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New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... been able to significantly reduce the fund's carbon footprint while retaining the diversification benefits of passive investment," Whineray said. The low-carbon portfolio will be based on a bespoke carbon measurement methodology for listed equities developed ...

Value of advice still unclear: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Australians are still dissuaded by the cost of seeking financial advice, despite those that receive financial advice being 21% more likely to have greater piece of mind. A whitepaper from IOOF found the benefits of advice must outweigh the cost in order ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... geopolitical events. About all (95%) of the 200 global professional investors surveyed generally favoured active over passive investment strategies. A majority also said they preferred active strategies because of the exposure to non-correlated asset ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... strength of UBS passive offering via its systematic and indexing investment team and the ability to tailor client passive investment solutions via the flexible UBS passive portfolio management systems," UBS said. The firm added that over the past decade ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... 63% stating profit margins will remain flat or contract. A majority (70%) expect to see more assets move into passive investment vehicles, while 73% believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors will become more significant. More than half ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... conscience investment opportunities, a lead investment manager says. Responsible investment 'bucks the trend' of the passive investment juggernaut that better strengthens portfolios, according to AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing in Sydney that passive investment has become an incredibly crowded trade, which significantly increases liquidity risk in the event of a "run on the passive ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... movement in financial markets, then its idiosyncratic risk in securities has become paramount, and the move toward passive investment that we see today may not be the right trend and active management may be where we find the returns."

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... indirectly gaining IFA business. Cerulli highlighted that a number of advisers and clients are also increasing using passive investment options to reduce costs within portfolios. Cerulli Europe managing director Barbara Wall said: "Asset managers need ...