Investment
ETF news and analysis for Australian financial advisers, covering product launches, flows, and portfolio implementation.
Accelerating change and finding unexpected winners
With a current focus on climate and sustainability transformation, other life-changing developments may be battling for similar attention. ETFs have a habit of...
Janus Henderson launches sustainable equity ETF
Global asset manager Janus Henderson (ASX:JHG) this week announced the launch of its three-decades-old sustainable equity strategy. With about $569 billion in...
ETF Securities launches a semiconductor ETF
ETF Securities has released a new ETF, the ETFs Semiconductor ETF (ASX Code: SEMI), which offers investors exposure to the hottest sector at the moment, the...
ETFS Semiconductor ETF
Semiconductors, or microchips, are like the brains that enable electronic devices - from televisions to phones to computers - to function.
'Wash and clean' equity portfolios as valuations spike
The now not-so-new ETFs that follow well-known indices have been a hugely welcome introduction. One does not have to debate the inexplicable underperformance...
Financial advisers driving ETF adoption
BetaShares and Investment Trends released their latest ETF Report, a quantitative study of the financial advice industry based on the responses of around 800...
Five ETFs that have shot the lights out
In a world of new asset classes, automation and sustainable earnings, there’s no better way to diversify than through exchange traded funds. ETFs come in...
Robotics and automation stocks defy the tech sell-off
After an impressive rise in 2020, tech stocks have been hit by selling pressure so far this year. One tech sector that has defied the recent trend is robotics...
'I would never have done it': Monash ditches LIC
Investment firm Monash has restructured its Absolute Investment Company LIC (which traded under the ASX ticker MA1) with near-unanimous shareholder approval,...
The wide, wide world of ETFs shows no signs of slowing
The ETF world has multiplied well beyond expectations. Index-linked ETFs are now a standard-bearer for investment portfolios driven by sticky active fund fees...
Passive flows creating an opportunity for active managers
An illustration of why an active long-short approach to the global listed infrastructure (GLI) sector makes sense. ESG funds have gained in...