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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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2019 saw a stellar performance by equity markets both in Australia and overseas, while fixed income investors did not miss out either, as falling bond yields led to strong returns.
So what do we think lies ahead in 2020, and what does this imply for potential investment strategies?

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Key Global Trends – virus fears

Global equities started the new year on a strong footing, thanks to an easing in global trade tensions. That said, new fears related to the coronavirus have more recently caused a setback, such that overall global equities posted a modest 0.6% gain in January.

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Records smashed!
Records were broken all over the ETF industry globally in 2019, and Australia was no different. The Australian ETF industry surged past the $60B milestone and ended the year at $61.8B, an all-time high, and a full 52% higher than its level as at the end of 2018 ($41B). 

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As 2020 gets into full swing it is news of a potentially devastating virus that has gone viral. As such, I thought I would take a look at the the potential economic and sharemarket impact of the Coronavirus. It suggests that while the economic and sharemarket impact may well get worse in the short-run –

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Thanks to their ability to provide exposure to a range of asset classes, it has long been possible to build a low-cost diversified portfolio using only a handful of exchange traded funds (ETFs).  But the innovation does not end there: it’s now possible to get a diversified portfolio –

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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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The BetaShares Weekly Newsletter and webinars will be taking a short break during the holiday season but will return in early 2020.

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Australian ETF Industry goes from strength to strength as ETFs further widen their appeal
The eleventh annual BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report provides a unique snapshot of the key statistics and drivers in the Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, from the perspective of self-directed investors,

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One thing we know is that history tends to repeat itself.
Spare a thought for the thousands of retirees who entered the GFC in retirement mode, and watched their lifetime savings plummet just as they had commenced a retirement pension. Everyone’s savings took a hit during the GFC –

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