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Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... management. Between mid-2014 and early 2016, the firm's AUM fell by more than one fifth as investors increasingly opted for passive strategies and flagships like Franklin Income FKINX performed poorly. "Franklin responded by cutting 300 personnel worldwide ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... years, with 63% stating profit margins will remain flat or contract. A majority (70%) expect to see more assets move into passive investment vehicles, while 73% believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors will become more significant. ...

Savills IM expands with $90m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... across Asia Pacific that exhibit potential for future growth." "Both of these assets will provide the fund with secure passive cash flow with fixed increases (at above inflation levels) with limited capex or leasing requirements in the short to medium ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... outcomes but on how both performance and fees impact value," Wiseman said. "Clients have moved beyond just active and passive techniques. They are choosing from a variety of products that incorporate multiple investment strategies, return targets, levels ...

Nikko AM hire targets innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... needs." "The nature of asset management globally is transforming, born out of changing market dynamics including the rise of passive, disruptive technology, fiduciary based regulation and constantly evolving institutional and retail marketplaces," Hallinan ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. Goldman Sachs was granted permission to introduce active and passive ETFs by the SEC in 2015. In their original filings, the firm outlined its intent to possibly list five passively hedge fund-type ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Responsible investment strategies are giving active managers a distinct edge over passive managers because they're responding to a new generation demanding more socially conscience investment opportunities, a lead investment manager says. Responsible ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... when the benchmark was in the top decile for a lot of different indices, but that's no longer the case. Allocations to passive are fine when the flows are pushing these things up, but what happens when people start to sell? They'll underperform on the ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Ariel Investments' global equities chief investment officer, Rupal J. Bhansali, believes passive investors have made a "deal with the devil" in focusing on lower costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... Australian team. Liddell will deliver portfolio management and capital markets trading across VanEck's complete suite of passive strategies. Previous to VanEck, Liddell worked in the investment solutions team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London ...