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PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... then we'd have all the money." In recent years there has been a major structural shift in the institutional world towards passive investments as all participants in the industry increase their focus on cost, and active managers have struggled to outperform ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... super funds are still trying to drive investment costs down by in-sourcing investment management and moving into more passive strategies.

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors are moving their assets into cash and term deposits at the highest rate in more than four years, according to new data from OneVue. The superannuation and investment management back office provider said cash ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... started as a tool for institutions has now been adopted by a broad spectrum of investors. We are seeing a shift in usage as passive investments increasingly move to the core of client portfolios and investors use them to build low cost and diversified ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... jointly between S&P Dow Jones Indices and Van Eck, the S&P/ASX Franked Dividend Index. Neiron added, "FDIV will be the only passive investment strategy that only includes Australian companies that have paid dividends with 100% franking credits. "Australian ...

SSGA restructure sees distribution head depart

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... 2011 and was responsible for institutional and retail investment solutions, covering ETFs, absolute return and active and passive fixed income. Prior to that, he held roles at BT Investment Management and American Express Asset Management. His departure ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... "Since its first publication 14 years ago, the SPIVA Scorecard has served as the de facto scorekeeper of the active versus passive debate. For more than a decade, we have heard passionate arguments from believers in both camps when headline numbers have ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... chief executive Douglas Latto said there needs to be a method of engaging working Australians to be active rather than passive participants in securing their financial security in retirement. Latto said the more personal primary objective would be supported ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... issues and operational concerns. The future simply does not support the idea that non-profit board members can act as passive overseers. In an increasingly competitive world, with government funding in decline and philanthropy unable to fill the gap ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... first Australian client to adopt Parametric's tax-managed indexing (TMI) strategy. The international equity after-tax passive mandate was awarded following a due diligence and rating process by Willis Towers Watson and ACSRF's internal investment team. ...