Vanguard

North America | 27 Mar 17

BlackRock and Vanguard have called on US officials to delay the introduction of landmark rules forcing financial advisers to act in the best interests of their clients, raising concerns the new regulations will confuse investors and add unnecessary costs to the financial service industry.

Investment | 27 Feb 17

Warren Buffett, the ‘Oracle of Omaha’, has attacked the high fees levied by active fund managers while lavishing praise on his “hero”, Vanguard founder Jack Bogle.

Best Practice | 21 Feb 17

Financial advisers in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and the US have reported that working in the industry is getting harder mainly due to regulatory changes, and they expect to see a shake-out in the next three to five years, according to a survey by Vanguard.

Companies | 21 Feb 17

Axa Life Insurance has lost its head of international brokers in Singapore, while the private banking arms of HSBC and JP Morgan have named regional heads of various European countries.

Asia | 8 Feb 17

Seeking returns from some of Japan’s undervalued big companies, replicating indices, and using a benchmark-agnostic approach are some of the favoured strategies of Japanese funds with substantial assets under management.