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Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024

... from mature firms with lacklustre performance and increase earnings faster. On average, we expect the traditional active managers we cover to be in outflows." Morningstar highlighted Perpetual as a top pick in the financial services sector, the research ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024

... would have outperformed the emerging markets index over the long term. It is an all-seasons approach, compared to active managers and single factor approaches that tend to be more inconsistent, VanEck said. The research showed emerging markets equities ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024

... politicisation is considered the biggest headwind by 39% of investors, underscoring the importance of "partnering with active managers who have robust experience" sourcing the most attractive opportunities. The second theme was private credit and private ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024

... investment grade credit." Additionally, the report found that for investment grade credit, closer analysis revealed active managers took a more pro-credit-risk stance against the benchmark. "This can be illustrated, for example, by the strong relationship ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024

... and Platinum face further redemptions, given weaker performance. It's likely a zero-sum world for traditional active managers," the report read. Since 2022, outflows have been a blow to active managers. Morningstar predicts the shift to ETFs and industry ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024

... director and head of index investment strategy Sue Lee said certain market environments that are more favourable for active managers and 2023 was not one of them, pointing to the effects of dispersion. When stocks tend to move together driven by the ...

Indexed strategies to hit $1tn in two years

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024

... asset classes, this will make indexing the default investment style, adding pressure on the business models of active managers." The research shows that exchange-traded funds (ETF) comprise 4% of the whole investment market - though it is 18% of the ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024

... more towards active management to help navigate these challenging investment conditions," Watson said. "Skilled active managers can help investors to navigate the risks of recession and market volatility, react more quickly when situations change, and ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024

The looming threat of sporadic, extreme market volatility presents an opportunity for active managers to capitalise on fluctuating asset values, GSFM advisor Stephen Miller says. At an event yesterday, Miller described the current financial landscape ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023

... type of environment, Le said that active strategies may be better designed to protect capital, like some skilled active managers demonstrated during the sector and market drawdowns of 2020 and 2022. "Notwithstanding the highlighted underperformance of ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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