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Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... said investors are becoming more deliberate with their investments in the US. Vanguard's most popular ETF Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) reported around $880 million of inflows during the quarter. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... comment on the unit pricing errors related to the Cash Fund. Separately, Mercer will terminate its $53 million Australian Shares Plus Fund due to its "subscale size" on May 7. The fund was incepted in 2005 and returned 7.6% p.a. Early this year, Mercer ...

Prime Super tweaks fees across offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... Managed Growth, Alternatives, Conservative and Income Focused options will see a rise of two percentage points. Australian Shares, International Shares, Property and Cash will see a rise of one percentage point. A Balanced account member with $50,000 ...

Vanguard launches four new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... access to a diversified, income-generating portfolio of international companies that complements Vanguard's Australian Shares High Yield ETF and fund." FTSE Russell head of Pacific David Ho added: "We are proud to deepen our global collaboration with ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... some active satellites where they see real conviction. Vanguard's most popular ETF in March has been its Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS), reporting around $822 million of inflows, followed by the Vanguard MSCI International Shares ETF (VGS) at ...

Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... decrease. Transaction costs on Defensive and Balanced will also increase, while those for the Conservative and Australian Shares options will go down slightly. For pension members, the investment fees and costs for the Defensive option are increasing ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... investments as retirement approaches. "Despite some volatility and wobbly markets in November, particularly with Australian shares, AMP's MySuper options have continued to perform strongly, making a meaningful difference to our members' retirement outcomes," ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... displaying a cautious confidence. More than 75% of respondents indicated that over the next 12 months they expect Australian shares to performance about the same. Meanwhile, 12.10% of participants feel more confident and 11.29% feel less confident about ...

Australian Ethical adds trader and BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... investors while investing in line with the company's 39-year-old Ethical Charter. The firm's flagship Australian Shares Fund, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, delivered a 12.5% return since inception, outperforming the S&P/ASX ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... like-for-like investment option to members, though members can invest directly in individual asset classes, like Australian shares, bonds, and term deposits. Following the review, the funds determined that "continuing the Direct Access offering would ...