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Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... amount of value. On top of this, Bhansali dismissed the conventional wisdom about the virtues of passive versus active investment, arguing that "going passive is an active decision" from an asset allocation perspective, because it involves "timing the ...

Fidante creates small-cap boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... management Ian Saines welcomed the partnership adding "Fidante Partners has a great history supporting boutique, active investment managers." Fidante Partners is Challenger's funds management arm. For the past 12 years, Dougherty and Donohue worked at ...

Vanguard introduces low-cost active funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Vanguard Australia is now offering three quantitative low-cost active funds as part of an expansion to its product offering. The three new funds: Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Fund; Vanguard Global Value Equity Fund; and Vanguard Global Minimum ...

US pension fund extends tobacco divestment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... investment committee Henry Jones said: "CalPERS has a fiduciary duty to conduct a periodic review of all of our active investment restrictions to ensure that they remain appropriate." "There is no doubt that divestment as an investment strategy presents ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

New board members, partnership for BondAdviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... has also partnered with Baillieu Holst to provide its adviser networks with direct access to bond research and active investment recommendations. Launched in 2015, BondAdviser is an independent research service that delivers timely information and clear ...

Morphic fund added to wraps

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... the BT Wrap, Macquarie Wrap, Netwealth, CFS First Wrap and Hub24. The fund uses a risk-controlled long/short active investment process and has provided high double-digit gains to investors since inception in August 2012 - 18.59% annualised, net of fees. ...

Asset manager launches quant platform after acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... the systematic space for the past 18 months "because we believe it represents an important capability for an active investment firm in the current environment and in the decades to come." "GAM Systematic will offer our clients a compelling range of unique ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... "there is a relative shortage of outright good investment opportunities." "Consequently, we are taking on less active investment risk than a year ago. The fund currently has a below average number of investments outside its low-cost, listed Reference ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... institutional grade investment process, purpose built to preserve investor capital through proprietary data analysis, active investment selection and asset diversification. The Fund is Australia's first pooled investment vehicle targeting predictable ...