http://www.vanguard.com.au/financial-advisers/news--commentary/adviser-news-rss.cfm Industry Commentary, ETFs and Market Updates en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:01:02 --1100 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:40:09 --1100 ShadoCMS RSS Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss clientservices@vanguard.com.au admin@yoursite.com http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/2012-economic-outlook.cfm What’s the economic outlook for 2012? Will the sovereign debt crisis lead to slower economic growth in Europe and the United States? What are the prospects for inflation and higher interest rates? {ts '2012-01-31 13:40:09'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/2012-economic-outlook.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-case-for-rebalancing.cfm With a new year well under way, investors should be in a mood to consider their portfolio settings. It might well be the case that ‘rebalancing’ the portfolio back to the original strategic asset allocation will be the single most importa... {ts '2012-01-30 16:53:55'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-case-for-rebalancing.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/economic-and-market-update-q4-2011.cfm The eurozone sovereign debt issues continued to dominate financial markets and economies during the fourth quarter of 2011. {ts '2012-01-27 13:47:24'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/economic-and-market-update-q4-2011.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-cost-of-investing-in-australia-and-why-it-matters.cfm Australian investors pay lower fees and expenses for managed funds than their counterparts in several other countries, according to a recent report. {ts '2012-01-27 12:53:13'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-cost-of-investing-in-australia-and-why-it-matters.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-trouble-with-cash.cfm The idea of shifting from growth assets into an all-cash portfolio at this time may seem tempting to some investors. {ts '2011-11-30 11:37:15'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-trouble-with-cash.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-wild-ride-of-2011.cfm For investors, the best thing that can be said about this year is that it is almost over. It has been a year that seemingly lurched from one bad-news story to the next. {ts '2011-11-30 11:13:33'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-wild-ride-of-2011.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/short-term-drama-or-long-term-view.cfm Yet again, a plan to shore up the European banking system and resolve the continent’s long-standing sovereign (government) debt problems has been proposed. {ts '2011-10-28 15:46:14'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/short-term-drama-or-long-term-view.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/timeless-lessons-meet-new-challenges.cfm Valuable lessons can sometimes be lost in the swirling, short-term mists of time. {ts '2011-10-28 15:42:35'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/timeless-lessons-meet-new-challenges.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/change-is-as-good-as-a-rest.cfm As a result of reforms taking place in the financial advice industry, many practice owners face the challenge of redeveloping their strategic plans to position their business for future success. {ts '2011-10-28 15:35:07'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/change-is-as-good-as-a-rest.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/quarterly-economic-and-market-update-september-2011.cfm The turmoil in financial markets caused by the ongoing European debt crisis was compounded by the US debt-ceiling debate. {ts '2011-10-24 13:19:11'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/quarterly-economic-and-market-update-september-2011.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/stepping-stones-to-really-deliver.cfm As a result of reforms taking place in the financial advice industry, many practice owners face the challenge of redeveloping their strategic plans to position their business for future success. {ts '2011-09-30 10:09:47'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/stepping-stones-to-really-deliver.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/super-costs-take-centre-stage.cfm Super fund costs are finally in the news for the right reasons. Last week the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, unveiled his Stronger Super reform package - no small feat given the industry and ... {ts '2011-09-30 09:58:11'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/super-costs-take-centre-stage.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/earnings-growth-solid-but-in-a-three-tier-market.cfm Despite the gloomy backdrop of volatile markets, persistent fears over global sovereign (government) debt crises and continuing concerns over the weakening global and Australian economies, corporate Australia actually produced a remarkably solid repo... {ts '2011-09-30 09:44:58'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/earnings-growth-solid-but-in-a-three-tier-market.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/two-speed-economy-a-problem-many-nations-would-like-to-have.cfm For most of the rest of Australia's 34-nation peer group in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Australia's constant self-criticism over having a two-speed economy would sound a lot like the supermodel complaining that ... {ts '2011-09-01 15:15:38'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/two-speed-economy-a-problem-many-nations-would-like-to-have.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-long-term-response-to-changing-market-conditions.cfm The increase in the volatility and magnitude of daily sharemarket moves, particularly large downward moves, since the start of August will test many investors’ resolve. Are we seeing a genuine change in the economic outlook and the market&#8217... {ts '2011-08-31 15:26:14'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-long-term-response-to-changing-market-conditions.