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ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes is set to lead Vanguard Australia's legal and compliance function. Hughes was due to end his five-year term in December but will now finish up on February 3. "We are grateful for the contribution Sean has made to ASIC ...

ETF industry poised for growth: BetaShares

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... to $95 billion the year prior. At an issuer level, the ETF industry's flows were the most concentrated on record; Vanguard and BetaShares received 90% of the industry net inflows. Regarding product launches, it was the biggest year on record, with ...

FSC releases claims handling standard for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... Investments, Equity Trustees Superannuation, HUB24, Macquarie Investment Management, Mercer (Australia), Sandhurst Trustees and Vanguard Investments fall under this umbrella. As of January 1, the standard commenced on a voluntary compliance basis; full ...

Vanguard veteran announces retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Vanguard Australia's executive team member and head of corporate affairs Robin Bowerman will retire at the end of the week after almost 20 years with the firm. Bowerman led the retail, strategy, advocacy and corporate affairs functions during his ...

Vanguard cops fine for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Vanguard Investments has become the first investment manager to be fined by ASIC over greenwashing. Vanguard paid $39,960 to comply with three infringement notices related to product disclosure statements (PDS) for the Vanguard International Shares ...

Vanguard Super reignites fee war with launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering, Vanguard is now home to one of the cheapest MySuper products - a lifecycle solution that auto-adjusts 36 times. It was back in November 2019 that Vanguard's Robin Bowerman ...

Vanguard appoints chief financial officer, dumps brokerage fees

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Vanguard Australia welcomes John Oberlies to its Melbourne office as chief financial officer, as it also announces it will eliminate brokerage fees on ETFs. Oberlies will relocate from Vanguard headquarters in Malvern to join the Australian executive ...

Vanguard unveils positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
Vanguard Australia has launched a global positive impact equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities market with a "measurable impact on global environmental and social challenges." The Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund is a concentrated ...

ETF industry drops in value

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... including BBUS and BBOZ returning 23% and 15%. Despite the overall drop in the market, new data released by the ASX and Vanguard says investors are still viewing ETFs as a safe bet. "Domestic bond ETFs experienced the strongest flows of any asset class ...

Vanguard to liquidate factor ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
Vanguard is liquidating one of its US active ETFs, in what is reported to be a first for the company. Vanguard announced the US$44.2 million US Liquidity Factor ETF will be wound up in late November. Since its inception in 2018, the product has not ...