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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... passive manager will try to match the index in terms of exposure to sector, duration, currency exposure and so on. Active managers take bets against the index and try to beat or outperform it. If an index has a 10% allocation to a country, active managers ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... since 2009, while LICs have only grown at 11.5% CAGR in the time. Lower fee and high levels of underperformance in active managers have fueled the ETF segment's growth after it first took off after the GFC. Product boom Managers from both sides have ...

DNR Capital tries small caps on for size

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... Australian small cap companies provide investors with opportunities to tap into unrealised potential because many active managers don't delve deep enough into emerging companies. Earlier this year, DNR's Australian equities income portfolio manager Scott ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... most advisory firms construct their portfolios from retail approved product lists, which tend to over-represent active managers; and this further adds to portfolio management costs," he said. "Advisers with insufficient portfolio management skills will ...

Fidante eyes actively managed ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... active fund manager, the composition of your portfolio is really your intellectual property," Saines said. "So most active managers will jealously guard it because they don't want their competitors to be able to replicate their performance. The Australian ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Inadequate returns by active managers will see Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) revise its fee structure to prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... moving into the space, and that "active ETFs are absolutely in the client interest." Devoy said it's important active managers can bring an "Amazon-esque" experience to financial services. Instead of having wet signatures and 200-page product disclosure ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... getting a phone line in: how many times have you had to say your mother's maiden name?" Devoy said it's important active managers can bring an "Amazon-esque" experience to financial services. Instead of having wet signatures and 200-page product disclosure ...

Active managers must explain value better: Formica

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... industry." He said investors' time horizons have shortened and it has consequently become harder to measure value for active managers. "So many people haven't offered value and it makes it harder. Investment performance is one reason to join [an asset ...

Macquarie IM acquires equities specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... best talent. It also demonstrates Macquarie's ongoing commitment to Luxembourg. "Investors today need skilled active managers across a diverse range of asset classes... ValueInvest will be an excellent complement to our existing high-conviction equity ...