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New BetaShares fund combats investor bias

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... stock and sector specific risk, leaving investors' under-exposed to the growth potential of mid to smaller-cap Australian shares. "The growth potential of these shares is well illustrated by the historical performance of the Index which Ex-20 aims to ...

BlackRock slashes iShares ETF fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... the management expense ratios on five of its Australian funds. Those fee reductions applied to the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund (from 0.4% p.a. to 0.38%), Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index Fund (0.24% to 0.23%), Vanguard International ...

Vanguard reduces MERs on five funds

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... lowered the management expense ratios on five of its Australian funds. The fee reductions apply to the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund (from 0.4% p.a. to 0.38%), Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index Fund (0.24% to 0.23%), Vanguard ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... investing in overseas companies that have a 70% lower carbon exposure than the rest of the market and moved its Australian shares index portfolio to the IFM Low Carbon Australian Shares fund, reducing exposure to Australian companies with a high carbon ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Growth in super and investment FUMA stagnant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... other asset classes. Returns for the twelve months to 30 June 2016 across the major retail segments averaged 1%, Australian shares 0.5% and international shares -3%. Strong growth in the retirement incomes segment was assisted by the higher proportion ...

BT High Service List adds Australian equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Rowe Price Australian Equity Fund came about after the investment firm, which had already been investing in Australian shares via offshore vehicles, set up a dedicated domestic investment capability in 2010. The fund itself was created in 2012, and is ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... on the bond's menu has comprised a basic suite of single sector options, covering fixed interest, property, Australian shares and international shares." The Vanguard Diversified Conservative Index comprises a multi-asset portfolio which targets a 70% ...

Mercer funds added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... are: Mercer Multi-Manager, Mercer Growth, Mercer Defensive, Mercer Income Plus, Mercer Select Growth, Mercer Australian Shares for Tax Exempt Investors, Mercer Australian Shares, Mercer Australian Shares Plus, Mercer Australian Small Companies, Mercer ...

Property and infrastructure steer REST into positive territory

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... property and infrastructure investments underpinned REST's Core Strategy performance over the past twelve months. Australian shares and bonds contributed modest returns, but overseas shares - the largest asset class exposure for Core Strategy - moderated ...