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En garde: New fund eyes Vanguard, Betashares' turf

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... later change or abandon them entirely. The development comes as Vanguard celebrates a major milestone for its Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS). The largest ETF in Australia, the fund surpassed $20 billion in funds under management at May end; in ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... May, their strongest month in over a year, after skidding nearly 19% from February highs in April. Meanwhile, Australian shares increased nearly 4%, European markets advanced 4%, Japanese shares lifted 5%, and Chinese shares edged up 2%. While some sectors ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... with outperforming a benchmark - specifically, his role in assembling a portfolio of equity managers across Australian shares, global shares, and emerging markets. While one-year performance is very hard to consistently outperform, a three-year horizon ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... topped April inflows, pulling in over $1.1 billion, according to Betashares' Australian ETF review. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF brought in $533.6 million in inflows, followed by the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF with ...

Australian equity fund manager in a league of its own: Mercer survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... rivals over the year to March, according to Mercer's most recent investment survey. The Forager Funds Management Australian Shares Fund returned 21.7% before fees, outperforming all 123 investment products in Mercer's Australian shares category, and ...

First Sentier to enter Australian ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... through an ASX quoted structure, for investors seeking to invest in an actively managed, geared portfolio of Australian shares," Bajic said. First Sentier Investors deputy head of Australian equities growth David Wilson, meanwhile, said that the team ...

Future Group positions super offerings for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... Growth, and Sustainable Alternatives Growth options, but will also be able to invest in a dedicated Gender Equity Australian Shares strategy. Since 2021, Verve Super has directed its investments to companies that perform well when it comes to gender ...

Hostplus limits investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... their investment options limited. Effective May 8, Hostplus will limit access to three investment options: the Australian shares, international shares, and growth options. Additionally, changes will be made to the defined benefit reserve investment strategy ...

Vanguard rejigs Ethically Conscious options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... investor-decision making and maintain the stated long-term investment objectives of the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index Funds." Additionally, an update to the Bloomberg MSCI ...

ETF industry passes $250bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... ETF industry grew by 35.9% or $79.9 billion. Vanguard made up three of the top 10 ETFs by market cap with its Australian Shares Index ETF, MSCI Index International Shares ETF and the US Total Market Shares Index ETF. Betashares had two with its Australia ...