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Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... asset value with the fund acting as market maker. They differ from traditional ETFs in that they offer investors active management. Magellan launched its currency hedged infrastructure strategy in July 2007 and currently has over $1 billion in funds ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Infrastructure fund manager QIC is reinforcing the importance of active management as technology continues to reshape assets' business and operating models. In its latest research paper QIC said the combination of four technology themes - the Industrial ...

UniSuper reflects on investment highs and lows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
UniSuper has called out its active management investment strategies during a tumultuous financial year that included several highs and lows in the process of attempting to deliver substantial member returns. The $52 billion superannuation fund said ...

Asset manager launches quant platform after acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... firm to launch its new long-only and alternatives quantitative investing platform, as well as diversify its active management capabilities. GAM is buying Cantab Capital Partners with an upfront cash payment of US$217 million ($291 million) and a deferred ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... macro themes such as demographics around emerging Asia and clean green food; scope for adding value through active management; and improving portfolio diversification. "We are conscious of the key risks to rural land investments, such as weather, regulation ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... and will have consequential implications for portfolios. In response to the looming risks, PIMCO advises that active management will be key to managing market turning points, investors should be tactical and flexible and that investors should avoid or ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... expect, according to the latest performance analysis by Rainmaker, bringing into question how effective the active management investment strategies of some super funds are. The headline result of the research is that there is significant underperformance ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... products available that allow a ready investment for fund managers; and funds have limited budgets in their active management. However Beauchamp explains that agriculture fund managers have stepped up their professional management capabilities over the ...

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- ...

WAM lodges ASIC prospectus for LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... listed companies. This means we are well equipped to identify and act on opportunities in this space using our active management approach. "We believe the current market conditions will provide excellent large-cap investment opportunities in the coming ...