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Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... carefully considered approach to building the portfolio." The fund includes 15 investment managers including index manager, Vanguard Investments Australia, which manages all its Australian equities allocation and part of its global equities investments. ...

Bill failed, what next?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... a dire scenario, if we really saw a tough 12 months, we're not talking about earnings going down 20 to 30 per cent." Vanguard Australia's chief investment officer Eric Smith agreed and said in the direct retail space, there's been more churn but that ...

Vanguard saves $5m in trading costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
True to the adage 'timing is everything', index manager Vanguard saved investors over $5 million in reduced transactions costs this year through 'crossing savings'. A 'crossing' or a 'special spread' saving occurs when Vanguard fund uses the cash invested ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... funds must correctly implement the strategy to ensure its older members aren't ignored, according to Robin Bowerman, Vanguard Investments head of retail. "If you turned your website area over [to] the Gen X and Y overnight you will alienate a big part ...

Diversified funds on the wane?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... FUM since the firm rated the sector two years ago. The only Lonsec-rated firms to post inflows over this period include Vanguard, BlackRock, ING and Perennial. As part of the review, the firm awarded eight of the 13 funds, which included ING, Perennial ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... called JPMorgan Access. The custodian's clients in Australia currently include AustralianSuper, ARIA, Challenger and Vanguard Investments Australia.

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... focus on growing its Australian base. SmartStream, whose clients in Australia include industry heavyweights AMP, ING and Vanguard Investments, appointed Richard Cummings as regional director for SmartStream's Asia Pacific operations in June - and he's ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Women are now at the vanguard of financial services as more females are recruited in the sector compared to their male counterparts, says Dalton Nicol Reid (DNR). According to specialist individual managed account portfolio manager DNR, the last 15 ...

Vanguard appoints Asia MD

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
Vanguard has appointed Lee Yuit Chieng as managing director of its institutional business in Asia. Lee, who is starting her role in August, will be based in Singapore and report directly to Vanguard Investments head of Asia and Japan, Trevor Chudleigh. ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Two Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) funds are shedding their SAM titles and will now fall under the Vanguard banner, as part of a re-branding exercise. The re-branded Vanguard Sustainability Leaders Australian Shares Fund and Vanguard Sustainability ...