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Funds management

There is a growing concentration among the top 20 managers whose market share increased to 44% of total assets, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute....

Features

Although seemingly having good intentions for the public, Chris Dastoor writes, political battle lines have taken priority in the common ownership inquiry....

Funds management

Although “striking in its magnitude” of how much of the ASX 50 is held by intuitional funds, an academic says there is little research to suggest funds that track an inde...

Superannuation

As superannuation funds grow in assets, NAB chief executive, Ross McEwan, is concerned they will hold excess influence over firms as large shareholders in the future....

Funds management

Once used as tactical instruments in a portfolio, exchange traded funds have evolved low-cost ways to build a portfolio....

People & Products

Peter Loehnert has been appointed head of iShares and index investments for Asia-Pacific, commencing from the start of October....

Funds management

With Japan’s vaccine roll-out falling behind and its stockmarket underperforming, will the Olympics help Japan’s economic outlook?...

Funds management

As Japan takes centre stage of host of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which Japanese fund has received the gold medal for performance?...

Funds management

It is the first equity environmental, social and governance exchange traded funds to be offered in the Australian market....

Features

Opting for a core/satellite approach can be an easier way for advisers to utilise thematic exchange traded funds, writes Chris Dastoor, as they navigate an abundance of o...

People & Products

James Kingston will replace Christian Obrist as head of iShares Australasia, while Chantal Giles has been appointed as head of iShares Wealth....

Financial planning

BlackRock, NAB, Westpac and Vanguard are among the other highly-rated financial services organisations, according to Super Recruiters’ Network Investor Perception Ranking...

Awards

Low cost and high-quality products – that is what Vanguard says puts them ahead of other exchange traded fund (ETF) providers as they take out the 2021 Money Management F...

People & Products

Former BlackRock vice chair Blake Grossman has been appointed as a non-executive director of the exchange traded fund manager....

Funds management

Japanese funds have struggled to outperform the Nikkei 225 with no funds outperforming over three or five years and only one outperforming over the last decade....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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