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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 ...

RG97 to shine a light on passive strategies: Aberdeen Standard

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... Aberdeen Standard representatives at the meeting - including head of Australia Brett Jollie - discussed the pressures active managers are under with regards to fees. They noted that many UK banks now have to come in with an all-inclusive flat fee expectation ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... always reflected in those from PRI (Principles of Responsible Investment). In discussing the increased need for active managers to demonstrate they are active, the firm also warned investors against trusting performance metrics used by investment managers ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... expect that this trend will continue to put downward pressure on traditional fee structures, particularly amongst active managers seeking to remain competitive and to maximise value to investors," Zinurova said.

Asset managers tested, remain optimistic: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... take place in the next five years. Meanwhile, the rise of passive strategies will drive greater fee pressure on active managers. The upshot for active managers is to become "hyper-efficient to succeed in the future." Three-quarters cited regulatory developments ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... SPIVA scorecard, prepared semi-annually by S&P Dow Jones Indices, once again suggests the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over the 12 months to 30 June 2017. Describing itself as the "de facto scorekeeper ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... vehicle with the most assets, rather than the highest return," Hobson said. Of course, she is also cognisant that active managers themselves share a significant portion of the blame. "Our belief is that you must be truly active. You can't play on the ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 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 ...