Index funds
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Passive investing
Think you can beat the market? Hear this cautionary tale
Time and time again, people have told me they want to invest in shares. My response has always been the same.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Do I need to worry about index funds going broke?
For some of our top index funds to go broke, banks, big mining companies and many other household names would have to become worthless.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Investment behemoths deserve more scrutiny
The rise of massive index funds on the sharemarket raises some legitimate questions about the possible effects on competition.
- by Clancy Yeates
BHP homecoming to lift market’s mining exposure
BHP is set to once again become the big Australian when it collapses its dual listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and the London Stock Exchange to a single listing on the local bourse.
- by John Collett
Turnbull advice helped turn ‘fool’ into investment guru
When he was setting up BetaShares ETFs, Alex Vynokur was frequently told he was a fool but a former Australian prime minister helped steady his hand as he started on a path to creating a multibillion-dollar index-tracking empire.
- by Alex Druce
'Not changing': Pendal CEO defends active management as performance fees dive
Emilio Gonzalez says active management is the way to go during extreme market volatility, despite the group booking a sharp drop in performance fees last quarter.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Coronavirus pandemic
Don't 'buy the index': Investing in the time of the coronavirus
Betting on index funds to get your exposure to sharemarkets may not be the optimal strategy during the pandemic.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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World markets
Pressure builds on shadow banks as pandemic spurs rush to cash
Pension funds, insurers and other investors are exposed as the shadow banking system bears the initial brunt of the pandemic-induced panic now roiling markets.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
How the global fossil fuel divestment push is testing Australia's resolve
Three of the world's largest asset managers have signalled a move away from financing fossil fuels in recent months. What does this mean for Australian banks and funds?
- by Charlotte Grieve
Exchange Traded Funds still showing astonishing growth
Game plans employed by strategic beta ETFs, which often seek to outperform the market, have grown in variety and complexity.
- by John Collett
Research shows SMSFs continuing to diversify
Appetite for overseas investing increasing and forecast to hit 16 per cent of all SMSF assets by 2020.
- by John Maroney
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/index-funds-hom