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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 ...

Lennox launches micro-cap fund

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018

... that change is processed inefficiently by equity markets and therefore creates mispricing and opportunities for active managers such as ourselves," Donohue said. "Our strategy for the micro-cap fund follows the same structured and repeatable process ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018

... observed is the lack of diversification where, in some cases, investors concentrated their bets only in one or two active managers." "No matter how good an active manager is, they will go through performance cycles and inevitably underperform for a period ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018

... well below their return targets," Conway said. "Maintaining current cash levels and increasing allocations to active managers may seem counterintuitive. But for many of our clients, it's their two-pronged strategy for navigating risk and potentially ...

Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017

... angels, and it is true that the pro-indexing camp does exhibit a certain missionary zeal and does relish painting active managers as fallen angels who started off with good intentions but then got caught up with hubris and the lure of revenue-driven ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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