Vanguard

As the biggest ETF provider in Australia, Vanguard has the right to crow about another knockout performance over active equity. But invective commentary is a red flag, especially when it’s based on something as changeable as recent market performance.

Working Australians aren’t getting real when it comes to plausible retirement ages and income levels, according to data from Vanguard, with a new report suggesting expectations get closer to reality as retirement draws near.

BlackRock sent a shiver through the domestic ETF market, which has tripled in the last four years to around $25 billion, slashing prices for two if its core products.

Australia may have fared better than its international peers, but markets still took a pummelling in 2022 with traditional safe havens and equities alike bearing the brunt in a wildly dislocated market.

This year’s recalibration of bond prices now reflects the higher interest rate environment, making future returns attractive again for fixed income in 2023 as deteriorating fundamentals threaten other asset classes.

Vanguard Australia recently launched a superannuation product aimed at undercutting competitors, with a low-cost default fund option that adjusts automatically as savers age.

With so much negativity circling, one would assume that the market is likely heading lower or treading water at best. Wrong.

The global ETF and would-be superannuation fund provider believes a scaled compliance model would better serve the domestic advice market.

While the buzz surrounding its introduction just over ten years ago has abated, an increasing body of research is building on the value of robo-advice. A new paper shows the benefits can be wide-reaching. More than a marketing tool for index managers or various asset allocators and other agents, robo-advice, when properly constructed with a…

Australian Ethical, which is already the equal-largest manager of specialist ESG-related funds in Australia, alongside Vanguard, is now aiming to be among the largest of all managers with Australian businesses operating in the wholesale and retail space. And it is hoping technology will help. The manager (ASX: AEF) has partnered with a specialist start-up Alta…