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Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... securities, investors also get live, transparent market pricing. Unlike ETFs, the structure also gives the benefits of active management. The open-ended structure also gives greater liquidity than listed investment companies. The underlying fund the ...

VicSuper awards $100M absolute return mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... Samuel formed a distribution relationship with P&R in 2011 and McKinnon said that the new strategy "relies on active management by an experienced fixed interest investment team to take advantage of changing market environments and value opportunities." ...

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... as older and more sophisticated clients," he said. But Nash notes that mFund will allow the firm to build on active management options to complement current indexed options in its model portfolios.

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... Stephen Huppert, while value added by the other half would have been "eroded through the higher fees paid for active management." Value was measured using "four dimensions" - these were long-term asset allocation of the active portfolio (relative to ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The active versus passive debate is one that has raged for decades but with the latest figures showing a steady increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems ...

Australian Catholic Super names new CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... handover to be smooth. Cantor said he looks forward to working with Block. "Michael has very strong beliefs in active management, which is why we hired him."

SSgA warns of equity market complacency

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... active quantitative equity Olivia Engel said the market's recent strong run had given investors' confidence, but active management can help steer them away from the concentrated risks that have built up in the market. "It would be easy for investors ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The distinction between active and passive investment strategies is being blurred by the new range of index products being brought to market, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices managing director and index committee chairman David Blitzer. Speaking to ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... the client can be reduced." He said the strategy was "probably more active in total," adding that the use of active management is likely to increase as more members join the MySuper product. BT's head of retail and corporate superannuation Vicki Doyle ...

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Institutional investors are getting little value from active management and must focus on total returns to remain competitive, according to Towers Watson global head of investment Chris Ford. Speaking at the 2014 Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne ...