http://www.vanguard.com.au/personal_investors/news--commentary/vanguard-news--commentary-rss.cfm vanguardaus News Feed en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:18:06 --1100 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:17 --1100 ShadoCMS RSS Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/how-should-i-invest-in-volatile-markets.cfm This is a question that many investors are, not surprisingly, asking themselves. But what might surprise some investors is that the answer is not as elusive as it may at first seem. 2012-02-01 11:30:17.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/how-should-i-invest-in-volatile-markets.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/etfs-in-volatile-markets.cfm Changes to the ASX operating rules to allow fixed income Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to trade on the Australian market will open a new means for investors to efficiently, conveniently and inexpensively diversify their investment portfolios. 2012-01-31 10:32:40.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/etfs-in-volatile-markets.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/repeat-offenders.cfm It seems that some SMSF trustees won't learn their lesson. They keep running into trouble with the tax office in its role as regulator of self-managed super. 2012-01-23 12:50:49.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/repeat-offenders.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-january-2012-trustees-face-interesting-times.cfm Bonds - or fixed interest - as an asset class has different investment characteristics to equities and provides benefits to portfolios regardless of investor risk aversion or market conditions. 2012-01-17 15:46:50.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-january-2012-trustees-face-interesting-times.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-october-2011-the-blessing-of-balance.cfm Investors with a self-managed super fund enjoy greater control and flexibility over their investments than members of large public offer funds. But with that control comes the weight of making decisions that can significantly impact their retirement ... 2012-01-17 15:43:31.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-october-2011-the-blessing-of-balance.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-july-2011-etfs---fad-or-fixture.cfm Amidst the turmoil of global sharemarkets and at a time when investors were re-evaluating their portfolios, a product emerged on the scene which, despite having been available on the ASX for several years, began attracting investors seeking broader d... 2012-01-17 15:30:39.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/helm/helm-july-2011-etfs---fad-or-fixture.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/retirees-make-a-comeback.cfm The number-crunchers at the Australian Bureau of Statistics have come up with the actual number of Australians who had fully retired but have since either returned to work or are planning to look for work. 2012-01-17 10:14:32.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/retirees-make-a-comeback.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/media-releases/vanguard-welcomes-greater-investor-choice-through-asx-aqua-rules-change.cfm Vanguard welcomes yesterday’s amendments to the rules for the AQUA Platform by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as a win for investor choice. The new rules allow fixed interest exchange traded funds (ETFs) to be quoted for trading. 2012-01-10 12:24:56.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/media-releases/vanguard-welcomes-greater-investor-choice-through-asx-aqua-rules-change.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/the-big-issues.cfm The chief executives of Australia’s large super funds were recently asked to nominate the five big issues now facing their funds. These superannuation bosses – participating in the National CEO Thinktank held during the annual conference ... 2012-01-03 09:20:36.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/the-big-issues.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/new-years-resolutions.cfm Perhaps it may be a worthwhile exercise over the Christmas break to spend a little time thinking about how to improve your personal finances and investments over the next 12 months. 2011-12-28 15:48:49.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/new-years-resolutions.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/retirement-evolution.cfm At what age do you intend to retire – if at all? Do you aim to wind-down slowly to retirement by working fewer hours or by taking a part-time job? And how do you plan to finance your retirement? 2011-12-21 10:56:20.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/retirement-evolution.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/behold-the-beauty-of-bonds.cfm It is a time for celebration. In a year of gloom and doom that many investors will be happy to say farewell to the humble bond fund once again came to the fore, a place not only of safe harbor but also of solid return. 2011-12-16 09:18:29.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/behold-the-beauty-of-bonds.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/paradoxical-future-for-smsfs.cfm The self-managed super fund sector faces a rather paradoxical future: Continued success in attracting big dollars yet the prospect of a very slight loss of market share. 2011-12-14 09:09:12.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/paradoxical-future-for-smsfs.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/over-the-limit.cfm Motorists should obviously take considerable care over Christmas not to overshoot the legal limit for drinking and driving. It will also be worthwhile for super fund members to spare a few minutes over Christmas thinking about the dangers of going ov... 2011-12-12 13:08:37.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/over-the-limit.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/the-art-of-balancing-bad-news.cfm When we go through periods of poor market returns and extended volatility it is not surprising that the notion of market timing – sometimes cloaked in the more technical description of dynamic asset allocation – surfaces again. 2011-12-09 10:38:31.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/the-art-of-balancing-bad-news.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/have-a-smart-christmas.cfm Retailers must have their fingers crossed that this week’s cut to official interest rates will deliver a much-needed boost to Christmas sales. 2011-12-08 10:04:00.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/have-a-smart-christmas.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/mind-games.cfm Why do so many share investors sincerely believe they have the ability to beat the market time and time again? 2011-12-06 11:16:00.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/mind-games.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/a-forecast-for-all-seasons.cfm Keeping score is essential to knowing where you are on your financial planning journey. But this year the scorecard for the respective asset classes for most people is likely to prompt feelings akin to turning up to a football match confident of a... 2011-12-02 11:53:29.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/a-forecast-for-all-seasons.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/taking-advantage-of-opportunities.cfm Sometimes negative news can jolt you into taking positive action to improve your finances. 2011-12-01 11:49:45.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/taking-advantage-of-opportunities.cfm http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/etfs-in-volatile-times.cfm Despite intense market volatility, the total market capitalisation of exchange traded funds (ETFs) continues to solidly grow on a year-by-year basis. 2011-11-29 11:46:00.0 http://www.vanguard.com.au/vanguardaus/personal_investors/news--commentary/smart-investing/etfs-in-volatile-times.cfm