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Active managers face selection test: Morningstar

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The active versus passive debate is increasingly becoming a question of manager selection, with Morningstar finding the best active managers continued to generate excess returns despite passive strategies generally outperforming across most Australian ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... fall has outpaced the decline in male active fund managers, as active funds continue to suffer at the hands of cheaper passive options," the report read, adding the fall in the number women was faster than the decline in active fund managers year-on-year. ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... said. Most Australian advisers (95%) use active ETFs, despite more than three-in-five (61%) expecting to increase their passive allocations ETFs, and 55% are looking to increase the use of managed funds. MSCI head of Asia Pacific Shane Edwards said the ...

DWS Group unveils new global identity

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... unchanged, the firm confirmed, including DWS for the Active European Private Wealth business; Xtrackers for the global ETF and passive mandates business; and RREEF for the US real estate expertise. From November, the 'by Deutsche Asset Management' ...

Space, semiconductor ETFs worst performers in July

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... across the sector," Global X said. SpaceX had raised $106.8bn in the biggest-ever stock market debut in June. Multiple passive investment managers including Global X and Betashares recently debuted space ETF's on their platforms to capture rising ...

Active ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction: J.P. Morgan

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... said advisers now have access to a much broader range of investment solutions than was possible when ETFs were primarily passive equity vehicles. "The rise of active ETFs is of course another structural trend in this market," Vivarini said. She said ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... the growing commercial consequences of fund managers stepping back from climate commitments. The £120 million ($247m) passive global equities portfolio represents more than a quarter of Nesta Trust's £420 million endowment ($688.5m), which funds ...

Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... Europe, Geode Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors Singapore to help manage the Global Climate Transition Passive Infrastructure Securities strategy. Each fund manager will be allocated US$400 million ($571m) from the Labor Pension Fund ...

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... comprising of two unregistered Australian unit trusts, which is the Australia New Zealand Diversified Infrastructure Fund (Passive) and the Australia New Zealand Diversified Infrastructure Fund (Active). This follows last year's leadership expansion ...

Australian ETF industry closes in on $400bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... after delivering a record first half of 2026. The growth was fuelled by surging investor inflows and continued demand for passive investment strategies. The sector ended June with $372 billion in AUM, up 12.6% or $41.6 billion over the six months, according ...
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