World Bank Launches Blockchain-Only Bond
The World Bank launched a blockchain-only bond, which features a 2-year maturity arranged by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia dubbed “bond-i”– a…
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Trader Bets Bitcoin Will Exceed Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Price
An anonymous Australian crypto trader went big on Bitcoin, placing a USD $6.3 million bet that the value of the cryptocurrency would…
Key Factors when Investing in the Australian Markets
The Gazette Review put out a list of the Top 10 Most Developed Countries of 2018 based on a metric called the…
Use Country ETFs to Pick, Choose Strong Markets
More investors are taking a second look at international markets, but many are painting the international asset category in broad strokes. However,…
Australia ETF Could Steady in the Months Ahead
The iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEArca: EWA) is down more than 4%, but stocks there could be steady plays as 2018 moves…
The First Batch of 4x Leveraged ETPs
VelocityShares, the exchange traded note business of the Janus Henderson Group, debuted the first suite of 4x or 400% leveraged exchange traded…
Franklin Templeton Debuts 16 Passive ETFs in New International Suite
Franklin Templeton Investments is aggressively expanding its lineup of exchange traded funds, launching 16 new country-specific, passive index-based strategies to help investors…
Australia Currency ETF in Trouble as Traders Bail on Aussie Dollar
The U.S. dollar has been getting most of the attention this year as a disappointing developed market currency, but there are concerns…
Commonwealth Currency ETFs Could be Ready to Rally
The PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEArca: UUP) is struggling to start 2017, but that could mean opportunity with rival…
Australia ETF Remains Solid, Up 11.6% in 2016
Up 11.6% year-to-date, the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEArca: EWA) is one of this year’s best-performing non-leveraged, single-country exchange traded funds tracking…
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Aussie Dollar ETF Plunges as Reserve Bank Cuts Rates
In a bid to assuage deflation concerns, the Reserve Ban of Australia cut its official rate to a historic low Tuesday, triggering…
Deutsche Adds Six New International Currency-Hedged ETFs
Addressing the popular demand for foreign investment options, Deustche Asset and Wealth management has expanded its suite of international currency-hedged exchange traded…
Unattractive ‘glamour stocks’ lead the way in Asia Pacific
This article was written by Brent Bates, a portfolio manager with the Invesco International Growth team, focusing on large- and mid-cap Asia…