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Omega welcomes new portfolio management lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... considerable capability. "Simon will help to us to expand our portfolio of outcome-based solutions. Omega's unique Smart Beta Plus offering in the Australian marketplace is an example of investment innovation, combining clever risk controls" Omega managing ...

Financial Standard names Investment Leadership Award winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Asset Management Ausbil Investment Management Macquarie Investment Management NovaPort Capital OC Funds Management Smart beta - sector VanEck (Winner) BetaShares Capital BlackRock Investment Management Dimensional Fund Advisors State Street Global Advisors ...

Financial Standard launches the Investment Leadership Awards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... Standard Investment Leadership Award categories are: Australian equities Active core High performance Index Small cap Smart beta International equities Active core High performance Emerging markets Small cap Index Property A-REITs Infrastructure Listed ...

ETF fees to plunge: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... defend against declining mutual fund inflows and will form as part of a product range that include fixed income or smart beta products, the report said. EY Oceania wealth and asset management leader Antoinette Elias said in the last 12 months, Australia's ...

Global manager to merge key investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... appointed from each to maintain continuity of the investment processes. MCM's Jeff Zhang will lead multi-asset, index and smart beta, Dave Leduc from Standish will lead active fixed income, and TBCAM's Dave Daglio will be responsible for active equity. ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Demand for new smart beta mandates declined significantly over the past 12 months and accounted accounting for only 10% of new mandate activity with investors turning their focus to ESG. A finding from bfinance's latest research shows smart beta was ...

RG97 reshaping multi-asset strategy: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... repositioning towards low-cost structures in response to ASIC's new regulation. These structures generally involve passive and smart beta strategies, along with fee apportionment and reducing the number of underlying managers. While these initiatives ...

China A-shares ETFs launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
A Hong Kong investment firm has launched two smart beta China equity ETFs designed to provide investors with diversified exposure to the China A-shares markets. Asian ETF specialists Premia Partners said the new products track the Chinese Securities ...

VanEck hires for expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... appointments are part of the firm's expansion strategy in Australia. "They will work to strengthen investors' understanding of smart beta products, which are a core part of VanEck's Australian ASX ETF range, and provide optimal ETF investment solutions ...

VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
VanEck Australia credited investors buying smart beta ETFs with helping it accumulate $1 billion in funds under management in just three years. Achieving the milestone last week, Australia's fifth largest ETF provider said recent years have seen the ...