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Why Vanguard is the latest target for climate activists
Vanguard has long claimed that it engages with companies privately but it has a poor public record compared to BlackRock, State Street and Fidelity
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Vanguard to kick off proxy voting pilot for US index fund investors
The Pennsylvania-based asset manager will begin a pilot next year to assess how individual investors in the US can participate more directly in proxy voting
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Vanguard is all about making investing cheap, so why the PE fund?
It’s not a good look for a company whose take on fees is: ‘If the money is going somewhere else, it’s not going to you’
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FCA chair praises Jack Bogle in address on future of funds industry
Top UK regulator calls for ‘innovation in the interests of consumers’ and cites Vanguard founder as prime example
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Boardrooms: the new battleground for asset managers
The largest passive managers wield huge power over governance — and are feeling the pressure to use it
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Jack Bogle, Vanguard founder and index fund pioneer, dies aged 89
The legendary investor passed away on Wednesday in his hometown of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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Vanguard makes deep cuts to equity research spend
The US fund manager said it expects to pay just $2m for investment analysis from third-party brokers in 2019
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Vanguard founder Bogle says buy bonds to battle ‘Brexit debacle’
Fund management veteran worries investors are not paying enough attention to the risks in global markets
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Is Vanguard too big? Some customers think so
$5tn money manager’s pristine reputation is taking a hit as it deals with technical snafus and other customer-service issues
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Vanguard assets hit $4.7tn on ‘passive’ investing frenzy
Nine-month inflows total nearly $300bn, almost as much as in the whole of 2016
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Vanguard hires German business head to drive growth in Europe
The passive fund manager wants to expand in Europe after hiring from a Frankfurt-based securities trading house
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Vanguard rides passive wave to $4 trillion
Investors continue to lose faith with traditional stock-pickers
