Media Releases
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offer investors a simple, transparent and diversified investment solution.
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Investors have been cautioned about overly optimistic expectations for investment returns from emerging markets.
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Proposed reforms to the Australian financial services industry will position Australia as one of the leading financial service markets in the world in terms of low cost and transparency, according to Vanguard Investments Australia's new managing director, Mr. John James.
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The global economy will be self-sustaining in the wake of the global economic crisis, despite some near-term risks and secular US concerns such as the jobless rate and high debt, according to Vanguard's US-based Chief Economist, Joe Davis.
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Vanguard Investments Australia has announced that John James has been appointed as Managing Director, effective 1 May.
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Reality challenges many super perceptions 18 Jun 10
In the 18 years since compulsory superannuation came into effect it has achieved a great deal but in one area it seems to have been a significant failure.
Super curtain-raiser 16 Jun 10
The recent release of APRA’s March quarter superannuation statistics certainly provides a powerful curtain-raiser to the imminent unveiling of the final report from the Cooper superannuation review.
Super death benefits – be prepared 15 Jun 10
The rapid ageing of Australia’s population means that complaints to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal about super death benefits will inevitably rise.
The blind appeal of tax breaks 11 Jun 10
Spring cleaning may be therapeutic for the soul but for investors the end of a financial year is often approached with all the joy of root canal work.
A tax heads-up for 2010-11 07 Jun 10
Every August, the tax commissioner releases the ATO’s comprehensive compliance program for the new financial year, providing a heads-up or early warning of where tax officers will pay extra attention in the new financial year.
Another market-timing warning – with a twist 04 Jun 10
Smart Investing has long discussed the dangers of market-timing – that is, trying to pick the best times to buy and sell shares.
Harnessing the herd mentality 02 Jun 10
Running with the herd feels a lot safer than running against it.
The growing majority of cost-conscious investors 31 May 10
Australian investors are likely to place an increasingly high priority on keeping funds management costs to a minimum.
An overlooked side of market volatility 28 May 10
Whenever markets experience the extreme volatility of the past month, the thoughts of many investors obviously would go to the changing immediate value of their investment portfolios.
A history lesson in margin lending 27 May 10
The intense sharemarket volatility will no doubt dampen the immediate appetite of investors for margin loans.
