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MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... of view, we still want to keep our equities at least at neutral," he said. MLC MySuper, for example, mandates a mix of active and passive managers. "We have about 60% in what we call 'enhanced passive managers', which are lower risk quantitative ...

Legalsuper celebrates double digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... short-term noise. "We have held our position in the US throughout this period, with the combination of risk-controlled mandates, active mid-cap technology exposures and strategic global equity and sovereign debt holdings delivering high top-quartile ...

Talent exodus hits Zenith, Lonsec and Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... more than two decades' experience in investment management. He also held roles at Lonsec, including deputy head of active manager research and head of Australian equities. He began his career as a credit analyst at National Australia Bank. For his ...

InvestSMART names chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... worked as portfolio manager for a decade at Aurora. InvestSMART runs professionally managed accounts using ETFs with four active ASX-listed ETFs under its Intelligent Investor brand. InvestSMART also launched its investing platform in March last year ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... transfer. In the future, "winning models" will shift from aggressive product push to meeting clients' unique needs. "As active managers continue to face headwinds from the rise of passive funds, the old fund charges based on fees as a fixed proportion ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Australian investors are looking to engage with active managers to navigate the heightened geopolitical volatility, according to a new survey. The Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey 2025, which covers nearly 1000 institutional investors and wealth ...

Nominations open for 2025 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... successful business owners, award winners, policy influencers, mentors, and educators. The Power50 ranges from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, translating to improved financial literacy ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... investors adopt ETFs to build low-cost portfolios at the expense of the unlisted managed fund industry. "It's a fact that most active managers underperform their benchmarks over the long term, according to data from S&P. Australians are wising up to ...

Airlie calls time on Concentrated Share Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... the portfolio managers of the fund. Magellan gave investors the option to invest in the Airlie Australian Share Fund - Active ETF (AASF), which mirrors the Concentrated Share Fund's investment strategy. Airlie will manage two funds going forward ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... underperforming due to firm-specific issues such as weak flows or waning corporate interest from suitors, he added. Overall, the active managers in the coverage "lack the consistent outperformance needed to recapture market share lost to ETFs and industry ...