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Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... income portfolio, we aren't aiming to shoot the lights out. Balance is the key. If you can do that well through active management, you can take a lot of the volatility out from the portfolio and still be open to great returns but the risk portfolio must ...

Aura Group launches multi-asset solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... portfolio manager Ainsley Lee and director of wealth Tony Hoe Sng. Lee said the fund launch comes at a time where active management is needed to navigate volatile market conditions. "Investment markets are constantly evolving and changing. Whilst diversification ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... he says. Despite the performance test and heatmaps, First Super has remained true to its conviction with its active management, strategic asset allocation and asset class selection. "So we have not changed anything because of these tests. We are underweight ...

ETFs, smart beta grow in popularity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... have declined to 31% from 38% in 2021. Over half (56%) are using smart beta as a replacement or substitute for active management and 99% are satisfied with their investment. VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron explained ...

Apex Group wins Laguna Bay mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... scalable fund administration services will enable the Laguna Bay team to focus their time and resources on the active management of their investments and implementation of sustainability initiatives." Meanwhile, Laguna Bay's managing director, funds ...

APRA removes Westpac liquidity add-on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... confirmed we have satisfied the conditions for removal of the add-on," Westpac said. It concluded that given the active management of its liquidity position, the LCR is already "comfortably above the 100% regulatory minimum." Westpac concluded that it ...

MLC Asset Management grows managed accounts offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... transparent, diversified solutions for clients. The premium model portfolios capture the return opportunities of active management, and the value model portfolios manage costs through select passive exposures, providing clients with choice. MLC general ...

Magellan reports NPAT, FUM slide

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... investment landscape is a volatile and difficult one, that should reward outstanding fundamental company research and active management of portfolios, qualities that are trademarks of Magellan products." George said Magellan remains an asset manager ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... buy and sell individual stocks, keeping transaction costs low." "The final reason passive smart beta avoids active management mistakes is that a smart beta strategy is fully invested. While some active fund managers may rush to get out of riskier positions ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Hostplus has advocated for the employment of active management strategies to navigate difficult global markets. On the back of announcing it had delivered a positive 1.57% return for its members in its Balanced (MySuper) option for the financial year ...