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Fund manager insists active approach not broken

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... says talented stock pickers will come good again soon. S&P Dow Jones recently published its semi-annual Index Versus Active Funds Scorecard which showed that active fund performance had worsened over the last six months next to index strategies. More ...

Managed account FUM exceeds $13bn

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
The total funds held in managed account services now exceed $13 billion, according to the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP), which has published a report on the findings. "As part of the material for the Dealer Roundtable we held this week ...

Sovereign wealth funds growing despite falling commodity prices

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Assets under management increased for the majority of sovereign wealth funds in 2014 despite steadily declining oil and commodity prices, according to research by Preqin. This is significant, Preqin argues, because many sovereign wealth funds rely on ...

ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Findings of a recent BetaShares and Investment Trends exchange traded funds report showed the number of investors in ETFs surged by 46% in the past year. The report, which quizzed 10,530 investors and 768 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Even simple investment funds, including long only mutual funds, can pose financial stability risks, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The international body's recent update to its Global Financial Stability Report offered five policy messages ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... Lonsec 2014/15 Global Property Securities Sector Review. The Lonsec research, which examined 23 global property securities funds, demonstrated that the sector delivered total returns of 28.4% (outperforming global equities by 15.8%) throughout 2014. ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... key partner of an 'online' distributor or taking a financial stake in one, or finally go it alone and try selling their funds directly to the general public themselves." Barbara Wall, Europe research director at Cerulli added: "There's a global trend ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of actively managed funds in Australia against their ...

Treasury invites submissions to draft MIT tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... system for managed investment trusts, which are aimed at improving the international competitiveness of Australian managed funds. The exposure draft legislation has been developed in close consultation with industry stakeholders. Key features of the ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... (IGCC). In 2013, she was listed in the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence. ACSI has 31 Australian member funds who collectively manage more than $400 billion in assets on behalf of over eight million Australian superannuation fund members ...