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Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... benchmark performance was driven by a small group of stocks - chiefly the 'Magnificent Seven' - making life tough for active managers in global equities. As an example, fund managers who had no exposure to Nvidia saw their performance drag 3.1%, simply ...

Macquarie AM expands $300m active ETF platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... "Against a backdrop of higher yields, central bank and regulatory changes, investors are increasingly seeking active managers to help navigate these market conditions and capture the array of attractive opportunities," Lewthwaite said. "Fixed income ...

GQG records US$1.7bn net flows in January

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... and are energised to try to capture them." The results follow a recent Morningstar report depicting struggles active managers may face moving forward. "Our covered firms - inclusive of Challenger, Perpetual, GQG and more - lack the robust performance ...

Perpetual delivers 'mixed' performance in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... which outperformed its benchmark in the year to 2024. The results come after a new report from Morningstar said active managers in Australia should anticipate a bumpy road ahead. "Our covered firms - inclusive of Challenger, Perpetual, GQG and more - ...

Bumpy roads ahead for traditional active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Traditional active managers should expect a rougher path ahead as they face growing challenges from industry superannuation funds, as well as the continued strong flows into exchange-traded funds (ETF), a new report found. According to Morningstar's ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... of these flows - show no significant growth year on year. He concluded this marks a challenging period for both active managers and insurers.

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... US stocks being more than one fifth of the global index," he said. "While opportunities will always present for active managers, especially in emerging markets, making the case for diversification against such a narrow bull market will continue to challenge ...

Low-cost funds outperform in most asset classes: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... small-cap equities have equally returned 28%. The outlier is attributed to consistent missteps in stock selection by active managers, as measured using the information ratio, the report stated. "In contrast, the most expensive quintile was hampered by ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... factors and volatile market conditions went in favour of active management when it comes to Australian bonds. Active managers performed best over 10 years at 2% versus 1.9% as at the end of June 2024. "Active funds in the fixed-income domain have more ...

Active managers find no saviour in dual access products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Active managers see dual access products as their ticket to a booming distribution channel, amid the ongoing secular decline of the unit trust industry. However, if they're hoping exchange-traded products (ETPs) will be a saviour - or at least a ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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