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CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... machine learning. Equity portfolio management, which is a subject in Level III, will ask about the latest practices in passive and active equity investing. Level III will also introduce content on professionalism in investment management, explaining ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... into the funds as opposed to asset appreciation, according to BetaShares. The lion's share of net inflows came from passive ETFs (77%), while active ETFs commanded 16% of inflows. The research also shows ETF product launches have slowed from 14 in ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking active management strategies over passive, the study showed. However, Western sovereign wealth investors are moving towards passive strategies. The average allocation ...

BNP Paribas wins $378bn admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... said all of Deutsche Asset Management's business lines - institutional and retail segments and across its active, passive and alternatives range - will unite under one umbrella and operate autonomously under a new legal structure from the first quarter ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that of a passive mandate and the maximum fee rate will be scrapped. A carryover which partially accumulates payment of annual performance-based ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... Australian investors' exposure to active strategies stood at 63.5%. "Eighty-two percent of Australian advisers said they used passive investments because of their lower fees, but at the same time, 73% said that investors have a false sense of security ...

SMSFs missing out on returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The SMSF sector, which has traditionally shied from growth assets, underperformed default MySuper investment strategies by 1.2 percentage points in the 12 months to April 2018. The average SMSF returned 6.6% before fees and tax, while the average default ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... super fund. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) previously awarded Parametric an after-tax passive global equities mandate in 2016; this has now been increased. "We wanted a stronger focus on net returns, as opposed to gross ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... company quietly rolled out two low-fee funds in April under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The Spaceship Index Portfolio is a passive index fund which will invest in shares from 200 of the largest listed companies globally for a 0.05% fee. The holdings ...

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The removal of exit fees and caps on passive fees charged by superannuation funds announced in this year's Budget may have unintended consequences. As per Treasurer Scott Morrison's speech, the Government will introduce a 3% annual cap on passive fees ...