Vanguard takes a stand for transparency through full public disclosure of fund holdings

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In 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

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Costs matter – Vanguard sets the standard for low cost index funds

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Vanguard 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

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Pengana – retreat to index funds and low-cost options are robbing portfolios

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Reducing MERs with index funds is not the best solution to volatile investment markets. The purpose of index funds and ETF’s are being misused by placing too many of the

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Lonsec changes research process for index funds

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Lonsec will now rate index funds – including index managed funds and index-based Exchange Traded Funds – using a separate research process from that used to assess actively managed funds.

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