[Smart Investing] The financial system scorecard - a call for change

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. Smart Investing™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   16 December 2014   As 2014 draws to a close, Smart Investing would like to thank you for your continued readership and support and wish you a very happy and safe holiday season. Your next edition of Smart Investing will arrive in January 2015. However if you would like to continue following our articles during this break please visit the Smart Investing page on our website. IN THIS EDITION: The financial system scorecard - a call for change Retirement dropouts Holiday reading lists, New Year's resolutions The financial system scorecard - a call for change It is the season for the end of year review – the time of year when managers hand out bouquets, bonuses or brickbats. However, this year it has been the job of David Murray and his financial system inquiry committee to deliver a performance review of the Australian financial system.   Read more Retirement dropouts Expect to see increasing articles in the media over the next few years about baby boomers who decide to work beyond traditional retirement ages for reasons that are not always financial.   Read more Holiday reading lists, New Year's resolutions You may be among those who are scouring the newspaper and magazine lists of the best books of 2014 for something to read on the beach over the Christmas and New Year break.   Read more Vanguard in the news Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged international ETFs Mark Smith | 20 November 2014 Vanguard has launched an investment outlook forecasting model to assist advisers in talking with their clients about long-term investment outcomes and probabilities. To read more, please visit the Financial Standard website. Please note the link above will show a copy of the article (where freely available), or the publisher's website if a subscription is required. QUICK LINKS Exchange Traded Funds Performance News and Commentary Retail Managed Funds Client services Online: Click here to see contact details for the Vanguard Client Services Team around Australia. Client service associates are available from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday (Melbourne time). Email: clientservices@vanguard.com.au Telephone: 1300 655 101 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Vanguard ETF Help desk: 1300 655 888 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Unsubscribing from this email: To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here or contact us on 1300 655 101. General advice warning Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd ABN 72 072 881 086 / AFS Licence 227263 is the product issuer. We have not taken your or your clients' circumstances into account when preparing the information in our electronic publications so they may not be applicable to your circumstances. You should therefore consider your or your clients' circumstances and our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before making any investment decision. You can access our PDS here or by calling 1300 655 101. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Our electronic publications are prepared in good faith and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions. Not all articles are prepared by Vanguard so they may not represent our views and opinions. Vanguard Investments Australia Limited is in no way responsible for the content or loss resulting from use of any website owned by a third party that may be linked to this email via hyperlink. © Copyright 2014 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy CONNECT WITH US  LinkedIn  Twitter