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Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Australian industry superannuation funds might be at the vanguard of unlisted infrastructure investing - but they could soon face stiff competition from their international rivals. According to an OECD report on pension fund investment in infrastructure ...

Meat fund invests in high growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... Australian and international shares and listed property of around 90 per cent. The option will initially be invested in the Vanguard High Growth Pooled Superannuation Trust, which is an externally managed fund. MIESF's move is a leap away from its peers ...

Boutiques wary of automated systems

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... commitment to convert Australia's manual processing landscape to an automated one. "The high volume players [such as BGI, Vanguard and Macquarie] are all on board, but the smaller fund managers are of the opinion of 'we'll wait and see' when this goes ...

Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Regnan is co-owned by ARIA, BT Investment Management, Hermes UK, HESTA Super, NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme, Vanguard, VicSuper and VFMC.

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia's longstanding chief investment officer Eric Smith has resigned, with US Vanguard principal Joseph Brennan poised to take over the reins of the $60 billion asset manager. Robin Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments ...

Vanguard launches gov bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia has launched an Australian Government Bond Index Fund as investors continue to seek haven in safe investments backed by the government. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund (the Fund) invests in Government ...

Right on target: Vanguard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
Investors can avoid the pitfalls of emotion-driven investing through target-date funds, according to research from Vanguard. The Vanguard Centre for Retirement Research in the US published a report in November last year that surveyed the portfolios ...

Vanguard on the hiring trail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed two new regional sales managers and plans to recruit more business development managers (BDMs) to support its growing adviser client base. Vanguard Investments Australia has named its two new regional sales ...

Vanguard on the hunt for new head of marketing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
Vanguard is searching for a new head of marketing after Colin Bold leaves the company, citing personal reasons. Bold has been with the company for three years and saw the local index fund manager grow to a $60 billion-plus manager with the Future Fund ...

Top guns tackle industry challenges

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... Management in the investments category, James Nguyen from Tyndall Investment Management (national savings), Shan Kwee from Vanguard Investments Australia (Global Markets) and Sophie Riordan from ING Australia (Financial Advice). Knapp received an expenses ...