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-8020-rule-where-do-you-sit.cfm As a result of reforms taking place in the financial advice industry, many practice owners face the challenge of redeveloping their strategic plans to position their business for future success. {ts '2011-08-31 15:11:56'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-8020-rule-where-do-you-sit.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/dealing-with-global-debt.cfm A global slowdown and the nagging problem of large government debt levels have dominated the economic landscape lately. Vanguard's US Chief Economist, Joe Davis, together with Dr Jonathan Lemco, a Senior Analyst in Vanguard's US Fixed Income Group, s... {ts '2011-08-18 11:35:16'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/dealing-with-global-debt.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/is-market-volatility-increasing-or-does-it-just-feel-that-way.cfm Recent market movements have investors wondering whether the current environment is the riskiest we've ever experienced. A good question given the events of late, but not so, says Vanguard US Senior Investment Analyst, Christopher Philips. In this we... {ts '2011-08-17 16:52:17'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/is-market-volatility-increasing-or-does-it-just-feel-that-way.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/debt-and-default-whats-next-for-europe.cfm The European currency union is in crisis, with Greece and several other countries scrambling to remain solvent. Dr. Jonathan Lemco of Vanguard Fixed Income Group, one of our in-house experts on sovereign debt, says a Greek default may be inevitable, ... {ts '2011-08-17 16:41:51'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/debt-and-default-whats-next-for-europe.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-blessing-of-balance.cfm A sense of balance is a tremendous attribute to have as an investor. {ts '2011-08-12 11:12:46'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-blessing-of-balance.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/expect-the-unexpected-reflecting-on-a-tumultuous-period.cfm On Friday, August 5, Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating for U.S. credit from AAA to AA for the first time in the agency's history. We asked Vanguard Group CEO Bill McNabb to reflect on recent events and offer some guidance for anxious investors... {ts '2011-08-09 11:10:42'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/expect-the-unexpected-reflecting-on-a-tumultuous-period.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-us-federal-debt-debate.cfm The ongoing debate over the federal debt ceiling—and the implications of a potential downgrade in the nation's credit rating—has prompted many questions from US investors and locally here in Australia. {ts '2011-08-01 10:35:05'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-us-federal-debt-debate.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/core-satellite-workshops-august.cfm Vanguard's Portfolio Construction Workshops have been designed to provide context and insight into portfolio construction and the outcomes of a core-satellite investment approach. {ts '2011-07-27 16:42:24'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/core-satellite-workshops-august.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-quarterly-market-update--q2-2011.cfm The S&P/ASX 300 Index fell 4.3 percent and international shares as measured by MSCI World ex Australia fell 2.9 percent for the second quarter. {ts '2011-07-27 16:07:22'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-quarterly-market-update--q2-2011.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-more-things-change.cfm Long-term plans at times come with short-term impacts. Take a certain carbon tax proposal as an example. {ts '2011-07-27 15:59:22'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-more-things-change.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/navigating-through-the-gloom.cfm You do not have to look hard to find some bad news these days. House prices and auction clearance rates falling, oil prices rising, jobs growth stalling, a string of down days on sharemarkets here and overseas… {ts '2011-06-30 11:07:31'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/navigating-through-the-gloom.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/retail-taking-a-breather-or-down-for-the-count.cfm With two-thirds of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accounted for by consumer spending, retail sales is a closely watched economic figure. {ts '2011-06-30 10:43:37'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/retail-taking-a-breather-or-down-for-the-count.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/bracket-creep-to-help-bring-budget-back-to-black.cfm As expected, the Federal Budget for 2011-12, delivered in May, forecast that Australia will run a Budget deficit of $22.6 billion, or 1.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or the total value of all goods and services produced in the economy. ... {ts '2011-05-31 14:59:05'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/bracket-creep-to-help-bring-budget-back-to-black.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-etf-webinar---etf-strategies-in-20-minutes.cfm The ease, flexibility, diversification and low cost of Vanguard ETFs make them an effective investment solution for you to construct robust investment portfolios for your clients. {ts '2011-05-31 13:32:43'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-etf-webinar---etf-strategies-in-20-minutes.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/oils-tipping-point-and-global-consequences.cfm Since their collapse in 2009, oil prices have risen sharply, at first because of stronger demand from a rebounding global economy, and more recently out of concerns over future supply disruptions in the Middle East. {ts '2011-05-31 13:09:55'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/oils-tipping-point-and-global-consequences.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/strange-tales-but-true.cfm Fact can indeed be stranger than fiction. Just take the global financial crisis. There is an increasing range of books, documentaries and films dedicated to revealing what really caused one of the biggest meltdowns in the financial system. {ts '2011-05-27 13:00:20'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/strange-tales-but-true.