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ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Demand for new smart beta mandates declined significantly over the past 12 months and accounted accounting for only 10% of new mandate activity with investors turning their focus to ESG. A finding from bfinance's latest research shows smart beta was ...

RG97 reshaping multi-asset strategy: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... repositioning towards low-cost structures in response to ASIC's new regulation. These structures generally involve passive and smart beta strategies, along with fee apportionment and reducing the number of underlying managers. While these initiatives ...

China A-shares ETFs launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
A Hong Kong investment firm has launched two smart beta China equity ETFs designed to provide investors with diversified exposure to the China A-shares markets. Asian ETF specialists Premia Partners said the new products track the Chinese Securities ...

VanEck hires for expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... appointments are part of the firm's expansion strategy in Australia. "They will work to strengthen investors' understanding of smart beta products, which are a core part of VanEck's Australian ASX ETF range, and provide optimal ETF investment solutions ...

VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
VanEck Australia credited investors buying smart beta ETFs with helping it accumulate $1 billion in funds under management in just three years. Achieving the milestone last week, Australia's fifth largest ETF provider said recent years have seen the ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... innovations like illiquidity premia and moving up the risk curve, but is that really innovation? We talk about moving into smart beta, but smart beta has been around for decades. What took us so long?" Part of the problem, she argued, was catering too ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... factor for companies operating in 33 sectors. The firm uses its MoRE database to manage active, low-volatility and smart beta portfolios of developed market global and regional equities. Clearway Capital managing director Dennis Mothoneos explained ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... increases dividends and share repurchases, lowers takeover defences, and encourages firms to become more innovative." Smart beta is another strategy that can add more than a 1.5% per annum premium as a result of mispricing effects, the report said, citing ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... of the Year - Trade State Street Global Advisors - There's Opportunity in Complexity Finalists BlackRock - BlackRock Smart Beta Legg Mason - Legg Mason Australia Advertising Campaign PIMCO - PIMCO Income Solutions Robeco - Up and Running Integrated Campaign ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... predict, small cost reductions deliver guaranteed gains over the long term." Other sectors to experience falls were smart beta funds, down 25% since 2011, and funds of hedge funds, which have cut fees by 20% since the period between 2010 and 2014. The ...