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Future Fund slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The Future Fund is paying less in fund management fees as it pivots toward more passive investment strategies. During the last financial year, the fund paid $224.7 million to external investment managers, nearly a quarter (23%) less than the total payout ...

AMP awards mandate to BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
BlackRock has won a passive investment strategy mandate from AMP New Zealand for an undisclosed amount. AMP's subsidiary AMP New Zealand Wealth Management (NZWM) has awarded the mandate to BlackRock Investment Management to deliver the new indexed ...

Industry fund launches new passive options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... investment options to offer members a wider range of low cost options. Effective October 8, the super fund now offers three passive options: Indexed Balanced, Australian Shares (Indexed) and International Shares (Indexed). With an investment fee of just ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... has become a key force in the industry, and that ESG exposure can be achieved not only via active managers, but also via passive investment vehicles. Cost and the quality of replication still remain the two main drivers for selecting ETF providers, Martellini ...

Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... process allows us to sweat out assets a little bit more as well. So we should be getting a higher return from some of the passive assets following this process, which lowers the transaction costs or the overall implementation costs." Sunsuper has invested ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... SPIVA scorecard. S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA scorecard, touted as the "de facto scorekeeper of the ongoing active versus passive debate", exposed performance issues over the long and short term as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between January and ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial advisers are increasingly using exchange traded funds (ETFs) over concerns about the cost and performance of actively managed funds, according to VanEck. VanEck's fifth annual smart beta survey revealed 87% of advisers use ETFs in client ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... in the current climate with a sub-inflation return outlook. "Defensive assets are broken. Growth assets are expensive. Passive investing no longer works. In this environment an active, dynamic approach to investing has become critical," Lander said. ...

AMP Capital buys digital infrastructure firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... telecom industry today. "VX Fiber will continue with its successful fibre operator strategy partnering with owners of passive fibre infrastructure and inviting service providers of all types and sizes to sell their services over a rapidly expanding universe ...

Government increases fees for foreign investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... include a new national security test, strengthened compliance and integrity framework and a streamlined approval process for passive investments. Treasury is inviting stakeholders submit their views and feedback on the draft fees regulations.