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Challenger launches new smart beta boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... strategy. It will be run by former BT Investment Management head of macro strategies Joe Bracken. "Tempo operates an active investment strategy that aims to outperform global indices over time. The team's philosophy is based on the premise that many ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... flawed, inadvertently giving rise to unexpected geographical exposures, according to one of the world's largest active investment managers Capital Group. Following a 30 to 40 year period of increasing globalisation, many of the world's companies now ...

ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Australia's exchange traded product (ETP) market has expanded rapidly in 2013, reaching a record $8.8 billion in assets according to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update. The report shows Australia's ETP industry, has grown by 61% in the 12 months to ...

Former Deutsche AM CEO joins Brookvine

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Former chief executive of Deutsche Asset Management Stephen O'Brien has been made executive director at advisory and marketing firm Brookvine. O'Brien was at Deutsche for five years. Before that he worked at Schroders and at Tyndall Investment Management. ...

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 ...