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Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... moderate, given the higher risk inherent to the sector. Complementing this, research from VanEck suggests that using smart beta can be a way to reduce downside risk in a small-cap portfolio. VanEck highlighted the MVIS Australia Small-Cap Dividend Payers ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... market cap1weighted index funds. "In recent years we've seen rules-based active become more popular through so-called 'smart beta' strategies. This label is something of a misnomer as these products seek to achieve alpha, or outperformance of the market ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... depth of investment capability UBS is able to offer our clients tailor investment solutions to meet their passive, smart beta, and active management needs," UBS concluded. AMP Capital will be using its new ethical investment screen across the mandate ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... strategic and tactical functions to achieve exposures to a diversified range of asset classes. They are also employing smart beta ETFs," VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. "The global ETF market has grown rapidly over the past 10 years ...

Omega unveils equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... outcomes-focused investment solutions. The fund will have a 50% market exposure and it "dovetails perfectly with our existing Smart Beta Plus capability," McCrum said.

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

First-mover advantage key to smart beta ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Investments in smart beta equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded products (ETPs) reached a new record-high of $690 billion globally, and the product incumbents continue to gain ground, a report shows. The findings were part of the latest ...

Omega hires Vanguard, NAB vets

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... she was a performance analyst. Prior to that, she was a research and finance analyst at Empower Wealth. Omega is a smart beta-focused investment manager based in Melbourne. It currently manages over $3.2 billion for domestic and international clients ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The top three performing exchange-traded products dedicated to Australian equities over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past ...