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Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... faced with a limited choice between two key structures; a highly active managed account at a premium price point or a passive managed account at a low price point," Hampshire said. "This next-generation multi-asset, managed account fills a key gap for ...

BetaShares launches FTSE 100 ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. It started trading on the ASX this morning with the ticker code F100. The passive ETF will track the market cap weighted FTSE 100 Index. The management costs are 0.45%. The fund's assets are denominated ...

ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... returned just under 30% each. Active ETFs share of inflows weakens Aussie investors strengthened their preference for passive and smart beta ETFs in the first half of the year. However, investors showed a preference for passive and smart beta products ...

Super funds hard to engage with: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
About 67% of superannuation fund members who attempted to engage their super fund in the last 12 months gave up, according to new research. New insights from the Investment Trends Super Fund Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows 67% of super ...

BlackRock cuts fees on Aussie shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... BlackRock iShares Australia head Christian Obrist said in a statement. This 6bps drop brings it close to the cheapest ASX 200 passive ETF exposure from Betashares which charges 0.07% p.a. and uses a different index provider. Rainmaker Information head ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... diversified credit, 4% in infrastructure, 9.5% in secured debt and 7.5% in cash. It manages about 5% of the total through passive managers, and recently added the first exchange-traded fund to its investment menu. The domestic smart beta product is an ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... records. Respondents are also viewing smart-beta allocation strategies as more similar to traditional active rather than passive strategies," FTSE Russell said. Why the increase? Smart beta strategies sit between active and passive strategies. They aim ...

Robeco wins super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... manage a $100 million mandate that focuses on an enhanced indexing equities strategy. The strategy is an alternative to passive investing for investors looking for stable outperformance after costs with a low tracking error, while factoring in sustainability ...

Spaceship searches for new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... later, it launched two low-fee investment products under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The Spaceship Index Portfolio, a passive index fund, invests in global shares for a 0.05% fee. The second fund, the Spaceship Universe Portfolio, is actively managed ...

BetaShares launches new ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... that comes from a focus on quality companies, along with the cost-efficiency and transparency that is available from a passive indexing approach." He added that BetaShares' approach to the quality-focussed India ETF will reduce the potential for a small ...