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Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Good year for active managers in fixed income Kanika Sood Active fixed income managers outperformed their indexed peers in COVID-19, according to Zenith's review of the universe. In the 12 months to April end, the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) ...

Active managers lead new ETF issuers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Actively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) are on a steady rise, with all the new issuers entering the market launching active products, new data shows. The BetaShares Australian Exchange Traded Fund Industry: Half Year Review 2021 report showed ...

Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
Active fund managers are falling short of delivering value to investors and justifying their fees, a review from the UK's financial services regulator reveals. A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021 by the Financial Conduct ...

Principal Real Estate wins SMA mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
BT Investment Solutions selected Principal Real Estate Investors as the underlying active manager for its Global Property MPS Fund. The fund is structured as a separately managed account has currently over $1 billion of funds under management. It has ...

State Street scores ETF servicing mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
State Street Australia has been appointed as the servicing agent for AllianceBernstein's first exchange traded fund that launched on Chi-X. State Street will provide a range of servicing solutions including ETF basket services (to provide indicative ...

Schroders launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Schroders has launched a new Chinese equities fund for Australian investors. The Schroder All China Equity Opportunities Fund is actively managed and will invest in China A-Shares, Chinese and Hong Kong listed companies and US-listed ADRs. It's a fundamental ...

The other side of the ETP growth story

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
There is another side to the exponential growth exchange traded products have enjoyed; not every manager will be able to get in on the action, and legacy unit trusts will likely lose out. Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall, speaking at ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has accused Future Super and Verve of misleading consumers who are unlikely to understand the funds' relationship to Diversa Trustees. During questioning, Liberal MP and committee chair ...

ETF industry approaches $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
As new investors turned to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to cash in on the market volatility and consequent recovery in 2020, the industry reaped the benefits breaking several records, new research shows. The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for year ...

Active manager winning streak short lived

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Persistence isn't key for many active fund managers, as a new report finds their ability to consistently beat benchmarks and stay in the top quartile is fleeting. The S&P Dow Jones Indices' biannual report found only a small number of outperforming ...