Vanguard: On the prowl
Having launched its first active funds, and with a direct-to-consumer venture in the pipeline, Vanguard Asset Management has big plans for the UK.
Having launched its first active funds, and with a direct-to-consumer venture in the pipeline, Vanguard Asset Management has big plans for the UK.
Two-fifths of UK wealth managers believe robo-advice offers the potential for greater efficiency and to attract new clients in the next five years, according to a survey from Vanguard.
Vanguard has added another chapter to the fund price war by cutting the initial levy from its LifeStrategy range.
Shinzo Abe’s ‘three arrows’ economic strategy is helping to make Japan an attractive proposal, says Richard Philbin, CIO at Harwood Capital, yet an ageing population and a mistrust of reform are obstacles to be overcome.
Pennsylvania-headquartered Vanguard has rolled out a ‘robo-advice’ service for clients in the United States.
Vanguard, the world’s largest mutual fund company, has announced senior management changes within its international group.
Vanguard has fired the latest salvo in the passive fund price war, slashing fees on 25 of its funds.
One of the themes to come out of the main panel discussion at the Cofunds conference is that simplicity, while the goal for investors, remains rather far away.
The fund is aimed at investors seeking to diversify and manage volatility in their bond portfolios.
Investors are questioning the adage that there is no link between stock markets and economies with surprising results as (a) there is a link and (b) it is not the one you expect.
Even though RDR removed the commission barrier and stamp duty on ETFs has been abolished, passive funds are not finding everything their own way despite competing on their own terms with the active giants.
Vanguard has launched the Vanguard UK Short Term Investment Grade Bond Index Fund, offering income and accumulation shares and aimed at investors looking to diversify their fixed income portfolios.