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PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... unlisted fund with total liquidity. The price is closed at a known value for the buyer." Turning to the competition posed by passive funds and ETFs, which have recently enjoyed a stellar three years, Douglass is completely relaxed. "ETFs have shown up ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... "I don't want to suggest that this is ramping. But as MySuper products evolve and get ready for 2017 they're moving to passive -they're doing it right now- and moving out of these more active options, and that's going to continue." Also speaking to the ...

Sigma wins industry fund equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Behncke 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 ...

Fee pressure turns super funds to smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... time, "MySuper is driving fees down to 1% or lower." While some funds are likely to allocate some of their portfolio into passive strategies, to Pidgeon, "commercially or strategically, it doesn't make sense for all funds to deliver the same results ...

Most members actively choose MySuper: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
A study by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) shows about two-thirds of default superannuation members are actively choosing to enter a deafult option. From the study 'Delegation, trust and defaulting in retirement savings: Perspectives ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... J.P. Morgan to provide services such as custody, fund accounting, unit pricing, performance and compliance reporting, passive currency overlay and unlisted asset administration. It extends a partnership that has lasted more than a decade and further ...

Investors to get less in coming years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... attractive asset class," he said, adding that the market is turning back in favour of stockpickers after a strong spell for passive strategies. "We believe there are risks associated with chasing growth stories and opportunities in finding dislocations ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Investors' shift towards passive and smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like ...

Not all active managers are traders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
The distinction between active and passive investment management and indexing isn't as clear cut as many investors might think it is. Operating an active investment strategy is often associated with portfolio managers making regular trades to tactically ...

Strong passive flows force managers to lower fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Flows into passive strategies have forced active fund managers to lower their fees, global research by US-based management consultant Casey Quirk has found. Passive strategies accounted for 93% of total net new flows at registered products in the United ...