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Vanguard appoints head of strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
Vanguard Australia has confirmed that Matthew Dempster has been appointed head of strategy. Dempster - who has been with the fund for nearly 13 years - was promoted from senior manager of strategic growth. In the new role, he will work with the executive ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... 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 Balaji Gopal said: "Vanguard's annual Index Chart puts into perspective the importance of ...

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
Vanguard Australia has appointed a new lead for the Asia Pacific region who will oversee ETF capital markets as the incumbent takes up another role within the firm. Adam DeSanctis, who most recently had a stint in personalised indexing for financial ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
The smart beta ETP market has reached maturity, evidenced by declining product closures, and increasingly intense fee competition, according to a Morningstar report. As of 31 December 2022, there were 1384 smart beta ETPs worldwide, with assets under ...

Vanguard reduces fees on VAS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
The investment giant has reduced management fees for the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) from 0.10% to 0.07% per annum. The fee change will be effective from July 3 and follows a periodic review of Vanguard's pricing and funds. "At Vanguard ...

SMSFs continue to fly solo

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... favouring assets that they see as low risk, with trustees now allocating 22% of their assets to cash products," Vanguard Australia head of financial adviser services Balaji Gopal said. "However, we believe Australians saving for retirement should take ...

Vanguard restructures retail unit, creates executive roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Vanguard Australia has overhauled its superannuation and Personal Investor businesses, appointing two executives to newly created roles to help lead the merged retail units. The fund manager will merge the two retail divisions comprising superannuation ...

Work, retirement redefined: Vanguard study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... prepare, only 27% feel optimistic about retirement and just 23% feel very confident. Commenting on the study, Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski said for younger Australians who are redefining the traditional path towards retirement ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...

ETF industry continues growth: Betashares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
Australia's ETF industry grew 2% in March for a total monthly market cap increase of $2.8 billion, according to Betashares' latest review. The report, by Betashares chief commercial officer llan Israelstam, revealed industry assets under management ...