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Advisers want more information from fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... since Investment Trends began surveying the issue. As a consequence, the percentage of new client flows to passive investment is at its highest, with 19% of new client money in 2014 going to ETFs or index funds. This compares to 13% in 2013 and 2012 ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The distinction between active and passive investment strategies is being blurred by the new range of index products being brought to market, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices managing director and index committee chairman David Blitzer. Speaking to ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Three major retail superannuation funds have rejected claims that they are relying on passive investment strategies to keep MySuper product costs down, confirming they have a significant allocation to active managers. Colonial First State head of investment ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said that one strategy to lower fees is "moving to a more passive investment regime, which might not be ideal for members." "Passive investment means they don't have access to liquid assets like ...

MySuper spurred innovation and chased down fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... differentials between very similar lifecycle cohorts," said Gee. "We're also worried about the increased use of passive investment as we believe active managers add value." Fryer expressed concern about the number of smaller funds that are in the market. ...

Aussie shares out of favour as managed fund investors go global

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... increasingly showing a preference for indexed vehicles moving closer in line with the global trend towards low-cost passive investment solutions. While Australia has historically been slow to adopt indexing relative to the rest of the world, 2013 marked ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... interest." Sinodinos dismissed the notion of a fund designed for disengaged, passive investors. "I don't want passive investment. I want investors to actively take an interest in the financial outcomes." The discussion paper, entitled 'Better regulation ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... have outstripped all other major asset classes over the last 30 years, according to research by Vanguard. The passive investment specialist has illustrated the importance of remaining exposed to the market over the long-term with 30-year performance ...

AustralianSuper to increase in-house investment capacity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper has said it will bring one third of investment management in-house within two years, raising the question of whether industry funds will be able to attract and retain high-quality candidates on industry fund salaries. Speaking at the ...

Investment strategy differences derail super merger talks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... not agree on whether to favour active or passive investments. Michael Dundon said that VicSuper favoured a passive investment approach as it would give a better outcome for members. Vision Super, however, favoured active investment. "I think combining ...