Suggestions that bond market “bubble” conditions exist can be misleading, and shouldn’t call into question the value of bonds in a portfolio, according to ‘Low yields and rising rates concerns: the implications for bond market investors’, a new whitepaper published by Vanguard Australia. The global fall in interest rates to very low levels following the [...]
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For Australian retirees who are financially dependent on their investment portfolio, generating income from their investments becomes a top priority as the demands of housing, aged care and medical costs are felt. Investors searching for yield in this environment of falling interest rates can be tempted to head down a risky path which overlooks the [...]
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Vanguard has announced the expense ratio for the Vanguard® All-World ex-US Shares Index Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) – trading under the ASX code VEU – has been reduced from 0.18 per cent p.a. to 0.15 per cent p.a [1]. Discussing the change, Vanguard’s Head of Product and Marketing, Robyn Laidlaw said “Keeping investment costs low for [...]
continue readingExchange traded funds that track broad share market indices can help direct share investors reduce risk in their portfolios and lower their transaction costs. In this paper, Vanguard Australia discusses portfolio construction theory and explain how including exchange traded funds in a concentrated, equally weighted portfolio of shares can reduce total risk (the overall volatility [...]
continue readingVanguard hasa announced that Mr Gregory (Greg) Davis, principal and head of bond indexing in Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group, will assume the Chief Investment Officer role for the Asia Pacific region in 2013. Mr Davis, who has held a number of different investment roles during his 13-year career with Vanguard, currently has responsibility for managing [...]
continue readingVanguard’s new fixed interest ETF began trading on the ASX today under the ticker code VAF. VAF provides investors with an efficient way to access a diverse range of high quality Australian fixed income securities at a management cost of just 0.20 per cent. Stephen Howard, head of Fixed Income at Vanguard Australia said: “This [...]
continue readingVanguard will further diversify the choice available within its low-cost ETF range with the launch of the Vanguard® Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF. It is expected that the new ETF will begin trading under the ticker code VAF later this month once regulatory approvals are complete. The ETF offers investors access through the ASX to [...]
continue readingVanguard today announced that clients invested in its wholesale pooled funds saved $9.3million in the 2011/12 financial year through ‘crossing savings’ or 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 received on the same day. In this situation, [...]
continue readingIn a first for the Australian funds management industry, Vanguard has announced it will publish quarterly portfolio holdings for all funds beginning in October. Investors will be able to access details of the portfolios of the full range of Vanguard investment funds on www.vanguard.com.au from 11 October 2012. Vanguard’s Head of Market Strategy and Communications, [...]
continue readingVanguard today implemented cuts in fees for seven of its index fund offerings. These fee changes have been made in line with Vanguard’s philosophy that keeping costs low is a significant factor in successful investment strategies. Confirming the new fee structure in place from today, Vanguard’s Head of Product Management and Development, Robyn Laidlaw, said [...]
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