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Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The majority of active Australian fund managers underperformed their relevant indices in FY16, according to the Mid-Year 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. The research, issued bi-annually, tracks about 1000 ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... management of the product. Lonsec provides ESG ratings on over 400 Australian and global equity funds. Australian active managers have performed relatively well, with 57.4% of managers receiving a 'moderate' or 'moderate/high' rating, but only 0.6% receiving ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... piece wherein he said passive management was "inevitably a parasitic industry," saying that "the criticisms from active managers tend to centre on a free ride allegedly enjoyed by passive managers who do not contribute to price formation and hence to ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... million invested across its Imputation Bond (including ChildBuilder) menu of 33 options with both passive and active managers. Imputation bonds combine the tax benefits of an insurance bond with a modern investment menu. Austock's ChildBuilder bonds ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... plan to increase allocations either," said lead author of the report, Laura D'Ippolito. "This is good news for active managers targeting this segment, but asset managers can expect fee pressure from DFMs." The research found DFMs have increased their ...

Vanguard appoints ex-Macquarie division director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... institutional world towards passive investments as all participants in the industry increase their focus on cost, and active managers have struggled to outperform their benchmarks in a distorted market. Vanguard has been a major beneficiary of this trend ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... institutional world towards passive investments as all participants in the industry increase their focus on cost, and active managers have struggled to outperform their benchmarks in a distorted market. Vanguard has been a major beneficiary of this trend ...

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... goes on to say that alpha potential for global small-cap equity managers is such that it suggests higher quality active managers are likely to generate sufficient risk-adjusted excess returns to justify typical base fees. "In identifying suitable managers ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... anything from emerging markets shares to Australian bonds, depending on their particular view," Mr Sherman said. "Active managers often use ETFs as a way of taking a broad market position, while they focus on their areas of specialty, which could be ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

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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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