Australia and New Zealand Banking : ANZ and ETF Securities launch joint venture with six ASX listed exchange traded funds

Sydney, 26 May 2015: ANZ and ETF Securities today announced the formation of a joint venture, which will provide a range of exchange traded funds (ETFs) developed for Australian investors and self-managed super funds.
The new company, known as ANZ ETFS Management (AUS) Limited ('ANZ ETFS'), will list a range of six new ETFs on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the coming weeks. The products are designed to be transparent and cost-effective building blocks for investment portfolios, providing exposure to commonly traded equity, commodity and foreign exchange benchmarks.

ANZ ETFS has licenced three indices developed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its equity ETFs, including the S&P ASX 100 Index, the S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index and a new S&P/ASX 300 Shareholder Yield Index, which was launched this morning and represents Australian listed companies with the highest shareholder yields.
The initial product range also includes a physical US Dollar ETF, a physical offshore Renminbi ETF and a physical gold ETF. Gold bullion for the physical gold ETF will be stored at ANZ's vault in Singapore. Further products and additional asset classes will be added over time
and in other Asia Pacific markets such as Hong Kong in response to demand from investors and intermediaries.
The joint venture marks the first entry of a major Australian financial institution into the Australian ETF market. It harnesses the securities expertise of ANZ's Global Markets business, the strength of its Global Wealth and E*TRADE distribution channels and presence in 29 Asia Pacific markets, together with ETF Securities' global track record in developing innovative exchange traded products.
ANZ ETFS will be based in Sydney and includes employees from both ANZ and ETF Securities. Danny Laidler, ETF Securities' Head of Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed Co-Head and Head of Distribution at ANZ ETFS, while Adam Smith, currently Director of Business Execution at ANZ Global Markets, has been appointed Co-Head and Chief Operating Officer of the joint venture.
Eddie Listorti, ANZ Global Co-Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities, said: "This partnership unites ANZ's extensive knowledge of Australian financial markets and the domestic investment base, with ETF Securities' expertise in constructing and operating ETF

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products. ANZ ETFS' objective is to provide a range of high quality and low cost investment products that will in time provide diversified exposure to all major asset classes."
Joyce Phillips, ANZ CEO of Global Wealth, added: "ETFs are increasingly being used by our customers as an important, often tactical, part of their portfolios. ANZ Wealth will continue to offer these, as part of innovative investment solutions, to our customers."
Graham Tuckwell, Founder and Chairman of ETF Securities, said: "Australia was amongst
the pioneers of ETFs over a decade ago, but since then has watched overseas markets adopt them more widely and faster. We believe this is now changing as Australian investors embrace ETFs, investing record levels over the last year. They are recognising ETFs' multiple
advantages, especially intelligent and low cost access to a broad range of benchmarks. This
is why we are excited to be partnering with ANZ to offer a new and comprehensive ETF
platform, delivering more choice and greater access to Australian investors."
For media enquiries contact:
Alex Evans
ANZ Media Relations Manager
Tel: +61 466 327 835
Email: alexander.evans@anz.com
Corina Blum-Evans
ETFS Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 4333
Email: corina.blum-evans@etfsecurities.com

About ANZ

ANZ is among the top four banks in Australia, the largest banking group in New Zealand and the Pacific, and among the top 50 banks in the world. Our history dates back over 180 years, and we now operate in 33 markets globally with representation in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and America. We provide a range of banking and financial products and services to around eight million customers, and we employ approximately 50,000 people worldwide.

About ETF Securities

ETF Securities is one of the world's leading innovators of ETPs. We provide accessible and liquid investment solutions, enabling investors to intelligently diversify their portfolios beyond traditional asset classes and strategies. As pioneers in specialist investments, we developed the world's first gold exchange traded commodity in 2003. Today we offer one of the most comprehensive ranges of specialist ETPs covering commodities, FX and thematic equities, trading on major exchanges across the world. Using that pioneering spirit, our unrivalled expertise and through partnerships, we continue to seek out the most relevant opportunities and make them accessible.

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This document does not take into account your personal needs and financial circumstances. You should seek independent financial, lega l, tax and other relevant advice having regard to your particular circumstances. Although we use reasonable efforts to obtain relia ble, comprehensive information, we make no representation and give no warranty that it is accurate or complete.

Investments in any product issued by ANZ ETFS are not deposits with, or liabilities of, Australia and New Zealand Banking Gro up Limited ("ANZ") or any member of the ANZ Group and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Neither ANZ, ANZ ETFS, ETF Securities Limited nor any other member of the ANZ Group or ETF Securities Grou p guarantees the performance of any products issued by ANZ ETFS or the repayment of capital or any particular rate of return therefrom.

The value or return of an investment will fluctuate and investor may lose some or all of their investment. Past perform ance is not an indication of future performance.

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