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Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... left in April. The rating will remain until a complete review is done. The agency also issued a "strong" rating for two Vanguard ETFs. The first is the Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF which tracks the MSCI US Broad Market Index and holds the ...

Vanguard varies approach to Australian equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Vanguard plans to begin trading its latest three ETF products, which will track all sections of the Australian share market, on the ASX at the end of May. The new funds include Australian small and large companies and a high-yield Australian shares ...

Asgard adds funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Growth Companies Fund, Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund, Lazard Emerging Markets Fund- I Class and Vanguard High Growth Index Fund. Michael Smith, senior investment and research manager for product management at Asgard, said many funds ...

iShares appoints vice presidents to new roles

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... responsible for developing and supporting iShares' institutional clients. Formerly a senior business analyst covering ETFs at Vanguard Investments Australia, Biassini will focus on product development in the primary and secondary markets. The iShares ...

PAS mandate review completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... reviewed its fund manager line up. Currently PAS employs over 20 fund managers to manage its investment portfolio including Vanguard Investment Australia for Australian shares, BlackRock Investment Management for its liquid alternatives and Schroder ...

Vanguard saves $8.7m

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Investors emerged with savings of $8.7 million from Vanguard's wholesale index fund in 2010, thanks to reduced spread costs. A crossing or 'special spread' saving occurs when monies to be invested in a Vanguard fund are used to meet client withdrawals ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Jeremy Duffield, former chairman of Vanguard Investments Australia, has today begun work for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies as their non-executive chairman, bringing policy-maker connections to the role. The former deputy chairman of the ...

Advisers must deliver alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... a post-commission world, advisers will need to deliver alpha and be able to demonstrate it, according to research by Vanguard Investments. Francis Kinniry, a principal of Vanguard's global investment strategy group, developed the concept of 'Adviser ...

Top mandate winners woo super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... equities, fixed interest and alternative asset classes. Schroders came in second with nine, and BlackRock third at eight. Vanguard, Perennial Investment Partners and Wellington all came in fourth with seven mandate wins each. Overall, the number of mandates ...

VicSuper wins sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... VicSuper has been a strong promoter of sustainability, including the May 2009 awarding of an initial $150 million mandate to Vanguard to invest in stocks that generate the same returns as the market but with half the carbon footprint. "We firmly believe ...