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Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... partnership with BlackRock also allows CFS to operate state of the art hyper-efficient indexed strategies. But indexing isn't passive investing, it's about actively deciding what investment and economic sectors you want your portfolio to be exposed to," ...

Macquarie leads Aussie managers in global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... their AUM grow by 19.4%. Of the top 20, 14 are US fund managers, accounting for 78.6% of the top 20 AUM. On the whole, passive investments represent 26%, an increase of 16.2% compared to a 15.4% growth in actively managed AUM. Some common thematics playing ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... launched a fund which not only gives investors access to a portfolio of blockchain and fintech stocks, but is also the first passive ETF on the Chi-X. The ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC) invests in a portfolio of 75 developed market stocks and reflect ...

FTSE Russell launches new ESG indexes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... sub-groups: Russell ESG Screened Target Exposure Indexes and Russell ESG Enhanced Target Exposure Indexes. US$10.6 trillion in passive and active funds track the FTSE Russell US equity indexes or use them as benchmarks. "When it comes to sustainable ...

YFYS will impact advisers too

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... have been managing to," Parker said. "I can replicate the ASX 300, I can replicate the MSCI World Index if I want to stay passive and take no active risk. I cannot do that in unlisted property or infrastructure." Just as those working in investments ...

Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... managers; all its investment function is outsourced. Hostplus has several mandates with IFM, being in Aussie equities; a passive strategy; a socially responsible investment and a small-cap strategy. The most recent mandate awarded to IFM is a quantitative ...

ETFs hit $125bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... performance tests required under the recent Your Future, Your Super reforms are likely to encourage the continued adoption of passive investments by Australian institutional investors. We expect that over time local institutions will increasingly utilise ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... outperformed passively managed funds after fees. What we found was that only 40% of active equity funds outperformed their passive peers and they outperform with much higher tracking error," he said. "Yet, over the same period, 70% of active bond funds ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... "There's a lot to like about the thinking behind Your Future, Your Super, which is to compare a fund's return against a passive portfolio. We've done that for 15 or 20 years because we think if we can't beat a passive portfolio, we shouldn't ...

YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... consultant David Carruthers said. "There are a range of factors funds need to consider, such as lifecycle design, active or passive beliefs, even ESG matters, all of which impact risk profile, that are really important in delivering an appropriate product ...