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Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... unable to comment further." This is ASIC's third greenwashing civil penalty proceeding, having taken action against Vanguard Investments and against Mercer Super earlier this year. ASIC's allegations against Vanguard centre around "false and ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
Vanguard has delivered a stark reminder of the resilience of long-term investing with its 22 nd annual Index Chart. Despite major global upheavals, including the COVID-pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the Global Financial Crisis, Australian ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

More than $100k raised at FICAP RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... ETFs, HUB24, KPMG, Magellan, Montgomery Investments, NMG Consulting, Pendal, PIMCO, Profusion Group, Schroders, SQM, and Vanguard. Financial Standard is the official media partner of FICAP.

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
Vanguard Australia has appointed a new lead for the Asia Pacific region who will oversee ETF capital markets as the incumbent takes up another role within the firm. Adam DeSanctis, who most recently had a stint in personalised indexing for financial ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

FICAP 2023: Countdown is on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... ETFs, HUB24, KPMG, Magellan, Montgomery Investments, NMG Consulting, Pendal, PIMCO, Profusion Group, Schroders, SQM, and Vanguard. "Without them [the sponsors], we wouldn't have this event and we wouldn't have FICAP," FICAP chair Marnie McLaren ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... it received the largest net inflows in the first half of the year, recording $1.8 billion in net inflows, followed by Vanguard ($1.5 billion) and iShares ($1.1 billion). The top three issuers accounted for around 92% of ETF industry flows so far in 2023. ...

Ownership changes spur upheaval in unit trust sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... their unit trusts were Magellan ($5.5bn), Ardea ($3.5bn) and Platinum ($2.7bn) because of disappointing performance. Vanguard lost $3.1 billion from its unit trust business but had positive net flows of around $4.5 billion into its suite of ETPs. Rainmaker's ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... ETF (QUAL) was the largest smart beta ETP in the Australian market, with $2 billion in assets. It was followed by the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY) and the VanEck Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW), with $1.8 billion and $1.2 billion ...