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Registrations for Adviser Big Day Out VICTAS closing soon

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... planners an insight into some of the latest developments in the investment management field. A group of leading fund managers will share their knowledge against the backdrop of today's market and economic environment in a time-effective manner. The complimentary ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... planning for retirement have been warned to stick to fundamentals in the wake of new data showing Australian equity fund managers with an income objective have delivered below-market returns in recent years. Income funds covered by Lonsec returned 1.6% ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- and mid-cap fund managers, where slightly less than a third (28.87%) underperformed the S&P/ASX Mid-Small Index. However, 67% of General Australian ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... low-carbon economy; and engaging with investee companies on these issues. The group plans to rate the largest 50 fund managers, the top 20 asset consultants, three ratings agencies and the top 20 proxy/engagement advisers. AODP chief executive Julian ...

Affluence launches new fee model to help investors and charity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... returns so we're backing ourselves and saying we'll only get paid if we perform," Mr Wilson said. The failure of most fund managers to structure their fees based on performance reflected their desire to maximise fees even where they don't perform. "Fund ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... the group's two AFSL holders. It also manages eight sector-specific multi-manager funds through subsidiary Alpha Fund Managers, and licenses proprietary CRM and practice management software to support financial advisers.

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... say one advantage of the mid-market debates is that there are more transactions there and what that means is more fund managers can potentially be choosier for investments where they have the competitive advantage." IFM Investors executive director Janice ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... to many bond funds which use derivatives to increase their exposure to the market; as the financial tools used by fund managers include derivative contracts like swaps which transfer risk between the fund and other financial institutions. There are also ...

Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Any pre-tax alpha gained by active fund managers can be absorbed by detrimental tax effects according to new research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Continuing its research in active management, CIFR has examined the ...

Small caps beating blue chips: Lonsec

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... sustained equity value declines. In this case, growth from industrial shares have bolstered small cap indices, and fund managers have been able to provide better returns for investors." Lonsec's research also found that despite perceptions about higher ...