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Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... to provide liquidity - on top of outperforming respective benchmarks. She adds when asset owners are selecting active managers they should think about which partnerships will best protect that liquidity. Asset owners must also take into account when ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney, Vester explained that while he feels MSCI is a good business, the many active managers using its Emerging Markets Index have inadvertently "undermined the whole concept of emerging markets." "If you look at a ...

Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... report describes as the "industry's lifeblood" changed little in recent years. BCG warned the environment for active managers remains challenging, and the decade-long migration of investments from traditional active-core assets to passives and alternatives ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... and alternative strategies are not implementable via an SMA structure. The Australian small cap segment, where active managers tend to have higher allocations, also underperformed in the last year, Nguyen added. "The most notable market capitalisation ...

Asset managers must overhaul operating model: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... mergers and acquisitions will persist in the next five years, meaning the rise of passive management will force active managers to consolidate, and many smaller mangers will not survive as a result of regulatory pressures. Asset managers finding it difficult ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... strategies, brought functions in-house or pulled vendors to the negotiating table, bfinance noted. Low volatility active managers are among the hardest hit, with fees down 24% since 2010. "Active managers in Australia and globally are under tougher scrutiny ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... been difficult to add value using well known smart beta approaches in Australian small companies and in the past active managers have been able to outperform the Small Ords while charging a hefty management fee but many high pedigree managers are capacity ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... two years. Passive mangers holding long-dated bonds can over-expose portfolios to interest rate duration risk. Active managers however, have the flexibility to shift their portfolios to shorter duration assets, or at any point on the yield curve to minimise ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... volatility, new research by global asset manager Natixis found. Eight in ten (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current environment mired by low yields, China market woes and geopolitical events. About all ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... poorly over time and cause a drag on index returns, Australian small-caps is one of the few sectors where most active managers have been able to deliver alpha over the long-term."