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VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... 'moderately, very or extremely satisfied'. At least 50% of Australian financial professionals are now using smart beta strategies in portfolios - an increase of 37% year-on-year. "Outperformance is the biggest attraction, followed by lower costs compared ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... The top three performing exchange-traded products dedicated to Australian equities over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past ...

Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Over 90% of financial advisers and brokers are considering investing in smart beta strategies in the future, according to VanEck research. The research was based on a survey of 120 financial professionals and brokers working in an advisory capacity ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... change - can we think about these as a factor, can we combine it into a portfolio as we do multi-factor smart beta strategies? So can we take ESG and combine it with quality or value or more volatility in some of these more traditional smart beta strategies? ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... varies regionally, however: 39% of institutions surveyed in the Americas (and 31% in EMEA) were already using smart beta strategies, and 75% of those reported a "moderate-to-significant improvement in meeting long-term aims." In APAC, however, only 17% ...

Parametric exploring super smart beta

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
A global asset manager linked to Australian superannuation funds has been toiling with passive and smart beta strategies over the past year on the back of renewed interest. Such is the interest that Parametric Australia expects to double its assets ...

Fee pressure turns super funds to smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... HSBC has detected that "at this point, consultants and clients are figuring out how to implement these [smart beta strategies]." Pidgeon said that some are "looking to consolidate their relationships with managers across active and passive" in a bid ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Investors' shift towards passive and smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like ...

FEATURE: Beyond Beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... about 10% of the country's $18.6 billion placed in ETFs sits under smart beta. Dividend seekers Certain smart beta strategies have been present in the Australian market for a long time. iShares head of Australia Jon Howie explains that the most popular ...

Advisers waiting on the sidelines with smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Smart beta strategies are gaining popularity among investors, but financial advisers are exercising caution and waiting for the market to develop further in Australia. Financial Keys principal, Mark Causer, told Financial Standard that he tends to recommend ...