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Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... after-tax, rather than pre-tax, investment returns. Parametric Australasia chief executive Chris Briant said demand for active and passive after-tax solutions had been building recently. "It takes time to work through understanding tax-managed CPM as ...

Henderson reports record inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... by research firm Zenith. Henderson chief executive Andrew Formica said 2015 was another strong year for the group. "Our active investment management capabilities delivered excellent returns for our clients in difficult market conditions," Formica said. ...

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
BetaShares has expanded its managed risk product series with the launch of the BetaShares Managed Risk Global Share Fund, which is trading under the ASX code "WRLD". The fund is designed to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of global ...

Parametric exploring super smart beta

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... and therefore carries a small tax rate "but actually that's really not true." "There's a big tax drag. It's more like an active manager tax drag," Briant said. Bouchey said for a fully active portfolio that has between five to ten active managers, Parametric ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
The way active fund managers' returns are measured may not accurately reflect their value, negating up to 85 basis points in overall performance. New research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) finds the way performance ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... released its 2015 review of responsible investment which expresses expectations of companies, and the role of being an active owner. "We expect companies to address a broad set of long-term risks in their strategies, investment plans, risk management ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... logical next step in our constructive working relationship with Forest City. "We see further opportunities in the US, and our active management approach means we are constantly monitoring opportunities in the market." The latest acquisition is the 11th ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Illiquid and alternative asset strategies will only increase across the institutional investment market in 2016 according to latest reports from BlackRock and Willis Towers Watson. A BlackRock survey of more than 170 of the firm's largest institutional ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... by market capitalisation), providing investors with the opportunity for capital growth and income. The fund employs an active risk management strategy, which seeks to reduce volatility and defend against losses in declining markets. The "Recommended" ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
Active equity specialist Martin Currie proposes Australians should invest in a retirement income portfolio that is multi-asset and focused purely on Australian assets. The proposal arises from Martin Currie's latest white paper - Rethinking 'safe' investments ...