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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 ...

SSGA Aussie equity fund added to Asgard platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A State Street Global Advisors Australian equity fund has been added to the Asgard eWRAP platform. The benchmark-unaware Australian equity fund is managed by SSGA's active quantitative equity team, and has achieved a total 10.69% return over five years ...

Equity benchmarks too risky amid volatility: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... companies with stable earnings, strong cash generation with potential for growth." SSGA's benchmark unaware Australian Equity Fund, which aims to provide a cushion against market volatility, has outperformed the market in each calendar year since its ...

Lazard funds rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Lazard Asset Management's flagship Select Australian Equity Fund has retained its 'highly recommended' status from independent research house Lonsec, following a recent review. The Lazard Select Australian Equity Fund, which is a high conviction, benchmark ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... Strong Bear (Hedge Fund), which profits when the Australian sharemarket falls, and the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (Hedge Fund), which profits on a two-for-one basis when the sharemarket rises, both had strong inflows of $9 million and $7 ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark. The latest rebalance of the semi-annual report for data to end of June 2015, shows that ...

ETF flows up despite market underperformance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... SPDR 200 Fund - had outflows, with all other funds having positive or zero flows. The BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund was among the strongest and saw net flows of $23.6 million, with investors betting the market will rebound. Overall, Vanguard ...

Monash absolute return fund goes retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... exposure to an absolute return Australian equity capability. The fund is managed by former head of UBS's Australian equity fund Simon Shields and by Shane Fitzgerals, formerly an analyst at J.P.Morgan. The fund has returned 15.8% per annum after fees ...

Islamic super fund sees 245% FUM growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... accounts for 29% of funds under management and it is followed by the diversified property fund (27%), an Australian equity fund (21%) and an international equity fund (23%). "We've had significant interest from abroad and will continue our growth in ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Management funds has dropped by $80,000 in a bid to attract self-managed super fund investors. Lazard's Australian Equity Fund; Select Australian Equity Fund; Australian Diversified Income Fund; and Global Small Cap Fund have all seen minimum investment ...