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AllianceBernstein slashes retail fees

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... performance," Driscoll said. Driscoll described AB as a global leader in the conversation about changing fee models in active management, referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval in the US of six AB funds with a new performance-based ...

Active the best way forward for super: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Australian investment consultant and research specialist is further endorsing that superannuation fund trustees adopt active management in the best interests of members. Peterson Research Institute founder and director John Peterson issued a media note ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... provide a common language for impact solutions that help unlock impact investing for mainstream investors." "Active management is an essential component of successful impact investing. Engagement with management is necessary, both for impact analysis ...

Fidelity portfolio manager steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... Fidelity making significant changes to its global fee regime in response to ongoing debate concerning the value of active management. Describing the new fee model as a "fundamental change in how it charges for its services," Fidelity debuted its reduced ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... focus on products that meet long-term client needs. It also clarified this doesn't imply AMP Capital is exiting active management of Australian equities, but rather reorganising its active offering around strategies that are more specialised, differentiated ...

Active debate triggers Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... Fidelity made significant changes to its global fee regime in response to ongoing debate concerning the value of active management. Describing the new fee model as a "fundamental change in how it charges for its services," Fidelity debuted its reduced ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... provided an argument as to why there should be additional lenses to SPIVA when considering the performance of the active management industry. She highlighted two SPIVA principles: first, the fact that it employs "survivorship bias correction." This means ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
The overall performance of the active management industry is clouded by some well-known and widely-used benchmarks, according to Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson. Speaking to Financial Standard at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A global fund manager says all active management is not created equal yet it is being lumped together, leaving the industry to rewire its conversations with asset owners. During a trip to Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland recently to speak to institutional ...

Boutiques actively proving value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Boutique Australian equity managers have demonstrated the value of active management, outperforming benchmarks and non-boutique managers over three, five, seven and 10 years. According to the latest insight from Fidante Partners, boutique Australian ...