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Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
A majority of investors are turning to actively managed investments in times of economic volatility, new research by global asset manager Natixis found. Eight in ten (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
IFM Investors was awarded a $670 million active equities mandate from a multi-industry super fund. Tasplan has invested into IFM's Australian Core Equities strategy, bringing the total amount of funds under management in the strategy to more than $1 ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
BetaShares has launched a small-cap fund that charges a management fee well below the industry average. The ASX-listed Australian Small Companies Select Fund (SMLL) aims to provide investors with capital growth and income by investing in small listed ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Vanguard believes investors would be better off considering the characteristics of a certain factor and its addition to portfolio performance rather than purely targeting outperformance through factor-based funds. The fund manager's latest research ...

Micro-cap fund recommended on debut

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Lonsec endorsed OC Funds Management's micro-cap fund, awarding it a 'Recommended' rating on debut. In its report, the ratings house noted the strength of OC's investment process, available capacity and alignment of interest with investors. It also acknowledged ...

BlackRock's Fink commends Aussie infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink has praised Australia's use of private capital in funding infrastructure, and said the US needs to catch up. In his annual letter to shareholders, Fink said the United States trails behind countries ...

Coolabah Capital hires former Energy Super chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Coolabah Capital is growing its boutique fixed-income business with a new non-executive director and portfolio manager. Joining as non-executive director is Bob Henricks, who chaired Energy Super for 20 years. Ashley Kabel, meanwhile, joins as a portfolio ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
More than four years and $500 million in assets later, the active managed funds business of State Street Global Advisors Australia is gearing up for the next chapter of its growth. The world of active equities is tough business. There are many competitors ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
After an extensive review BlackRock has restructured its active equities product offering and affirmed its plans to integrate artificial intelligence, hinting that future jobs will be aligned with robots. In positioning itself for the future, the world's ...