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Three stars for Japan

... a large parent overseeing administration, compliance, and head-office functions." "Investors are paying for active management with this fund, with the management expense ratio above the average for the sector, so it is good to see conviction coming through ...

Alpha-beta separation boosts indexing

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... chief executive officer of industry fund Cbus, agreed, saying indexing is just "a hell of a lot cheaper" than active management - a key to his desire to have nearly 25 per cent of Cbus' money in indexed funds as a long-term goal. The sector is in need ...

AMP NZ shifts passive portfolio to 100% active

... funds with a passive approach. "We realise that not all investors will necessarily share our philosophy that active management adds value to a passive index holding over time." The New Zealand finance and investments sector is undergoing a seismic shift ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... selected based on their knowledge of the companies where the funds are invested, excellent bottom-up research and active management of their investments." Europe's 24 stock markets, which includes emerging Europe, surpassed the market cap of the US in ...

Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... managers and super funds, Weaven said it means there will be "blurring of differences between private equity and active management."

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

... satellite assets such as actively managed funds. "Investors often ask me whether indexing is preferred over active management. Although history is not an indication of future performance, it has shown that indexing outperforms about two-thirds of active ...

Investment reporting methods must be equitable: JPM WSS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... the need to reduce arbitrage opportunities (often a consequence of historic pricing) and to also facilitate active management and satisfy investor activity within more sophisticated and complex product offerings." But investment and asset structure of ...

Fund of LaSalle funds will cut fees

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... return prospects regionally and move into the more attractive environments. "We're moving towards focusing on active management plays in less risky places. So if you want to take opportunity risk, for instance, why not do it in Western Europe rather ...

FKP makes mark in property

... 1 posted a high 58.5 per cent total return to investors for the 2005-06 financial year thanks to the group's active management strategies and the strong Brisbane property market. The 58.5 per cent gain is made up of a distribution yield of 11 per cent ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

... re-evaluating its emerging markets equities sector allocation as 2005-06 figures show that the 'value added by active management after fees' was a negative 5.2 per cent. Overall, the year has been an excellent period for the fund. ""It is certainly not ...