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Passive FUM reaches all-time high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... emphasises cost reductions (such as MySuper), while others stem from product innovations in the indexing space, such smart beta. The new figures have come soon after the release of the Financial System Inquiry's interim report which raised concerns about ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Investment consultant Towers Watson has thrown its support behind smart beta approaches to investment, recommending institutional investors revisit their equity strategies to incorporate the lower cost products. In a new publication, Global equity investing ...

Advisers show overwhelming support for ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Kevin Quigg said. "Advisers are rethinking the products they use at the core of their portfolios with advanced beta or smart beta ETFs beginning to replace traditional passive index exposures. "ETFs free part of an expense and risk budget to pay active ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

AXA IM to expand outside of Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... AXA IM reported assets under management of $834 billion at the end of December 2013, up from $811 billion in 2012. Smart beta and responsible investment strategies gained traction with Australian investors in 2013. The manager's growth reflects momentum ...

Towers Watson sees spike in smart beta uptake

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Asset consultant Towers Watson saw client global uptake of smart beta investment strategies more than double in 2013 to $11 billion in new investments. This compares with around $5 billion new investments the previous year. Overall, Towers Watson's ...

Challenger launches new smart beta boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... announcement. A spokesperson for Challenger told Financial Standard the boutique will focus on global equities and use a smart beta strategy. It will be run by former BT Investment Management head of macro strategies Joe Bracken. "Tempo operates an active ...

Realindex outperforms as it passes five-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... capitalisation-weighted index funds, according to the fund manager's chief executive Andrew Francis. The Commonwealth Bank-owned smart beta specialist marked its fifth anniversary last month. During that time, its four original funds - Australian Shares ...

UBS launches Australian dividend ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... Asset Management has launched the UBS IQ Research Preferred Australian Dividend Fund, to Australian investors. The new smart beta product, which trades under the ASX code DIV, aims to provide access to sustainable income via the distributions of dividends ...

AXA IM launches global equity smart beta product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013