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State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has rejigged its leadership team, bringing it in line with changes in investment strategy. Current CIO head of cash Steve Meier will become CIO of fixed income, currency and cash. This reflects a move to bring all ...

Investment strategy differences derail super merger talks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... a passive investment approach as it would give a better outcome for members. Vision Super, however, favoured active investment. "I think combining the two together, we had to make a call one way or the other, and we couldn't agree what might be the way ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... "Smart beta ETFs resemble passive investments, but the deviations from capitalisation weighted indices reflect active investment decisions," Elsworth said. Fundamental indexing, based on metrics such as book value or balance sheets, and low-volatility ...

Instos turning to indexing strats for alternatives

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... alternative index, and against which index to invest, needs to be considered in a similar vein to an investor's active investment allocation decision: 60 percent of institutional investors we surveyed felt their decision to allocate was like an active ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... milestone in the life of a managed fund as many superannuation fund and other large investors will not consider an active investment strategy until it has achieved a five-year record. Co-managed by portfolio managers, Rudi Minbatiwala and Jason Moodie ...

Only 7% of fund members switched options during GFC: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... academic research that found age and income to the most important indicators that a fund member is likely to make active investment switching decisions. There is no hard evidence that such active investment switching makes them better investors, however ...

RBF shakes up fund with two new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... equities portfolio. The new structure has made it possible for the fund to reduce fees whilst also taking a more active investment approach. RBF chief investments officer Dr Ian Lundy said the new structure will deliver better value to the fund's 75,000 ...

NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... innovative approach is based on a passive Reference Portfolio. The Fund's investment team must be convinced that any active investment will do better than this portfolio. The Fund has also moved to bring more investment management in-house in an effort ...

van Eyk launches new asset allocation tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... changes in markets and macroeconomics. Chief executive Mark Thomas said the new tool recognised the importance of active investment management within a long-term strategic asset allocation. "Investors should expect ongoing market volatility given the ...

Stammer joins Centric Wealth investment committee

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... with the principals of Philo Capital Advisers, where he works as a non-executive expert, to develop integrated active investment models that are implemented via managed accounts. Dr Stammer is one of the most well known and experienced market economists ...