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Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... on its Australian Shares High Yield Index Fund by three basis points - moving it to 0.35%. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund will see the largest reduction of five basis points, moving to 0.24% a year. The Vanguard Australian Shares ...

Myer Foundation backs new strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
Myer Foundation and the Australian Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation are among the early investors in a global manager's new Aussie equities strategy. AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities - Green ("Green MVE") is a new unit ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
An $11 billion superannuation fund has achieved carbon neutral certification by the Australian Government for its buildings and property portfolio. Local Government Super's portfolio was rated by NABERS, a New South Wales Government administered ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... enforcing laws that prohibit the production and dissemination of terrorist content. This comes after the Australian government already passed new social media laws as a response to the Christchurch attack. The new laws impose heavy fines, make reporting ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... likely to rely on government benefits like the Age Pension "for some time yet." "A major problem facing the Australian government and individuals is how to fund the retirement of an ageing population," Morris said. "Superannuation, through its tax concessions ...

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... billion from this, it said. Under the Future Fund Act 2006, its net earnings will be available to meet the Australian Government's superannuation liability in 2020-21. Projected earnings are $5.2 billion in the next fiscal budget. This will be followed ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The board of a $5 billion Australian government fund, run by several former investment bankers, has been admonished for using non-official email accounts to conduct business with political and commercial sensitivities. The Auditor General said some ...

Melbourne boutique hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. The allocations are tilted towards Australian government bonds, state bonds (where it doesn't invest West of Melbourne, in mining states) and supranational bonds. But last March ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... one of the most heavily regulated industries. "IFM Investors has received assurances by the company that Australian Government and Saudi internal processes around this purchase, will mean that EOS platforms will not be deployed in Yemen. "If IFM Investors ...

AMP Capital scores AFL stadium interest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... investment manager has acquired a 50% interest in Westadium, the organisation that partnered the Western Australian government in designing, building, financing and maintaining Optus Stadium, the new home of AFL clubs Fremantle Dockers and West Coast ...