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Vanguard’s former super man lands at Bell AM

The passive giant’s former super boss has found a new home at Bell Asset Management, and comes into the increasingly tough business of active management with his “eyes wide open”.

Lachlan Maddock | 17th Apr 2024 | More
Betashares’ super play faces an uphill battle

Betashares has become the second ETF provider to launch a superannuation product, but as with other new entrants into the highly concentrated market it will be a challenge for it to find its feet.

Lachlan Maddock | 29th Sep 2023 | More
Bull markets good, bear markets great in global insto funds game

Vanguard usurped BlackRock as the biggest institutional fund manager in 2022 during a year where most firms went backwards, according to the latest Pensions & Investments global survey.

David Chaplin | 21st Jun 2023 | More
  • ‘The field is being sanitised’: Why boutique managers have the upper hand on ESG

    Political polarization in the United States and new regulations affecting the labelling of products and funds means boutique ESG managers are back in the spotlight.

    Lachlan Maddock | 10th Mar 2023 | More
    Vanguard’s super man hits the road

    Vanguard Australia head of superannuation Michael Lovett will leave the firm following the launch of its super product.

    Lachlan Maddock | 8th Feb 2023 | More
    ‘People know what happens when Vanguard comes to market’

    Vanguard is living up to its name, with the launch of its superannuation product likely heralding a new age of high intensity fee competition. Managing director Daniel Shrimski says the index giant is willing to play “the long game” to become a major player in the market.

    Lachlan Maddock | 11th Nov 2022 | More
  • Vanguard gets APRA go-ahead for super play

    APRA has issued Vanguard a superannuation licence as it prepares to launch a disruptive play for Australia’s gargantuan retirement savings pool.

    Lachlan Maddock | 26th Aug 2022 | More
    Bull run no boon for innovation: BCG

    The rivers of gold that have flowed over the last decade have not flowed to more innovative products, according to Boston Consulting Group.

    Lachlan Maddock | 1st Jun 2022 | More
  • ‘You want to be on the right side of it’: State Street prepares for a post-YFYS world

    As merger activity continues apace, State Street – armed with its “unique” front-to-back solution – intends to take a dominant position as custodian of choice for the biggest end of town. The super industry and its custodians are now exiting a period of relative stability. The number of funds has more than halved in the…

    Lachlan Maddock | 11th Mar 2022 | More
    Big super gets its Russia marching orders, but selling isn’t simple

    Plenty of big super funds have announced their intention to dump their Russian assets, and the government wants them to. But saying do svidanya is harder than they thought. From a certain angle, there’s a lot of Russia in the super system. Once ruled by unapologetic socialists, they’ve both become capitalistic in the aftermath of…

    Lachlan Maddock | 4th Mar 2022 | More