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Smart beta, fixed income ETFs surge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... the global exchange traded fund (ETF) market, according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DAWM) head of South Asia passive investments Sam Manchanda. The total number of ETFs globally has risen to 3,906 and there is close than $3.5 trillion allocated ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... build bespoke strategies. Commenting on the issue, ING Direct head of third party distribution Mark Woolnough said that passive investment management is now used by close to 50% of retail super funds: "ultimately it comes down to value, and with the ...

The die is cast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... purchases may come from banks requiring bonds to meet regulatory rules, pension funds that need to match their liabilities, passive investors who track debt indexes, and other central banks, which buy European securities as part of their balance-sheet ...

Super funds turning to passive to tackle high fees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
Passive investment strategies are now being used by almost half of retail super funds, according to research by ING Direct which highlights that funds with high fees could end up costing investors more than $150,000 compared to cheaper funds. The research ...

Sunsuper embraces passive investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
Sunsuper has entered into a strategic partnership with Vanguard to draw from the manager's experience in passive investment management. The partnership will give Sunsuper direct access to Vanguard's investment management. The fund will be able to "draw ...

Magellan fund awarded Morningstar Gold rating

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Shortly after announcing an ASX-listed version, Magellan's unlisted Global Fund has been awarded a Morningstar GOLD rating. The rating means that the fund has achieved top ratings from all research houses. This follows the announcement of Magellan's ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... costs and benefits of active managers, with more than 85% of international equities active managers underperforming a passive benchmark over the three-year and five-year periods to June 30 2014," Vynokur said. The index has outperformed the S&P 500 index ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Early indications, however, show that these options are expensive to manage and have seen little take-up. Active versus passive While the active versus passive debate has raged for decades with no real winner emerging, the passive industry has dealt ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The active versus passive debate is one that has raged for decades but with the latest figures showing a steady increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems ...

Advisers want more information from fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... they have been since Investment Trends began surveying the issue. As a consequence, the percentage of new client flows to passive investment is at its highest, with 19% of new client money in 2014 going to ETFs or index funds. This compares to 13% in ...