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SMSF trustees increasing use of planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... upwards in their use of financial planners for the first time since 2007 according to new research jointly released by Vanguard and Investment Trends. The firms' annual self-managed superannuation fund report, which collated responses from more than ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... until the market exploded with the launch of 14 international share products by Barclays, later purchased by BlackRock. "Vanguard joined the fray in May 2009 with three funds that simply and effectively covered global shares - Australia, US and World ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... tax-effective and stable investment option. Among 42 investment options available through NextGen the new choices include: Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Vanguard Growth Index Fund PIMCO Australian Bond Fund PIMCO Global Bond Fund Fidelity Australian Equities ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... exchange-traded fund holdings among investors as use of these indexed investment vehicles is also becoming more sophisticated. Vanguard and Tria Investment Partners have released research showing that the 44% growth of ETFs over a two year period from ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... pay for funds fell from 0.77% in 2000 to 0.54% in 2014, according to mutual fund industry trade group ICI. In March, Vanguard chairman and chief executive Bill McNabb told Financial Standard that US companies' fiduciary responsibility to employees led ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... brought the total number to 134. Global bond ETPs also entered the Australian market for the first time including the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged), Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged), and iShares Global Corporate ...

IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... International Shares. The 'Highly Recommended (Index)' rating was given to two of IOOF WealthBuilder's equity portfolio options: Vanguard - Australian shared index and Vanguard - International Shares Index.

Bravura gives VicSuper tech overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
VicSuper has laid down an ambition to be "the vanguard of personalised digital service delivery" not only for its 240,000 members, but for the wider superannuation industry. That ambition is being helped by the announcement of a partnership extension ...

Employer fiduciary responsibility could halve super fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Vanguard chairman and chief executive Bill McNabb believes the Australian superannuation system can learn a lot from the US and encourage employers to take a more active role in driving down fees paid by members. The global head of the specialist low ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Management and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Rounding up the top 10 list were Macquarie Banking Group, Vanguard Investments Australia, QIC Limited, BlackRock Investment Management and Challenger, in that order. How this league table will ...