exchange traded funds

Currency ETFs ‘not attractive’

Thinking of investing in a currency fund to add a little spice to your portfolio? Think again. Investment researcher Morningstar has reviewed currency exchange traded funds listed on the ASX and concludes that they are not an attractive long-term investment.

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Lifting the bonnet on high yield equity ETFs

Investors looking for high dividend payouts from their equity portfolios are spoilt for choice in the ETF market, with nine funds offering high yields from Australian shares. What investors may not realise is that each fund is guided by a

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Zenith picks its top ETFs

Just four of 163 exchange traded funds listed on the Australian Securities Exchange have been rated ‘highly recommended’ by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners in its latest review of the sector. Three of them are offered by the same fund

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BT Australian Share Fund upgraded to ‘gold’

Morningstar has upgraded BT’s Core Australian Share Fund to ‘gold’ and reaffirmed the ‘gold’ rating of BT’s Smaller Companies Fund. Comprehensive company research is the crucial factor in the success of the Core Australian Share Fund, Morningstar says. “The well-considered

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SMSFs consolidate their equity positions

SMSF investors consolidated their Australian equity portfolios during the first half of 2017, trading less often but taking bigger stakes. Online broker CommSec says in a report that lower market volatility appears to have given SMSF investors more confidence to

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More cash ETFs come to market

Until recently, cash was a neglected segment of the exchange traded funds market but several new offerings in the past month have changed that. Investment manager BlackRock has launched two cash ETFs, both providing access to money market and short-term

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Reserve Bank sounds a note of caution on ETFs

Risks associated with exchange traded funds may increase as the fast-growing market continues to expand and develop more “novel” investment structures, the Reserve Bank has cautioned. According to an analysis of the Australian ETF market in the latest Reserve Bank

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UBS launches cash ETF

One asset class that has been largely bypassed in the strong growth in the exchange traded fund market is cash. Of 157 ETFs listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, Betashares is the only manager offering a cash fund. Now UBS

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Zenith picks its top ETFs

Just four of 163 exchange traded funds listed on the Australian Securities Exchange have been rated ‘highly recommended’

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