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Investment

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The distinction between active and passive investment strategies is being blurred by the new range of index products being brought to market.

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Institutions are turning increasingly to alternative assets in a bid to boost returns but many are too slow in changing their asset allocation, according to the latest AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report.

AMP doubles wealth management cashflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
AMP's wealth management business has more than doubled its cashflow for the third quarter of 2014 compared to last year's corresponding quarter.

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
With the range of ETFs ever increasing, is it time we stopped thinking of them as passive, 'set-and-forget' instruments, and started viewing them instead as a means of actively managing asset allocation? James Fernyhough and Mark Smith report.

Better corporate cash management lifts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Inefficient cash management is costing Australian corporates millions of dollars in extra unnecessary fees and governance risks, impacting their financial performance and in turn costing investors and super fund members foregone investment returns.

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Research houses Morningstar and Lonsec have given their recommendation for investors to subscribe to the Medibank Private initial public offering.

Significant Investor Visa changes to boost venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The government has signalled changes to the significant investor visa (SIV) scheme that could see funds channelled into riskier investments such as venture capital and startups.

Asia Pacific wealth growth outstrips world average

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
The wealth and population of high net worth individuals grew faster in the Asia Pacific region in 2013 than anywhere else in the world, according to the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report 2014 (APWR), published by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management.

PROFILE: Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Philip Moffitt has climbed the ranks of the funds management world to become a chief executive of one of the best known brands in the business, but despite his enduring success, he puts much of that rise down to simple pot luck. Mark Smith reports.

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Institutional investors are getting little value from active management and must focus on total returns to remain competitive, according to Towers Watson global head of investment Chris Ford.