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Plato fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
An Australian shares fund run by Plato Investment Management will shutter later this month after running for nearly 14 years as its assets dwindle. Plato's Australian Shares Core Fund invested in Australian companies and was benchmarked to the S&P/ASX ...

Saxo Markets launches investment loyalty scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... will be available to all clients in Australia and also offers an attractive price point for trades - $6.99 for Australian shares and US$3 for US shares. "Clients will earn reward points every time they place a qualifying trade, with different asset classes ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... listed or wholesale versions. The lower-investment-minimum share classes of the $16.7 billion Vanguard Index Australian Shares Fund and the $2 billion Vanguard High Yield Australian Shares Fund were moved to a Morningstar analyst rating of neutral yesterday. ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... super moved into cash and slightly less moved to growth assets. The second most popular investment category was Australian shares, with 26% of those who switched moving into equities. "Switch call volumes peaked on March 23 after the S&P/ASX shed 5.6% ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... ETFs proved exceptions to this rule. The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear ETF makes money when the Australian shares index falls at a ratio of around two to one. It experienced strong inflows in March and had the highest traded value of any ...

CBA Group Super posts -7.7% returns for March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... returns varied from -2.6% for the conservative option (its one-year returns are positive) to -22.1% for the Australian shares option as the ASX tumbled from its February 21 high.

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Physical Gold, which increased by $189 million on net inflows of $135 to end the month with $1.6 billion. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF enjoyed net flows of $538 million. Australian equities ETPs in general seemed popular during March, with net ...

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... delivered alongside a new website, which provides investors with access to a "wide range" of managed funds and ETFs, Australian shares, and an integrated cash account. Vanguard Australia managing director Frank Kolimago said the new website and offer ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... follow the index fairly closely. There are some super funds, particularly smaller players, whose only exposure to Australian shares is passive," van de Pol said. He added that it's rare to see super funds "stand out from the crowd" in terms of minimising ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... Colonial First State's FirstChoice Wholesale Balanced option lost 16.7%, while its FirstChoice Wholesale Australian Shares fund outperformed the market, returning -25.5% over the period. Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said the ...