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Vanguard makes index switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
In the largest international index provider benchmark switch ever, Vanguard is moving six international stock index funds from MSCI to FTSE and 16 US stock and balanced index funds to new benchmarks developed by the University of Chicago. Robin Bowerman ...

Vanguard to publish portfolio holdings

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Vanguard will publish quarterly portfolio holdings for all its funds from October, the fund manager announced today. Vanguard's head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman said, "This move is designed to improve transparency for investors ...

Indexing reaches all time high

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... said. The Australian market continues to be dominated by the two powerhouses of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and Vanguard, which together control 55% of the market - although this portion has declined over the previous two years with BlackRock ...

Dangers of hybrid securities unrecognised: Adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... them altogether." A safer investment option, suggested Schnelle would be to advise clients to put their money in the Vanguard Dimensional Total Bond Fund or buy over the counter bonds from a fixed interest broker.

MLC restructures Australian Share Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... wholly active management of the fund. In February 2012, part of the fund was temporarily allocated to a passive manager, Vanguard Investments Australia. Sumner said the changes to the fund are the latest in a number of improvements to MLC's portfolios ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... Fund managers will either sink or swim, because clients are voting with their feet, said John James, managing director, Vanguard investments. James was speaking yesterday as part of a panel discussion on the impact of superannuation and advice reforms ...

Advisers optimistic on SMSFs despite changing skill set

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... increase as a percentage of their practice revenue, despite cost of advice falling and the specialist skills required. The Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund Planner Report showed despite total revenue from SMSFs falling from 24% in 2011 ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... and growing pressure on fees are the main reasons SMSF investors are relying less on advice, according to the latest Vanguard and Investment Trends Self-managed Super Fund Report. The use of advisers by the SMSF sector declined 9% since the May 2011 ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Vanguard has reduced management fees on seven wholesale investment products, in a response to the high level of marketplace price sensitivity. Robyn Laidlaw, Vanguard's head of product management said their scale made the price cut possible. "As a subsidiary ...

Clear advice models to engage clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... define their value proposition and focus on delivering strategic advice that clients understand the value of, according to Vanguard. Speaking at Beyond 2012: The Future of Advice Roadshow, Michael Lovett, head of Vanguard's Intermediary Distribution ...