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Index fund tops risk-adjusted rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
An index fund beat out active fund managers in the latest RMetrics rankings, topping the list based on returns and risk-adjusted measures. BetaShares' NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ) took first place in the latest Rainmaker's latest RMetrics Managed Funds ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
Active fund managers still have a stronghold of the funds management landscape over passive strategies, overseeing US$2 out of every US$3, a new report finds. Calastone's latest research found that in Australia, inflows to active funds surged in ...

Ardea launches fund to European investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... distribution in Europe David Cubbin said: "We are thrilled to be bringing one of Australia's fastest growing active fund managers to the European market, where there is a genuine need for defensive, uncorrelated returns." Since its 2012 inception ...

Active manager winning streak short lived

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Persistence isn't key for many active fund managers, as a new report finds their ability to consistently beat benchmarks and stay in the top quartile is fleeting. The S&P Dow Jones Indices' biannual report found only a small number of outperforming ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
The coronavirus has wiped out the performance gains of active fund managers against their respective benchmarks, according to the latest SPIVA scorecard. S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA scorecard, touted as the "de facto scorekeeper of the ongoing active ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... smart beta strategies in 2021 in response to concerns over actively managed funds. "The underperformance by active fund managers is contributing to the shift to ETFs, as well an increased awareness of ETFs in the financial services community," Neiron ...

Market rebound leaves behind active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Even with the share market soaring back to pre-COVID-19 highs, active fund managers continue to struggle with performance and profitability, Deloitte analysis shows. Median revenue for asset managers that invest in publicly traded shares and bonds fell ...

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... were beating the benchmark. In March this widened to 49.2%. "The volatile market appears to have provided active fund managers opportunities to outperform the benchmark, although the benchmark still outperformed greater than 50% of the funds," it reads. ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... deliver returns above the index, but still charging high annual fees," the research house explained. "While 23 active fund managers in Morningstar's coverage universe outperformed the index, about 60% of the active Australian equity large-cap managers ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... CFS general manager, investment Scott Tully told Financial Standard the combination of the firm's five active fund managers had helped its Australian share option perform slightly better than the market overall, but pointed out members would still ...