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-choice-between-etfs-and-conventional-index-fund.cfm Exchange-traded funds (ETF) provide an alternative structure for investing in index managed funds. ETFs are not new to the Australian market place but have grown significantly in range and popularity in the past couple of years. {ts '2011-04-28 17:07:38'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-choice-between-etfs-and-conventional-index-fund.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/tough-budget-a-political-more-than-a-fiscal-necessity.cfm The release of the Federal Budget for the following financial year, every May, is always a political occasion as much as a fiscal one. {ts '2011-04-28 17:02:13'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/tough-budget-a-political-more-than-a-fiscal-necessity.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-sign-up-for-change.cfm Opportunities to effect significant change do not come along every day. This is why April 7 will go down as a significant date in the development of the financial planning industry. {ts '2011-04-28 16:58:58'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-sign-up-for-change.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/familiar-factors-stoke-oil-price.cfm With the global economy struggling to get back into its groove after the devastation of the GFC, food inflation worrying governments and central banks, the world’s third-largest economy suddenly hit with a rebuilding tab of $US200 billion after... {ts '2011-03-31 09:40:20'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/familiar-factors-stoke-oil-price.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-alpha.cfm What premium does quality financial advice add to the outcomes for investors and how can advisers best demonstrate this to their clients? {ts '2011-03-31 09:33:34'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-alpha.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/perspective-on-the-tragedy-in-japan.cfm Earthquakes, a tsunami, and nuclear emergencies have taken a toll on Japan's already beleaguered financial markets, with Tokyo stock prices experiencing major declines. {ts '2011-03-31 09:25:51'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/perspective-on-the-tragedy-in-japan.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-economic-and-market-update.cfm The Australian sharemarket remained resilient during the last quarter of 2010 rising 4.6% despite the sluggish international recovery. {ts '2011-02-28 13:14:12'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-economic-and-market-update.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/making-markets-for-etfs.cfm An often misunderstood concept in the exchange traded fund process is the function of the authorised participants and market makers and how they create liquidity in the ETF marketplace. {ts '2011-02-28 13:08:42'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/making-markets-for-etfs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/natural-disasters-hit-the-national-bottom-line.cfm The devastating natural disasters in Australia and New Zealand recently have not only brought human tragedy and massive damage to land and property, but also a major economic change for the worse. {ts '2011-02-28 13:04:58'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/natural-disasters-hit-the-national-bottom-line.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-right-advice.cfm One of the biggest challenges for the financial planning profession is to convince consumers to seek their advice. {ts '2011-01-21 14:44:26'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-right-advice.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/being-risk-averse-is-not-risk-free.cfm The effects of the global financial crisis have been comprehensively covered and universally felt. Meanwhile, the subsequent recovery has been mixed with calendar year 2010 delivering tepid returns across the traditional asset classes. {ts '2011-01-21 14:40:06'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/being-risk-averse-is-not-risk-free.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/colour-coding-the-recovery.cfm The outlook for the US economy has the ability to transfix investors the world over. The US is still the world’s largest economy – and will be until about 2026 – and because the US consumer accounts for 70 per cent of the US economy... {ts '2011-01-21 14:37:34'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/colour-coding-the-recovery.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-predictive-power-of-low-costs.cfm When it comes to deciding on a new investment there is a multitude of ways you can assess and evaluate the chances of an investment performing well in the future. {ts '2010-12-20 09:52:34'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-predictive-power-of-low-costs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-strategic-shift.cfm During 2010, more than 1000 advisers attended Vanguard’s Core Satellite Workshops which are half day intensive workshops discussing portfolio construction using the core satellite model of investment. {ts '2010-12-20 09:49:32'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-strategic-shift.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/two-speed-here-two-speed-there.cfm If anything showed Australians the parallel economic universe they inhabit, it was the juxtaposition of the outlook for the world economy by the United Nations in its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 (WESP) report released in early Decembe... {ts '2010-12-20 09:45:28'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/two-speed-here-two-speed-there.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-confront-the-value-gap.cfm Value, like beauty, is definitely in the eye of the beholder. A study conducted by research group Investment Trends in September first of all asked advisers to put a figure on what it costs to provide a full financial planning service to a typical... {ts '2010-11-29 12:41:27'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/advisers-confront-the-value-gap.