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Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... Australian equities, the Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund (VAS) dominated, with net flows of $197 million - nearly three times its rolling 12 month average. The second largest intake was by the SPDR 200 fund (STW) - the largest ETP on the Australian ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... diversifying internationally. When you look at the percentage of the Aussie market in global terms, you might be twice or three times, even five times overweight. But there's a way to go for where the Aussie market is now in terms of home bias. We hope ...

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... hard to simplify investing in overseas markets, so that it's easy, intuitive and you have the support you require at all times," Rayson said. One recent addition to the ASX suite of ETF products is the BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ), which provides ...

Evolving super sparks C-suite shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... executive Frank Pegan. He said over his 14 years in the top position he has restructured the executive group about six or seven times and built on it as the business has grown to a $7 billion fund. Larger super funds (more than $5 billion) are leading ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... The options overlay seeks to smooth returns so that the value of the fund does not fall as far as the underlying fund in times of market stress. "A growth investment with a volatility overlay allows retirees to maintain the exposure they need to growth ...

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... during retirement," Loane added. To the FSC, she continued, superannuation is not "a golden egg that people can raid during times of tax reform." Labor leader Bill Shorten also commented on the issue during the parliamentary session and said: "Labor's ...

Family offices well ahead on gender equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
Data collected for the first time shows that family offices are more than seven times more likely to be led by female chief executives than the companies of the S&P500. The 2015 FOX Family Office Compensation and Benefits Report by Family Office Exchange ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... skills and experience to the board "and valuable independence that will help the fund flourish in changing and challenging times." "[They] are leaders in their respective professional fields and are well placed to make a strong contribution to Club Plus ...

Sunsuper renews AIA mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... ensures the future sustainability of our insurance offering, but also supports members with the right levels of cover at the times when they need it most." AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu noted that AIA has been working on "a new insurance design ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... but the lowest performing MySuper products earned half that, or 6%. Rainmaker said that these performance gaps are many times the fee differentials forces the question of whether members are fully aware they are selecting such conservative investment ...