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SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... based on a particular underlying investment thesis," he said. "Whether it's a domestic equity product, an international equity product, an emerging market product or different segments of the fixed income market, this will determine what the ratio between ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... scorecard tracked 731 Australian equity funds (across the large, mid and small cap and A-REIT sectors), 363 international equity funds and 83 Australian bond funds. Based on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis, 62% and 55% of Australian large-cap funds ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... large cap Australian equity income, large cap Australian equity growth, small/mid cap Australian equity and international equity. They are a blend of direct asset SMAs managed by the firm, ETFs and external managers including LICs. Shaw and Partners ...

Macrovue hires from Macquarie and BT

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... led large sales teams at BT Financial Group, Link Advice and CBA. "Sriram brings a very deep knowledge of international equity markets technology to the team, which will be invaluable as we scale up our operations," Macrovue chief executive Sid Sahgal ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... International Equities Fund (PIEF), employing a 'benchmark-unaware' strategy with freedom to invest across all international equity markets and company sizes and focused on investing in growing businesses at reasonable valuations. "An integral element ...

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... rose 28% to $27 billion, with a marked shift to international equities and fixed interest asset classes. International equity ETPs were the most active during the period with 72 products launched, followed by Australian equities with 46, fixed interest ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... his sojourn - and assuming his thesis is correct - he would return to investing, but likely with a broader international equity mandate. It's worth noting that although Altair is now battening down the hatches, just a month ago, Findex awarded the mandate ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... ETFs. About two-thirds are using ETFs to access Australian equities; the same proportion uses ETFs to get international equity exposure. "It is encouraging to see that Australian institutions are increasing their adoption of ETFs. We see that institutions ...

Azimut partners with Colonial, launches funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... conjunction with another Azimut subsidiary, Sigma Funds Management. It also plans to launch a global macro fund and international equity fund utilising Azimut's own offshore investment capabilities.

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... the amount of funds trailing the index falls to 48%, and only 32.5% underperformed over a 10-year period. International equity funds have continued their general trend of underperformance, with 86% failing to beat the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap ...