australian-listed real estate investment trusts have become increasing popular with exchange-traded funds in recent years, according to Angelo Scasserra of Credit Suisse. Scentre, Stockland, Goodman and Mirvac are among the A-REITs to have attracted funds from ETFs, which Scasserra says are a very passive category of investors. He also says ETFs are very "reactionary", leading to potential share price volatility within the A-REIT sector.

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CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, SCENTRE GROUP – ASX SCG, STOCKLAND – ASX SGP, GOODMAN GROUP – ASX GMG, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, VICINITY CENTRES – ASX VCX, DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP – ASX DXS, GPT GROUP – ASX GPT, VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY SECURITIES INDEX ETF – ASX VEU, BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC, ISHARES INCORPORATED, BETASHARES CAPITAL LIMITED, STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, INVESCO, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, LYXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, RUSSELL INVESTMENT GROUP, CUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD INCORPORATED

Investors advised to widen stocks horizons

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Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 4-Mar-16

The Australian sharemarket has shed five per cent so far in 2016, with the market volatility adversely affecting exchange-traded funds in particular. However, experts say investors who use an active investment strategy can diversify their portfolios by gaining exposure to passive investment options such as exchange-traded funds. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF has delivered the best performance among such funds in the year-to-date.

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MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS ETF – ASX GDX, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 300 INDEX, MORNINGSTAR PTY LTD, BETASHARES CAPITAL LIMITED, ISHARES INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, BETASHARES AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES STRONGBEARHEDGEFUND – ASX BBO, MARKET VECTORS CHINAMC A-SHARE ETF – ASX CET, STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX, PROTEGE FUNDS LLC, VANGUARD S&P 500 ADMIRAL INDEX FUND

Chi-X issues new challenge to ASX

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Original article by Shaun Drummond, Jonathan Shapiro
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 1-Jun-15

Stock exchange operator Chi-X Australia will begin offering warrants trading later in 2015, entering a market that has been shunned in recent years. Chi-X CEO John Fildes notes that just one company currently issues warrants in Australia, and blames ASX Limited’s high fees. Chi-X also plans to allow equities to be traded for an additional eight minutes after the official close of trading, while it will begin offering exchange-traded funds in 2016.

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CHI-X AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, STOXX, DEUTSCHE BOERSE, SWISS STOCK EXCHANGE