BIG! November in the ETF industry was big! And not just big but BIG! November broke essentially every record I can think of: a) All time record FuM; b) Record $ monthly FuM growth; c) Record monthly $ net inflows; and d) All time highest monthly value traded. Told you it was big! The Australian

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Month in Review Global equities enjoyed another good month in November, reflecting ongoing positive economic data and still relatively low global inflation and bond yields.  Prospects for a US tax cut also helped to buoy sentiment over the month, while geo-political risks – such as North Korea – remained contained. The MSCI All-Country Equity Index

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Uber, the ride sharing company, was caught out last week after it was discovered they had paid US$100,000 to cybercriminals in October 2016, following the theft of 57 million customer and driver records worldwide. This has caused significant reputational damage to the company and clearly shows no company is safe from the ever increasing threat

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Due to their attractive franked income returns, usually relatively low capital volatility, and ready availability through the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), hybrid securities have been a popular choice with Australian retail investors over recent years.  That said, while until recently investing in hybrids directly was the primary method available to investors, this note outlines the

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Although the Australian sharemarket has delivered relatively sluggish performance in recent years, one standout area in terms of returns has been EX20 stocks, as broadly captured by the BetaShares Australian EX-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF. Not only has this exposure outperformed the largest market-cap stocks in Australia, it has also outperformed smaller cap stocks.  This performance

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As every modern day citizen can well attest, we’ve experienced real advancements over recent years. Technology is one area, for example – with the iPhone being  a classic example: you now have access to multiple services such as connecting with your loved ones for a video chat, accessing almost every song ever recorded, monitoring your

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Do I sound like a broken record? Another record month! Readers could well be forgiven for thinking that I am on repeat, as I state that, once again, the Australian ETF Industry had a record month! Records were broken in terms of total industry funds under management and record monthly FuM growth. The Australian ETF

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently called an early snap election, resulting in a resounding win for his party (the Liberal Democratic Party). Abe’s party now holds a two thirds majority, thereby establishing an extremely stable government, allowing for continuity and a continued focus on economic policy. Aside from maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy through ‘Abenomics’

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Month in Review Global equities enjoyed another good month in October, buoyed by ongoing signs of synchronised growth in many parts of the word, solid corporate earnings and persistent low inflation.  Also helping was the failure of various simmering political risks – North Korea, Catalonia and the Trump “Russia probe” – to erupt and hurt

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It’s been over 12 months since BetaShares launched a range of ETFs providing Australian investors with exposure to portfolios of sector specific global companies in a single ASX trade. This suite of funds has been well received by our investors as a simple and low-cost way to access specific investment themes and sectors. With this

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