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Investment management hit by downturn

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
A cocktail of market blows since the GFC which led super funds to reduce costs by going passive, amalgamate through economies-of-scale, and the internalisation of portfolio management by larger funds - plus reduced availability of capital - has meant ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... middle ground for those looking to harvest the return of the market whilst still avoiding the inefficiencies of a purely passive approach," he said. A purely passive approach in which the evolution of the index dictates the buying and selling of bonds ...

MLC restructures Australian Share Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... marks a return to wholly active management of the fund. In February 2012, part of the fund was temporarily allocated to a passive manager, Vanguard Investments Australia. Sumner said the changes to the fund are the latest in a number of improvements ...

SSgA names wholesale vice president

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... determine the most effective way to expand our institutional services and diverse range of investment solutions across active, passive, alternative and ETF strategies to the wholesale channel, he added.

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... services S&P Capital IQ, who will be one of the forum's keynote speakers, said this will enable them to more effectively mix passive beta with active alpha hunting investment strategies. "The industry as a whole is far more focused on the value add of ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... risk/reward and relative value basis, JBWere recommended corporate bonds over government bonds; active management over passive management, particularly for investors with exposure to government bonds; and a floating rate over fixed rate instruments. ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence, managing director ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Towers Watson's institutional investment clients have allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools ...

Asset allocation more important than clever products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... of Wealthtrac adding that he thinks these results show a maturing approach from advisers. "They are not just remaining passive and hoping markets improve. Nor are they looking for exotic or high-risk products to generate returns. Instead, they are looking ...

AXA IM launches corporate bond strategies

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... IM's SmartBeta strategies take an active approach, aiming for a more attractive risk/return profile than that offered by passive index tracking strategies. "We have seen significant interest from institutional investors and their consultants, who want ...