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-etfs-receive-recommended-rating-from-morningstar.cfm Three of Vanguard's Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been Recommended by Morningstar in what was their first round of ETF research in Australia. {ts '2010-11-29 11:34:57'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-etfs-receive-recommended-rating-from-morningstar.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-lot-can-change-in-two-years.cfm Cast your mind back two years to November 2008. The growing level of financial turmoil threatened to overwhelm investors. Lehman Brothers had collapsed a few weeks earlier, and the entire global financial system looked like it could follow. {ts '2010-11-29 11:13:37'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/a-lot-can-change-in-two-years.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/diversify-into-property-as-easily-as-buying-shares.cfm With Vanguard ETFs, there are now more ways for advisers to capture market performance, and give their clients the diversification they need in the core of their portfolios. {ts '2010-10-29 13:43:12'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/diversify-into-property-as-easily-as-buying-shares.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/entering-the-new-fiduciary-world.cfm The introduction of fiduciary duty is just another addition to the seemingly endless list of regulatory changes affecting an adviser's business. {ts '2010-10-29 13:01:52'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/entering-the-new-fiduciary-world.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/parity-brings-purchasing-power.cfm For once, sharemarket fluctuations took a back seat in investors' consciousness in October, with everyone mesmerised by the Australian dollar’s inexorable rise to parity with the US$. {ts '2010-10-29 12:58:00'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/parity-brings-purchasing-power.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/morningstar-sp-and-zenith-to-release-etf-research.cfm Fund researchers Morningstar, Standard & Poors and Zenith Partners have all announced in the past month that they will launch research on ETFs quoted on the Australian market. {ts '2010-09-29 16:39:07'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/morningstar-sp-and-zenith-to-release-etf-research.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-named-fund-manager-of-the-year.cfm Vanguard Investments Australia is delighted to have been named the 2010 Fund Manager of the Year by AFR Smart Investor magazine. {ts '2010-09-29 12:24:21'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguard-named-fund-manager-of-the-year.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/passive-core-an-active-risk-reducer.cfm The case for combining active and passive modes of investment management in a "core/satellite" strategy has been commonly made over the past ten years. {ts '2010-09-29 10:35:46'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/passive-core-an-active-risk-reducer.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-fear-factor.cfm Sentiment is the shifting sand of the investment landscape. And this week a new way of measuring how fast the grains of sand are shifting was unveiled. {ts '2010-09-24 11:42:59'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-fear-factor.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-2010-index-chart.cfm The 2010 Vanguard Index Chart highlights the performance of major asset classes over the past 30 years and is now available to order. {ts '2010-08-31 16:46:02'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-2010-index-chart.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-case-for-indexing.cfm Historically, index funds have performed favourably in relation to actively managed funds over the long term, as a result of indexing's low cost, broad diversification, minimal cash drag, and potential for tax efficiency. {ts '2010-08-31 16:30:42'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-case-for-indexing.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/sustaining-performance-in-todays-markets.cfm Earlier this month, the Vanguard National Adviser Forum heard Roger McIntosh, the head of Vanguard's Investment Strategy and Research Group, and Paul Chin, the Senior Manager of the Research and Technical Services, present "Noise versus Reality," sub... {ts '2010-08-31 15:53:42'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/sustaining-performance-in-todays-markets.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/etfs-at-the-core-of-your-portfolio.cfm As growth in the ETF market in Australia continues to gather pace, many advisers are seeking practical applications for these funds to use with their own clients. {ts '2010-07-30 10:58:11'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/etfs-at-the-core-of-your-portfolio.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/final-cooper-report.cfm The Federal government's third leg of its review/reform agenda for the financial services industry has been delivered. {ts '2010-07-30 10:50:03'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/final-cooper-report.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-property-securities-fund-highly-recommended-by-lonsec.cfm Lonsec's recent Australian Property Securities Funds Sector Review 2010 renewed Vanguard's Australian Property Securities Index Fund's 'Highly Recommended'** rating - the only product in the sector to hold this rating from Lonsec. {ts '2010-07-30 10:29:33'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-property-securities-fund-highly-recommended-by-lonsec.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/markets-regulation-call-for-a-rethink.cfm The New Financial Year brings with it plenty of challenges for financial advisers, but also opportunities. {ts '2010-07-30 10:10:11'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/markets-regulation-call-for-a-rethink.