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Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Investment professionals believe there is a need to better control the risks associated with dynamic equity factor investing, according to latest EDHEC-Risk Institute and ERI Scientific Beta research. Between June and September 2017, more than 110 global ...

Parametric appoints product manager from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... superannuation funds to start integrating implementation efficiency is by considering it as part of new approaches like factor investing. "This is an area that's gaining not only considerable momentum in Australia, but also globally. Many superannuation ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... reached 17% and 6% respectively in the year to June, according to investment management firm Invesco's Global Factor Investing Study. About half (49%) of those using factor-based strategies identified 'value' as one of the easiest factors to implement ...

Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... responsible investment from a specialist area to a 'must have'." The survey also found that 51% of investors are using factor investing in their equity portfolios and 19% are intending to - another sizable shift in the Australian market. In line with ...

HESTA sharpens focus on factor investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
HESTA has awarded a second mandate to an international asset manager championing factor investing. Members of the industry fund will benefit from the expertise of Robeco, implementing its QI Global Value Equities strategy. "We were looking for a cost ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Vanguard believes investors would be better off considering the characteristics of a certain factor and its addition to portfolio performance rather than purely targeting outperformance through factor-based funds. The fund manager's latest research ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... investment opportunities." The Guardians recently placed new investment mandates with Northern Trust and BlackRock for factor investing and merger arbitrage respectively. Since inception in 2003 the NZ Super Fund has returned 9.72%pa (as at 31 August ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... thoughts on the strategy, also released via a research paper. Bouchey said due to its low fee structure, the factor investing movement has the potential "to disrupt the business model of active equity managers." It is Parametric's view that traditional ...

Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Northern Trusts Asset Management has been handed two new factor investing mandates by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. The mandates - each for NZ$300 million ($286 million) - will distribute funds Northern Trust already invests passively ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... factors that we believe will deliver superior risk-adjusted returns over the long-term." The NZ Super Fund said factor investing would potentially help get the most value out of its passive portfolio, which accounts for about 75% of the NZ$30.3 billion ...