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Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Vanguard launched a new investment platform designed to simplify the investing experience and provide low-cost access to the firm's most popular products. The global funds management giant's new Vanguard Personal Investor offering will allow Australians ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... since 2001, S&P has delayed its quarterly rebalance of the ASX 200 amid volatility, in what industry watchers say could help ETF investors save costs, but raises questions about the passive versus active nature of indices. S&P Dow Jones rebalances its ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... strategies in the US during February, representing a single-month decline of nearly 5%, according to Cerulli. The research found ETF assets also plunged in February, declining nearly 7% to US$4.1 trillion ($6.8 trillion). "The sharp drop is tied to the ...

EY appoints wealth, asset management leader

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... opportunities they face in a rapidly evolving and digitising environment," McKenzie said. Da Silva has a particular focus on the ETF sector and its development in Australia in her work. "This is a particularly exciting time to be working in the wealth ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Netwealth and HUB24 have kept interest rates on cash accounts at 0%, following the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate cut of 25bps on Thursday. Both platforms confirmed the decision to maintain rates at 0%. "Nothing has changed since last week for ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
"Whatever it takes and for however long it takes!" This is the collective battle cry of governments and central banks the world over as they try to calm nerves and get ahead of the coronavirus that's paralysed economic activity. Fiscal and monetary ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... closing include three international ETFs (Europe, Japan and US sub-indices of MSCI), two Morningstar Australia ETFs and a cash ETF. Together they had about $63 million in assets at February end. ETFs that don't attract enough investors are a problem ...

Mirae appoints wholesale distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... then institutional sales head Chris Wildman left for Robeco. Apart from the two equities strategies, Mirae also owns 51% of ETF issuer BetaShares. It also owns some Australian properties, like the Sydney Four Seasons hotel, as a part of its global property ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... sitting among the top performers for diversified credit. However, Vanguard's International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF is among the bottom funds, along with products from CFS and iShares. Finally, when it comes to multi-strategy income ...