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Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015

... "disciplined approach, low costs and low portfolio turnover" delivering strong investor outcomes in a year when active managers failed to outperform the index in numerous asset classes. "Vanguard also deserves credit for its unceasing efforts to raise ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015

... managing director Alex Vynokur said. "There has been much scrutiny in recent years around the costs and benefits of active managers, with more than 85% of international equities active managers underperforming a passive benchmark over the three-year ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014

... has raged for decades with no real winner emerging, the passive industry has dealt a body blow to traditional active managers by amassing significant flows in recent years. Funds allocated to index strategies grew 28% in the 12 months to end of March ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014

... Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems the world of investing has it in for active managers. The rise of "smart beta" has blurred the line between active and passive investment strategies, offering investors low-cost ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014

... "Active fees have to come down," he continued. "The more people understand about indexing the harder it is for active managers to keep their clients. Online platforms and brokers access is making it even easier for people to invest on their own. "I wouldn't ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014

... passive investment strategies to keep MySuper product costs down, confirming they have a significant allocation to active managers. Colonial First State head of investment services Scott Tully said the FirstChoice Lifestage product uses both strategies. ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014

... outperformance of the small cap space to a lack of research in the sector when compared to large caps. This allows active managers to find mispricing and inefficiency more readily. The figures follow a period in which Australian institutions have been ...

MySuper spurred innovation and chased down fees

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

... lifecycle cohorts," said Gee. "We're also worried about the increased use of passive investment as we believe active managers add value." Fryer expressed concern about the number of smaller funds that are in the market. "There's 120 MySuper funds. That's ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014

Active managers in the global equities space are back in favour following an extended period of outflows, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Amit Lodha. Between 2008 and 2012, active global equity funds saw net outflows of US$825 billion (A$870 ...

Going solo: Australian equity houses at risk of talent exodus

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014

... consensus view is that Australian shares are close to fair value but there are still opportunities for skilful active managers to add value," da Silva said. "The difference between the best and worst performing small cap manager in the past year was ...

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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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