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Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... conscience investment opportunities, a lead investment manager says. Responsible investment 'bucks the trend' of the passive investment juggernaut that better strengthens portfolios, according to AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing in Sydney that passive investment has become an incredibly crowded trade, which significantly increases liquidity risk in the event of a "run on the passive ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... movement in financial markets, then its idiosyncratic risk in securities has become paramount, and the move toward passive investment that we see today may not be the right trend and active management may be where we find the returns."

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... indirectly gaining IFA business. Cerulli highlighted that a number of advisers and clients are also increasing using passive investment options to reduce costs within portfolios. Cerulli Europe managing director Barbara Wall said: "Asset managers need ...

Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... Survey also found that hedge fund growth has slowed for a variety of reasons including the abundance of low fee passive investment options, lackluster hedge fund performance and cost concerns. Growth is now the key focus area for the industry, with more ...

Misaligned expectations advisers' biggest threat

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
The misalignment of investor and adviser expectations is one of the greatest threats facing financial advisers around the world, according to research from Natixis Global Asset Management. Comparison between the Natixis Individual Investor Survey and ...

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australian investors must be more willing to embrace international equities if they want to capitalise on greater opportunities, according to Bell Asset Management (BAM) chief investment officer and portfolio manager, Ned Bell. Speaking at a media briefing ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
United Kingdom independent financial advisers (IFAs) are increasingly outsourcing investment assets to discretionary fund managers (DFMs) as asset managers start to feel the fee pressure pinch, according to Cerulli Associates' 'Asset Management in the ...

Vanguard appoints ex-Macquarie division director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Vanguard has appointed a new senior key account manager. Andrew Mathie joins Vanguard from Macquarie, where he was division director - banking and financial services. Prior to that, he was an associate director and national key account manager at the ...