ETFmate Weekly

ETFs globally now stand at approximately 1.5 trillion AUM with Australia holding a 4.7 Billion share. The growth in this industry is remarkable and stands as a testament to its appeal to a growing number of investors. The pick of this week has to be  5 Common Misconceptions About ETFs.

Benjamin Levy article ETFs: playing with fire  hits the nail on the head regarding the promotion of ETFs as a product class, but the pick of the week this week has to be BIS Working Papers - Market structures and systemic risks of exchange-traded funds by Srichander Ramaswamy, an excellent paper on

The pick for this week has to be Spice up the ETF mix by Barbara Drury. The short informed article touches on ETF structures, counter party risks and fees. It provides a suscint insight into deciding which ETF is the better investment choice.

As the growth and popularity of ETFs continues, scrutiny will follow. The RBA recently released a bulletin highlighting Exchange-traded Funds. The report is a must read, it highlights the appeal of ETFs, how they work, their complexity of sometimes lack of transparency.

After such a tumultuous start to the year, this week seems rather quiet!

Given all that's happened already, this is a welcomed change.

The pick for this week would have to be the Kinetic Securities Market and ETF corner