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Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... question of why retail investors leave so much of the possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial planning and accounting professionals ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... having a distinct impact on the investment decisions trustees are making, and in turn their funds' asset allocation," Vanguard head of market strategy Robin Bowerman said when the report was released. The SMSF Association's director of technical and ...

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... regulatory approval. They will be the first international fixed income ETFs available on the ASX. In a statement, Vanguard head of market strategy and communications Robin Bowerman said that "the launch of VIF and VCF will allow Australian investors ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... invested in cash because trustees never got around to appropriately investing, so the returns haven't been great." Vanguard head of market strategy and communications Robin Bowerman agreed, observing that super fund members are never more conscious of ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Trends yesterday. This year's report is based on a survey of about 4000 SMSF trustees and 501 financial advisers. Vanguard head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman, said SMSF trustees currently have a bearish outlook and it is having ...

Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged intl ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... our home country bias often comes at the expense of the valuable diversification of international investments," Vanguard head of product and marketing Robyn Laidlaw said. "These new ETFs offer a simple way to tap into the diversification that international ...

Unmet SMSF advice needs a boon for advisers

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... expertise was also playing a greater role in driving satisfaction. Commenting on the opportunities for advisers, Vanguard head of adviser distribution Michael Lovett said there were multiple elements that contribute to a client's satisfaction. "The challenge ...

Vanguard on staff hunt after sales restructure

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... Michael Lovett as head of distribution for the retail and institutional channels. As a result of the restructure, Vanguard head of institutional sales Julie Andrews has left the investment manager. Lovett was previously Vanguard head of intermediary ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... demonstrates is that those who stay the course over the long term are rewarded for their patience and discipline," Vanguard head of market strategy and communications Robin Bowerman said. He added that the growth achieved by each of the asset classes ...

FSC appoints Vanguard head to board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
John James, chairman and managing director of Vanguard Investments Australia has been elected as a director of the Financial Services Council to fill a casual vacancy. James replaces Brian Bissaker, former chief executive of Colonial First State Investments ...