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Australia’s exchange-traded funds industry topped $200 billion in June.

Aussie ETFs top $200b as investors flood back to stocks

Strong performance from funds exposed to global equities are drawing investors and fund managers to the fast-growing local ETF market.

  • Joshua Peach
Alex Vynokur, co-founder of United Ukraine Appeal.

Why Morgan Stanley says this ASX 200 ETF is the best

Exchange-traded funds that track a major index continue to grow in popularity among investors, but which one is better?

  • Michelle Bowes

June

Bitcoin’s latest slump has again raised question marks.

Launch of ASX’s first bitcoin ETF sparks price war

The launch on Thursday morning has drawn a strong response from competitors operating on a rival exchange.

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  • Joshua Peach
The first bitcoin EFT on the ASX will list on Thursday.

ASX bitcoin ETF launch opens gates to wider cryptocurrency industry

The markets watchdog has told investors to “only put in what they are prepared to lose” after Australia’s main exchange operator opened the door to bitcoin.

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  • Joshua Peach
NAB Ventures has taken an equity stake in Zodia Custody, which manages crypto storage for institutional investors.

NAB clarifies crypto strategy with investment in Zodia Custody

NAB Ventures joins Standard Chartered and Northern Trust on the register of London-based Zodia, revealing NAB’s crypto play may involve custody services.

  • James Eyers
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NSW budget winners; Bitcoin ETFs arrive in Oz; 15 ASX stock picks

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The key is to seek out low management fees given different ETFs track the price of the same commodities.

The bitcoin ETF wave has arrived in Australia

VanEck is launching a cut-price bitcoin ETF as investors eye cryptocurrency and gold as hedges against geopolitical risk.

  • Tom Richardson
Betashares co-founder and CEO Alex Vynokur is planning big growth.

Story of change in rise of Betashares, decline of Perpetual and AMP

The shift from active to passive management is changing the face of Australia’s financial sector. Unaffordable housing could shift things again.

  • James Thomson
Alex Vynokur is the chief executive of Betashares. Its major investors include TA Associates and, now, Singapore’s Temasek.

Singapore’s Temasek snaps up $300m stake in ETF provider Betashares

The privately owned, Sydney-headquartered firm is one of the largest local providers of exchange-traded fund products with $38 billion under management.

  • Kylar Loussikian
Arian Neiron, the managing director of VanEck Australia

ASX greenlights first bitcoin ETF in landmark listing

VanEck’s bitcoin ETF is expected to list next week, marking the first direct exposure to the emerging asset class on Australia’s primary exchange.

  • Joshua Peach
Cryptocurrencies will be put to the market test when ETFs are developed for trading.

Why cryptocurrencies are surging again

Crypto enthusiasts believe bitcoin could soon eclipse its previous record high of close to $US74,000 amid growing cheer about interest rate cuts and hopes of looser regulations.

  • Karen Maley
“From a whole-of-economy perspective, you’d say, well, isn’t it a problem that there are fewer companies going public?“: ASIC chairman Joe Longo.

ASIC trains its sights on private equity

The regulator is trying to work out what’s caused the slump in public listings, and whether this has triggered problems that ASIC needs to tackle.

  • Hans van Leeuwen

May

Macquarie wants to seize market share in the fast-growing exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector.

Macquarie stokes ETF price war, slashes fees to 3 basis points

Macquarie wants to shake up the asset management sector with ETFs charging management fees as low as 3 basis points.

  • Tom Richardson
Exchange-traded funds continue to be popular with investors seeking a cheap way to diversify their portfolios.

Australian ETF winners had returns as high as 153pc

US megacap tech stocks and cryptocurrencies proved profitable investments in the last year, according to the latest top-performing ETF data – alongside some other surprise standouts.

  • Joshua Peach

These 5 ETFs posted double-digit returns in April’s shock sell-off

The fall in global sharemarkets stopped the fast-growing ETF industry in its tracks in April, but proved profitable for several short-style strategies.

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  • Joshua Peach
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April

Bitcoin ‘halving’ cuts supply of new tokens

The bitcoin halving could deal a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.

  • David Pan
Gold is often touted as a safe haven investment when risk assets are sold off.

Commodity markets perplexed why gold keeps going up

The precious metal’s decoupling from the traditional drivers of prices has analysts divided on its outlook.

  • Alex Gluyas
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How long before the yen is again a safe-haven bet?

If inflation remains positive and interest rates continue to rise, the yen is likely to eventually strengthen.

  • Shiro Armstrong

March

It’s time to look beyond the ASX’s large caps to make money

There’s so much talk of the S&P 500 being dominated by the “magnificent seven”. But Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated benchmarks in its own backyard.

  • Arian Neiron
Gold bars at the Perth Mint refinery. The sudden price move has lifted the haven asset above its previous peak reached in December.

Gold’s mystery rally baffles analysts

Hopes of US rate cuts alone are unlikely to have driven the surge. Analysts also question central bank buying, Chinese households looking for havens and war.

  • Harry Dempsey and Mary McDougall

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