At FINA, we track fixed income ETFs and managed funds with our ‘Finders’ to help you narrow your search for products that might suit your portfolio. We don’t make any recommendations as such but try to help you work out what is important. When assessing fixed income ETF performance, the first...
Despite very low interest rates and volatile markets, there were still four fixed income ETFs that returned over 5% in the 12 months to 30 June 2020. Surprisingly, there were 12 funds that earned over 4% over the year. All four funds had global exposure and three of the four...
Socially conscious investors have been putting their money where their mouths are and starting a wave of investments in companies and funds that follow environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.  These criteria measure how a company performs as a steward of nature; manages its relationships with employees, suppliers, customers and...
Each month Fixed Income News Australia provides a wrap of all the latest bond issues and changes from around Australia. Economic data No RBA meeting in January, the cash rate remains at 0.75% Devastating bushfires across five states, the Insurance Council of Australia says $800m in claims since September and...
T he Australian ETF market attracted $4.3b in new cash flows in the third quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly cash flows ever recorded. The mammoth inflows contributed to the market surpassing $8.9b for the year to date, eclipsing the $8.1b received in 2017 with still three months to go according...
T he Australian ETF industry continues to grow strongly, with Quarter 1, 2019 cash flows reaching $1864 million, and returns bouncing back from December lows, according to the latest figures released yesterday by the Australian Securities Exchange. While international equity ETFs continue to receive the strongest cash flows quarter on quarter,...

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