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Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... calendar 2016 - the first time this has happened since 2009. Over the 12 months to December 31, the 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard found that less than 25% of Australian equity funds and less than 40% of Australian ...

Active managers must promote success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
As active funds continue to struggle to outperform benchmarks, those that do should sing praise, says S&P Dow Jones Indices country head for Australia and New Zealand, Daphne van der Oord. Speaking to the latest S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... active Australian fund managers underperformed their relevant indices in FY16, according to the Mid-Year 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. The research, issued bi-annually, tracks about 1000 Australian active ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... resonating with institutional investors. Impax Asset Management managing director and co-head of listed equities, Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, says instos are looking for ways to complement their overall resources exposure and investing in energy efficiency companies ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... S&P China Bond Index that added just 0.90% in July and the S&P Thailand Bond Index that climbed a meagre 0.02%. The Dow Jones Sukuk Total Return Index (ex-Reinvestment) gained 0.62%, while the S&P MENA Sukuk Index rose 0.59%. Improve competition in Africa ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... fully-franked dividends over the past two years. To do this, it will track a new index developed jointly between S&P Dow Jones Indices and Van Eck, the S&P/ASX Franked Dividend Index. Neiron added, "FDIV will be the only passive investment strategy that ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

Link to replace Veda in ASX200

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... will replace credit reporting agency Veda in the S&P/ASX 200 index when the company is acquired by Equifax. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it will remove Veda Group Limited from Australia's principle large cap index, subject to shareholder ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Long-Term Value Creation (LTVC) Global Index, aimed at tracking companies with the potential to create "long-term value". Developed jointly with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the LTVC index measures ...

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