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Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... technology may actually come in the returns. We may find ourselves over-invested and over-concentrated in the wrong asset classes - we find ourselves long on coal when we should be long on clean, long on carparks when we should be long on Uber," Fahy ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Funds management fees have fallen globally across several asset classes amid rising competition from cheaper products and greater scrutiny by investors looking to cut costs. The latest bfinance report examines the fees of more than 160 money managers ...

Bringing funds management to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... jargon typically used in Australian financial services. It covers the different ways to invest in a fund, the major asset classes, fund managers' responsibilities, the difference between fees and net return and the benefits of diversification. The report ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... to determine why investment managers aren't standardising environmental, social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for Responsible Investment, aim to investigate the remaining barriers in integrating ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... simplify the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. In 2016, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions ...

Sunsuper hires investment manager from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... infrastructure and unlisted property have come down, we continue to find opportunities across the globe in these asset classes that offer very attractive medium to long-term returns," Parker said. This news also follows Sunsuper announcing its in principle ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... investment strategies. A majority also said they preferred active strategies because of the exposure to non-correlated asset classes (74%) and emerging markets (77%). Executive vice president of international distribution Matthew Shafer said despite ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... business has expanded considerably and we are now managing a diversified family of 39 funds, covering a broad range of asset classes and investment strategies." BetaShares now holds $4.1 billion in assets under management and, in 2017, have launched ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... only 9% to total returns after fees," the report said. "The effect of fees on portfolio outcomes is huge. In those asset classes where investors have the option to invest passively at low fees, managers do need to demonstrate their fee is worth paying. ...

Martin Currie SMA debuts on HUB24

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... protective overlays, which can potentially impact returns and duplicate the diversification benefits from other asset classes," Birtles said. The Equity Income Strategy is modelled on the same investment processes as the Legg Mason Martin Currie Equity ...