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ETF INDUSTRY CATCHES A COLD…AND TRADES UP A STORM
After 14 straight months of growth, the Australian ETF industry encountered a rare month of negative growth in February. After starting the year with a bang, industry FuM fell by $2.0B (-3.1% MoM decline) to end February at $64.0B.

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On 28 February, the Australian dollar fell below US$0.65, its lowest point since the GFC. As the chart below shows, the AUD remains in a short and long-term downtrend against the USD that currently shows no signs of abating.
AUD vs. USD: 5 March 2018 to 4 March 2020

Source: www.xe.com.

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INDUSTRY STARTS THE YEAR WITH A BANG!
The relentless growth the Australian ETF industry has experienced shows no sign of abating, with the industry starting the new year with a bang! After closing 2019 at ~$62B in assets under management (AUM),

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INDUSTRY BLASTS THROUGH THE $60B BARRIER
I know, I know, you are all getting tired of me saying this, but facts are facts, it was a truly momentous month of growth in the Australian ETF industry in November! The industry broke through the $60B barrier,

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FIXED INCOME FIXATION CONTINUES AS INDUSTRY EXTENDS ITS RAPID RISE

Led once again by flows into Fixed Income ETFs, the Australian ETF industry continued its rapid growth trajectory, ending October at a record $57.2B. The industry has grown by 40% over the last 12 months with absolute growth of $16.4B over this period,

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Despite a likely improvement in the global economic outlook in 2020, this note explains why the $A may well slip further next year – due to an unwinding of the recent iron-ore price boom, $US strength, and local quantitative easing measures by the Reserve Bank.

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INDUSTRY BLASTS PAST THE $55B MILESTONE
Buoyed by the equity markets, which came roaring back in September after a difficult August, the Australian ETF industry broke through the $55B funds under management milestone last month, ending September at an all-time high in terms of funds under management of $56.2B.

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INDUSTRY CONTINUES GROWTH TRAJECTORY IN A TOUGH MONTH FOR SHARES
In what was a tough month for equities, the Australian ETF industry continued to grow, and ended the month at an all-time high of $54.1B in funds under management (FuM),

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MULTIPLE RECORDS TUMBLE AS THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR STARTS WITH A BANG!
The Australian ETF industry experienced rapid, and record-breaking growth this month, benefiting from both high net flows and positive market movements. July 2019 was truly a month where records tumbled,

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INDUSTRY BREAKS THE $50B BARRIER!
It has been another strong performance by the Australian ETF industry in the first six months of 2019. The industry’s funds under management increased by a very significant 25% for the half, to end the financial year at a new record high of $50.9B,

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