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Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Limited investment by super funds in Australia's venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately ...

Value of advice still unclear: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... cost as the yardstick of value and there are simple ways to reduce fees. IOOF encourages planners to consider improved passive investments delivering returns above traditional benchmark indices at a lower cost than a pure active fund due to objective ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... global equity management fees have dropped 8% since the period between 2010 and 2014. Many large investors have embraced passive strategies, brought functions in-house or pulled vendors to the negotiating table, bfinance noted. Low volatility active ...

Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... subsidiary of Deloitte Consulting, said ageing populations are affecting asset management flows and the broad shift to passive management has created pressure on industry fees. This has placed greater value on firms with valuable distribution networks ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Rising yields combatting inflationary pressures are conducive to active bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... countries started to grow again. He cites ETF flows as one example: "In 2015 there were outflows of about $2.5 billion in passive ETFs [in the Pacific Alliance]. Last year it saw $3 billion inflows." Looking at the GDP spread between developed and emerging ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... geopolitical events. About all (95%) of the 200 global professional investors surveyed generally favoured active over passive investment strategies. A majority also said they preferred active strategies because of the exposure to non-correlated asset ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
UK wealth management research group LCP's recent survey of 126 asset managers suggests while fee rates are down, investors are still paying more. Introducing the report, LCP partner and head of investment research Matt Gibson said investment managers ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... their return potential and diversification," Vynokur said. "However, prior to SMLL, investors seeking exposure through passive vehicles have been poorly served as these indices have historically not provided extra return for the added risk. "As the S&P/ASX ...

Platinum slashes fees ahead of ETMF launch

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... reflect a dedication to providing investors with a "differentiated offering in a world where many managers ahdere to a passive or index-driven style of management." It added the reductions have also come about because of changes in the asset management ...