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LGS appoints new property portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... principles at the heart of the portfolio. He has a demonstrated ability to secure strong long-term outcomes through active management." Armstrong commenced his role earlier this month.

ClearView launches new super product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... clients with transparency over where their money is invested and offers advisers administrative efficiencies with active management, regular rebalancing and ongoing monitoring built in." ClearView managing director Simon Swanson said: "WealthFoundations ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... three-year period and 67.24% underperformed the benchmark in the five-year period. The one sector flying the flag for active management is Australian Small-Cap Equities where only around 8% of active funds underperformed the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... non-for-profit funds' outperforming." ANZ's Smart Choice Super has predominantly an index component and uses active management to determine the asset allocation. "In the Australian market there is not a lot of extra alpha and more money can be made by ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... factors when giving effect to an investment strategy," it said. Both REST Industry Super and UniSuper defended active management, saying it had brought their members significant advantages. REST stated: "While active asset management may appear more ...

Actuaries Institute to advise FSI on longevity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... insurance - and that MySuper and SuperStream have not had time to work. The submission also argued in favour of active management, and questioned whether self-managed super funds are adequately regulated.

Passive FUM reaches all-time high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... after the release of the Financial System Inquiry's interim report which raised concerns about the prevalence of active management approaches in superannuation. "According to the Grattan Institute, active management of superannuation assets increases ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... periods where they are not the highest volatility. You see changes by sector and by region." Banner added: "Active management is vital to respond to changing volatilities, correlations and currency variations. Portfolio rebalancing is a powerful tool ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... Watson said the building blocks of equity portfolios have evolved beyond market cap-weighted passive equity and active management with a third pillar - smart beta - targeting systematic factors, non-market cap stock weighting or thematic investment opportunities ...

AMP opens three funds to retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... or pre-retirees, who are concerned about market volatility and are looking for a cost-effective way to access active management. The fund adopts a dynamic asset allocation investment approach. This means the fund can reduce its allocation in asset classes ...