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Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... year. "Planners' appetite for low cost diversified portfolios is also reflected in their growing preference for passive investing," said Wang. Vanguard's lowered fees and passive options seem to have contributed to its popularity in this environment. ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... shows just over two thirds of surveyed investors across the globe understand the difference between active and passive investing, and only 68% were aware index funds provided market returns in either direction but offered no protection from market failures. ...

Robeco wins super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... $100 million mandate that focuses on an enhanced indexing equities strategy. The strategy is an alternative to passive investing for investors looking for stable outperformance after costs with a low tracking error, while factoring in sustainability ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... says he sees no evidence of ETFs eroding market efficiency. A paper he co-authored called the Active world of passive investing, revealed ETFs are not as passive as many people believe. Putnins defines passive investing as putting money in a broad market ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... conditions, according to QIC. In a new paper the investment management giant explores the debate between active versus passive investing, drawing a comparison between the "climate wars" debate that has taken place in Australian politics over the last ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... understand the risks involved with investing in passive investments. "There are very real risks that come with passive investing and I think that's been brought to the fore in the last two years. So two years ago if you had passive exposure in emerging ...

Sigma wins industry fund equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... said the firm could not reveal the name of the fund or how much the mandate was for. He said: "At a time where passive investing is increasing we believe accessing capacity in active, high conviction strategies is a compelling opportunity in the current ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... wealthiest and most widely-followed active managers, Warren Buffett, has emerged as a surprise proponent of passive investing. He explained that despite racking up a near 20% annualised return over the course of his career, he wants 10% of his estate ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have developed the suite for over two years after noting an investor ...