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Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... long and short term as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between January and March 2020, SPIVA reported many active managers improved their performance relative to the benchmark. This was wiped out by the coronavirus, which forced massive drawdowns ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial advisers are increasingly using exchange traded funds (ETFs) over concerns about the cost and performance of actively managed funds, according to VanEck. VanEck's fifth annual smart beta survey revealed 87% of advisers use ETFs in client ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Active managers should only charge fees in line with the returns generated from the investment manager's skills, according to Sharon Fay, chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference, Fay said not all active ...

Market rebound leaves behind active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Even with the share market soaring back to pre-COVID-19 highs, active fund managers continue to struggle with performance and profitability, Deloitte analysis shows. Median revenue for asset managers that invest in publicly traded shares and bonds fell ...

Top equities managers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... 19% and 13% over the 12 months ending June. Mercer head of portfolio management in the Pacific Ronan McCabe said active managers with quality and growth biases outperformed their peers. "Quality characteristics such as companies focusing on the efficient ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... and value managers in relative terms, although the difference was less significant than in the March quarter. "Active managers broadly provided an excess return over the benchmark for investors with cyclical stocks rallying and defensives generally underperforming," ...

Best performing managed funds revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... "straightforward" task. "Over the years there have been many different methodologies, including mixing a variety of active managers employing different investment styles," the report said. "If each manager was the "best of breed" in that style and they ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... consistent creators of long-term shareholder value," Diez said. Meanwhile, bfinance recommends investors look to active managers for strong alpha generation. "The average A-shares manager has delivered 5.3% per year over the last five years, versus -6.2% ...

Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... near term, we note that there are active management techniques that can enhance income yields," Zenith said. "Active managers who focus on fundamental drivers such as balance sheet strength and revenue/earnings forecasts should be in a stronger position ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... talk around passive investment but now that the markets have taken investors on a rollercoaster ride, are the active managers leaving or just biding their time? GQG Partners chief investment officer Rajiv Jain believes active managers are becoming somewhat ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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