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/compare-the-costs.cfm Vanguard has recently launched some new calculators developed in association with Rice Warner which allow you to compare the cost of Vanguard ETFs and managed funds against other managers' funds. {ts '2010-06-29 16:01:22'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/compare-the-costs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/harnessing-the-herd.cfm Running with the herd feels a lot safer than running against it. {ts '2010-06-29 15:23:40'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/harnessing-the-herd.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-sovereign-debt-crisis.cfm Remember the carefree days of 2007, before the GFC hit? Back then, all that investors had to worry about was the risk of companies going bust. Then the GFC came along, and we learned that we had to worry about banks going bust. {ts '2010-06-29 14:39:23'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-sovereign-debt-crisis.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/etfs-dispelling-the-myths-and-misconceptions.cfm Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offer investors a simple, transparent and diversified investment solution. {ts '2010-06-09 10:36:06'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/etfs-dispelling-the-myths-and-misconceptions.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/another-market-timing-warning--with-a-twist.cfm Smart Investing has long discussed the dangers of market-timing – that is, trying to pick the best times to buy and sell shares. {ts '2010-06-04 11:21:40'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/another-market-timing-warning--with-a-twist.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/the-growing-majority-of-cost-conscious-investors.cfm Australian investors are likely to place an increasingly high priority on keeping funds management costs to a minimum. {ts '2010-05-31 11:37:52'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/the-growing-majority-of-cost-conscious-investors.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/budget-eclipsed-by-regulatory-reviews.cfm In Australian politics, the federal Budget is usually the most important annual event, with genuine surprises emerging on Budget Day itself. {ts '2010-05-26 14:17:58'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/budget-eclipsed-by-regulatory-reviews.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/new-world-of-financial-planning.cfm How will the federal Government’s proposed new remuneration regime for financial advisers affect your practice? {ts '2010-05-26 14:15:21'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/new-world-of-financial-planning.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-f-word.cfm The future shape of the financial planning industry could well be decided by the F-word. {ts '2010-05-26 14:13:58'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-f-word.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/insights-into-future-of-lower-cost-investments.cfm Personal finance journalist Annette Sampson provides a telling insight into retail investment opportunities in her latest column by saying: Retail investors can generally find an expensive way and a cheap way of investing. {ts '2010-05-24 15:26:03'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/insights-into-future-of-lower-cost-investments.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etfs-still-early-days.cfm There is no question that these are still early days for the growth of the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market in Australia. {ts '2010-05-18 10:11:05'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etfs-still-early-days.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/global-popularity-of-etfs.cfm This is a time of key anniversaries for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). {ts '2010-05-14 10:04:52'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/global-popularity-of-etfs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/new-etf-driver.cfm The federal Government’s proposal to bar advisers from charging commissions to retail investors will inevitably lead to a change in the types of investment products recommended by some financial planners. {ts '2010-04-30 10:25:06'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/new-etf-driver.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/beginning-a-share-portfolio-from-scratch.cfm No matter your age, you probably have clear memories of the first shares you ever bought – and about how those shares fared on the market. {ts '2010-04-23 10:59:26'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/beginning-a-share-portfolio-from-scratch.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/to-hedge-or-not-to-hedge-currency-exposures.cfm Investors choosing to diversify their portfolios by taking on overseas holdings face the issue of whether to hedge their foreign exchange exposures. Where owning domestic assets provide solely that investment’s return stream, owning overseas as... {ts '2010-04-22 11:09:11'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/to-hedge-or-not-to-hedge-currency-exposures.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-quiet-revolution.cfm A quiet revolution is taking place in the investment world, with a simple product, the exchange-traded fund (ETF), opening up a wide range of strategies and investment exposures to both wholesale and retail investors. {ts '2010-04-22 10:42:46'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/the-quiet-revolution.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/comeback-vehicle.cfm The latest Listed Managed Investments Monthly Update, published by the ASX, appears to confirm that numerous cashed-up investors are using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as their comeback vehicle to re-enter the sharemarket. {ts '2010-04-12 12:16:40'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/comeback-vehicle.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/moonwalker.cfm Ben Johnson, a senior stock analyst with Morningstar Research in the US, argues in a recent paper that a desire to beat the markets through active investment management shows the same “intrepid spirit” that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon... {ts '2010-04-08 10:14:41'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/moonwalker.