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Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... in Sydney next month, alongside concerns over MySuper investment options, "which have been driven towards a passive investment style to reduce costs and be more appealing in comparison to the cost of other funds." WSSA said it will also analyse MySuper ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... wider national policy that relaxes existing foreign investment rules, something which AVCAL said is restricting passive investment into non-sensitive parts of the Australian economy. AVCAL is also calling for the federal government to remove regulatory ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
By his own admission, Colin Kelton barely understood what Vanguard did when he applied for a job at the company. But 25 years on he's now principal and managing director of the Australian operations of the $4.4 trillion asset manager, and he can't imagine ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
BlackRock has launched its iShares Core exchange traded fund (ETF) range in Australia to provide investors with low cost, high quality and diversified exposures. iShares Core comprises thee equity ETFs and two fixed income ETFs that be combined to construct ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... S&P Dow Jones Indices and Van Eck, the S&P/ASX Franked Dividend Index. Neiron added, "FDIV will be the only passive investment strategy that only includes Australian companies that have paid dividends with 100% franking credits. "Australian investors ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... focus in the US since 1992, and saw the need for Australian super funds to balance both their appetite for more passive investment styles with the need for a genuine after-tax investment focus. Parametric launched the TMI strategy in Australia last year ...

Vanguard notches fourth successive year of record inflows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... in the industry, including Morningstar director of global ETF research Ben Johnson, believe the move towards passive investment has changed the complexion of the industry, putting new competitive pressure on fees. "Vanguard has exerted a gravitational ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... social and governance (ESG) considerations into selecting, appointing and monitoring managers and managing passive investment." It is working closely with its reporting and assessment team to develop the PRI Transparency Tool, which will provide asset ...

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... increased. "Allowing residential investment could provide a spark, provided there are control measures to prevent 'passive investment', such as buying and holding housing. "Real property and in particular residential property development is one of the ...

S&P creates ASX200 futures index

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... every quarter, one business day prior to the expiration of the futures contract. "As understanding and use of passive investment continues to take hold in Australia, we are seeing increasing demand from investors for more sophisticated index solutions," ...