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Local investors continue to flock to ETFs: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... months. Additionally, around 50% of investors intend to boost their ETF allocations within their SMSF portfolio. Australian shares were the top investment choice for 65% of respondents, with international shares following closely at 50%. Meanwhile, a ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... range of ETFs to achieve long-term, risk-adjusted returns. About 13% is allocated respectively to Vanguard's Australian Shares High Yield ETF and MSCI Australian Small Companies ETFs, and SPDR's S&P/ASX 200 Resources ETF and Global Dividend ETF. ...

CFS Edge adds 25 managed accounts to menu

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... four diversified portfolios in Active 55, 70, ETF 55 and 70. It has also added six single sector portfolios in Australian shares, international shares, real assets, alternatives, and long duration and floating rate portfolios. There are nine diversified ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... the MSCI World Net Total Return Index achieved 10.1%. MGF shares the same upheavals with the embattled Forager Australian Shares Fund (FOR), which is at risk of delisting as it struggles to close the 15% valuation gap over the last four years. MGF is ...

Forager to delist Aussie LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... Australian-listed investment trust as it continues to trade at a 15% discount to its net asset value. The Forager Australian Shares Fund (FOR) has struggled to close the 15% valuation gap over the last four years, while efforts such as introducing a ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... substantial annual assets under management (AUM) growth. Some of the largest ETFs in Australia, such as the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) gained $1.9 billion and $1.7 billion in ...

GESB debuts first sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... companies found to have significantly breached social or environmental norms or regulations. For instance, with Australian shares, the option will not invest in companies that produce tobacco, derive 10% or more of their gross revenues from the distribution ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... and costs. The total investment cost for the core strategy, balanced, diversified, high growth, cash, shares, Australian shares, and overseas shares investment options reduced in 2023. The capital stable, balanced - indexed, Australian shares - indexed ...

AustralianSuper bungle underpays some Choice members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
A calculation error has forced AustralianSuper to remediate some of its members invested in its Australian Shares option about $2 million. The "credit rating error" affected members who are invested in the Australian Shares option only. "Between 2 June ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... global upheavals, including the COVID-pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the Global Financial Crisis, Australian shares have delivered an average annual return of 9.2% over the past 30 years. Vanguard Australia head of financial adviser services ...