Net flows into Australian exchange-traded funds tracking domestic equities are on track for their best quarter ever as investors pile into local shares amid a downturn in global markets.

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Trafigura Group has launched a strategic review of its struggling Nyrstar zinc and lead smelting assets in Australia, with Chief Executive Officer Richard Holtum calling for government intervention.