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Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... managers; all its investment function is outsourced. Hostplus has several mandates with IFM, being in Aussie equities; a passive strategy; a socially responsible investment and a small-cap strategy. The most recent mandate awarded to IFM is a quantitative ...

ETFs hit $125bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... performance tests required under the recent Your Future, Your Super reforms are likely to encourage the continued adoption of passive investments by Australian institutional investors. We expect that over time local institutions will increasingly utilise ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... outperformed passively managed funds after fees. What we found was that only 40% of active equity funds outperformed their passive peers and they outperform with much higher tracking error," he said. "Yet, over the same period, 70% of active bond funds ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... "There's a lot to like about the thinking behind Your Future, Your Super, which is to compare a fund's return against a passive portfolio. We've done that for 15 or 20 years because we think if we can't beat a passive portfolio, we shouldn't ...

YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... consultant David Carruthers said. "There are a range of factors funds need to consider, such as lifecycle design, active or passive beliefs, even ESG matters, all of which impact risk profile, that are really important in delivering an appropriate product ...

Buy-sell spreads higher for active and diversified ETFs: Rainmaker

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... type, active ETFs had the highest median buy-sell spread (44bps), followed by hedge funds (38bps), smart beta (19bps) and passive index-tracking ETFs (15bps). The numbers are based on the ASX's monthly product summary for June 2021. Rainmaker head ...

The next 20 years in Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... As the next big themes for ETFs, Macdonald counts semi-transparent ETFs and thematic ETFs. "Essentially, ETFs have been passive, but the world of ETFs is moving toward more active, and more thematic [products]. For example, climate would be one of them ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... and invest in stocks of pure play hydrogen listed companies. It is priced at 0.69% p.a. in fees. The company expects the passive ETF to list on the ASX in September or October. "It's really about looking at the whole clean energy space. We have seen ...

FIRB updates guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... Australia. The guidance is mainly in respect to exemption certificates. It confirms that the exemption certificate pathway for passive foreign investors will be tailored to the requirements of each investor. Regard will be given to the overall composition ...

BlackRock hits US$9.5tn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... June quarterly update showed exchange-traded funds continue to be a driving force for the fund manager, which offers both passive and active strategies. ETF assets grew 7.7% to hit US$3.03 trillion ($4.1tn) in three months. ETFs comprise 32% of total ...