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Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... innovations like illiquidity premia and moving up the risk curve, but is that really innovation? We talk about moving into smart beta, but smart beta has been around for decades. What took us so long?" Part of the problem, she argued, was catering too ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... factor for companies operating in 33 sectors. The firm uses its MoRE database to manage active, low-volatility and smart beta portfolios of developed market global and regional equities. Clearway Capital managing director Dennis Mothoneos explained ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... increases dividends and share repurchases, lowers takeover defences, and encourages firms to become more innovative." Smart beta is another strategy that can add more than a 1.5% per annum premium as a result of mispricing effects, the report said, citing ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... of the Year - Trade State Street Global Advisors - There's Opportunity in Complexity Finalists BlackRock - BlackRock Smart Beta Legg Mason - Legg Mason Australia Advertising Campaign PIMCO - PIMCO Income Solutions Robeco - Up and Running Integrated Campaign ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... predict, small cost reductions deliver guaranteed gains over the long term." Other sectors to experience falls were smart beta funds, down 25% since 2011, and funds of hedge funds, which have cut fees by 20% since the period between 2010 and 2014. The ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... moderate, given the higher risk inherent to the sector. Complementing this, research from VanEck suggests that using smart beta can be a way to reduce downside risk in a small-cap portfolio. VanEck highlighted the MVIS Australia Small-Cap Dividend Payers ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... market cap1weighted index funds. "In recent years we've seen rules-based active become more popular through so-called 'smart beta' strategies. This label is something of a misnomer as these products seek to achieve alpha, or outperformance of the market ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... depth of investment capability UBS is able to offer our clients tailor investment solutions to meet their passive, smart beta, and active management needs," UBS concluded. AMP Capital will be using its new ethical investment screen across the mandate ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... strategic and tactical functions to achieve exposures to a diversified range of asset classes. They are also employing smart beta ETFs," VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. "The global ETF market has grown rapidly over the past 10 years ...