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Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... for MySuper products has increased the focus on the impact taxes have on returns. Parametric says that while active management continues to be the weapon of choice of the majority of institutional and retail investors, a retirement strategy based on ...

AMP awarded $800m equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... Index Share fund, which invests in companies listed on the ASX. The strategy combines strong risk controls and active management to invest in a large number of stocks. Active positions are focused predominantly on large capitalisation stocks. AMP uses ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Active management is a tough game and picking active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... SmartBeta global equity strategy offers a sensible middle ground between blind index tracking and expensive active management strategies," Hurt concluded.

PineBridge pitches quant solution to super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... PineBridge Investments has been meeting with financial institutions in the hope of bringing a cheap alternative to active management to Australian investors. Its Quantitative Enhanced Indexing investment solution is designed to be less expensive than ...

Smart beta ETF take-up to double in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... in total ETF FUM, can expect similar traction." Small adds that smart beta products combine the benefits of active management-type approaches with the ease of access and low-cost nature of ETFs. "They are not a replacement for managed funds but a complementary ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... across the wealth creation industry, but when it comes to small-cap investing, you can't beat good old-fashioned active management, according to OC Funds Management's Rob Frost. His OC Premium Small Cap fund returned 42.3% in 2012, more than six times ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... passive management and low cost, systematic approaches, also known as smart beta," said Dougherty. Tired of paying active management fees simply for market exposure, these investors will simply look for the cheapest deal they can, he said. Macquarie ...

NZ Super fund breaks $20bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... annually since launch, 2.41% ahead of New Zealand's risk-free benchmark, the Treasury Bill rate. The Guardian's active management has added a total of 0.57% per annum in value. Chief Executive Officer Adrian Orr said: "The fund has benefited by sticking ...

Liquidity comes at a price: Certitude

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... benchmark. At the same time, adds Mowll many managers are continuing to charge the higher fees associated with the active management required to run a true absolute return fund. And contrary to conventional investor wisdom, he says daily liquidity in ...