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Investor expectations pie in the sky: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... expectations for income and returns are still high." Interestingly, Australians have a general preference for active investment methods while the majority of their investment portfolios are passive with around 40% of investor portfolios made up of active ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... performance fees, and market volatility for the decline. "Notwithstanding the challenging external environment, our active investment approach positioned us well during this period of extreme market volatility, particularly in February and March when ...

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
BlackRock has offered its first major update on investment stewardship since it said it would dump thermal coal from active portfolios. The investment giant's voting efforts increased in 2020, with the number of company engagements increasing by 47% ...

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... and global equities, to achieve their investment goals. "We expect that in the current investing environment active investment management will become increasingly important to investors," Doyle said. "Growth outcomes are likely to be volatile, meaning ...

Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... volatility the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, a new survey has revealed that sentiment is turning in favour of active investment management. The Natixis Investment Managers survey found that 79% of finance professionals globally and 78% in Australia believe ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... super fund is important but equally important is getting the right strategy in place including a well-managed active investment option suited to the individual's tolerance to risk, debt management and an affordable contributions strategy." Verve Super ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... and behavioural biases have a heavy hand in decision-making." The firm also found that of those who make an active investment choice within their super, only 30% believe they have sufficient investment experience to choose their own investments, while ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... another asset class like fixed income. Mihkel Kase, Schroders portfolio manager fixed income & multi-asset, said active investment is important and allows flexibility, especially in these current times. "It gives you an opportunity both from the top ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... we are comfortable about managing our illiquid assets such as property and infrastructure," Doyle said. "Our active investment approach means over the past few years we have taken steps to help protect our members' super from market shocks such as ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... local products to investors in the region, and to raise awareness of using iShares ETFs as an instrument of active investment management." Jolly has spent nearly two decades at Citi and previously worked for Deutsche Bank's equity structured products ...