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Northern Trust appoints head of quant

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... advanced diploma in financial planning from RMIT. "Bennett's extensive research on quantitative strategies and active management, across both global and Australian equity markets, has been published in several academic journals," a statement from ...

Smart beta on the rise: Van Eck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... or alternative weighted strategies and single-factor quality strategies ranked highly. "Smart beta is giving active management a run for its money. For the first time since the survey launched in 2016, the majority of respondents are using smart beta ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking active management strategies over passive, the study showed. However, Western sovereign wealth investors are moving towards passive strategies. ...

US investment giant acquires global fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Saker Nusseibeh said: "Today, Hermes joins with Federated to form a truly global asset manager dedicated to active management with mutually beneficial distribution capabilities that leverage both Federated's extensive network of financial intermediaries ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... has the potential performance boost. This environment of rising rates and increased volatility is conducive to active management skills for 80% of participants. Perhaps the "most confounding variable" facing them is the unprecedented process of unwinding ...

Research expert joins Fidelity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... recently about its plans to launch a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that while there's no timeframe yet as to ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... Fidelity International will be launching a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Speaking to Financial Standard, Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... and return objectives via factor exposures, and are offered at a management expense ratio of 0.28%. "Offering active management at a lower cost removes one of the most persistent barriers to active outperformance," Vanguard Asia-Pacific head of investments ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... partnering with one of the world's largest and most experienced asset managers. "Combining Legg Mason's award-winning active management capability with BetaShares deep ETF skillset, the partnership aims to deliver a suite of high quality active ETFs ...

BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... one of the world's largest and most experienced asset managers, adding: "Combining Legg Mason's award-winning active management capability with BetaShares deep ETF skillset, the partnership aims to deliver a suite of high quality active ETFs that give ...