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Active managers grapple with EM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... outperformed their benchmarks on an after-fees basis. The average active fees charged were 1.1% per annum. Even if active management fees were not charged, investors were still better off investing in an index fund, Rainmaker said. Fidelity Global Emerging ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... managed funds." The survey found the 57% of respondents use smart beta ETFs as a substitute or replacement for active management while 47% use it instead of passively managed funds. In addition, 94% are familiar with smart beta strategies, an increase ...

Industry fund reveals new mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... initiatives during 2020," Zhang said. He added that the changes centre on increasing the fund's preference for active management and enhancing scale benefits by consolidating the number of managers to those in which it has the most conviction. "legalsuper ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... factors like growth or value, and what's remaining from those returns that can be associated to manager skill and active management." Prime alpha, Fay said, is very persistent and if a manager has been able to achieve higher returns over time the likelihood ...

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... [Centuria Industrial REIT's] portfolio, provide strong income streams and support opportunities to undertake active management initiatives across our asset base," he said. "We remain focused on increasing quality, scale and investor relevance as Australia's ...

Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... different to Magellan's existing actively managed strategies. They use Magellan's research but have a less active management involvement. "Some people don't really want to pay for full active management, nevertheless they want some exposure ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... the current environment, improving investor outcomes through stock selection should become more important. "Active management is usually more effective in periods of increased uncertainty, and it is hard to find an environment more uncertain than now," ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... see the majority of investors reporting satisfaction with overall portfolio performance, risk management and active management results across the majority of asset classes, although there are important changes underway on all fronts." "While such periods ...

Property winners, losers of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... differentiation than at any point since the GFC," Everett said. "However, new opportunities will present themselves and active management remains important. The key will be a careful assessment of demographics, long-term drivers of demand, and entering ...

IFM pledges to kickstart COVID-19 recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... compete in bidding processes, which IFM claims will stimulate job creation and the construction sector. More active management of infrastructure projects with a long term equity partner, IFM said, could result in less risk to the taxpayer and more effective ...