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-new-interactive-index-chart.cfm Vanguard has just launched a new version of our popular interactive index chart. This new and improved tool incorporates three different calculators – an index performance charting tool, a portfolio comparison tool and a volatility charting too... {ts '2010-03-30 11:56:01'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/vanguards-new-interactive-index-chart.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/fiscal-crisis-follows-financial-but-global-economy-resilient.cfm Just when you thought the world might slowly be emerging from the GFC – as in Global Financial Crisis – now we’re at risk of the GFC Mark II: the Global Fiscal Crisis. {ts '2010-03-30 11:43:45'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/fiscal-crisis-follows-financial-but-global-economy-resilient.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/putting-lessons-into-practice.cfm What lessons did you learn from the GFC about sound investment practice? {ts '2010-03-23 09:56:50'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/putting-lessons-into-practice.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/supercharged-etf-growth.cfm The total market capitalisation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed on stockmarkets throughout the world has risen from under $US1 billion to more than $US1 trillion over the past 17 years, reports ETF Landscape, published by the UK-based research... {ts '2010-03-15 12:41:23'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/supercharged-etf-growth.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/wanted-local-research-on-etfs.cfm Despite the rapid growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, there is a dearth of independent research on locally listed funds. {ts '2010-03-04 10:16:51'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/wanted-local-research-on-etfs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/are-you-etf-aware.cfm Awareness is growing among financial planners about the use of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to provide the core equity portfolios of individual and SMSF clients. {ts '2010-02-25 21:32:55'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/are-you-etf-aware.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/watch-out-for-enrys-ammer.cfm London-born Henry Cooper was a champion boxer of the 1950s through to the 1970s. Our ‘Enry, as he was known in the UK, was no slouch, famously putting Cassius Clay to the canvas at Wembley in 1963 with his trademark left hook, known to fans as ... {ts '2010-02-25 21:09:57'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/watch-out-for-enrys-ammer.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/the-control-factor.cfm One of the main reasons why many people establish a SMSF is a determination to gain more control over their retirement savings. {ts '2010-02-18 12:09:50'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/the-control-factor.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/smsf-expectations.cfm As Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) become increasingly popular among Australian investors, their use as the core equity portfolios of self-managed superannuation funds will inevitably keep rising. {ts '2010-02-16 10:15:56'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/smsf-expectations.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etf-aware.cfm Awareness is growing among financial planners about the use of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to provide the core equity portfolios of individual and SMSF clients. {ts '2010-02-11 10:49:32'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etf-aware.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/surge-in-etf-popularity.cfm The market capitalisation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) continues to rapidly increase, reflecting their fast-growing popularity and the strong rebound in share prices since last March. {ts '2010-02-10 10:02:03'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/surge-in-etf-popularity.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/when-volatility-rises.cfm Investors are receiving a sharp reminder early in 2010 of how sharemarket volatility can suddenly rise, with some stocks and sectors being particularly affected. {ts '2010-02-04 10:55:07'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/when-volatility-rises.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etfs-made-simple.cfm A recent feature in The New York Times provides a no-nonsense introduction to the main attributes of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that are contributing to their fast-growing popularity. {ts '2010-02-04 10:48:59'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/etfs-made-simple.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/exchange-traded-funds-experience-astonishing-growth-in-2009.cfm New figures from the ASX show that between December 2008 and December 2009, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) market capitalisation shot the lights out, increasing to $2917m which is an increase of 185 per cent. {ts '2010-01-28 12:10:35'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/exchange-traded-funds-experience-astonishing-growth-in-2009.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/rebalancing-portfolios--in-theory-and-practice.cfm As many advisers have experienced, the aftermath of the financial crisis has involved a serious spring clean of portfolios which may have drifted into much riskier waters than they were intended. {ts '2010-01-28 12:09:09'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/rebalancing-portfolios--in-theory-and-practice.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/good-signs-for-investors-but-risks-remain.cfm Australian investors have entered 2010 in a buoyant mood, bolstered by the strongest calendar-year increase for the All Ordinaries index since 2003, at 33.4 per cent, and a total return (capital growth plus dividend income) from the sharemarket that ... {ts '2010-01-28 12:07:24'} http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/financial-advisers/news--commentary/advisernews/good-signs-for-investors-but-risks-remain.cfm