All Passive Investment articles
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Kåpan steps up sustainability work
Swedish pension fund for government staff raises voice by switching out of index funds
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BlackRock accused of ‘myopic’ fossil fuel investment
Think tank claims world’s largest asset manager has failed to protect investors but BlackRock challenges methodology and findings
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Dutch schemes cut back tracker holdings to comply with ESG policy
The collective DC schemes for ING and NN plan to reduce their exposure to trackers such as exchange-traded funds in order to avoid investing in excluded companies
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Chart of the Week: Global passive assets hit €8.3trn
IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers survey reveals extent of growth in interest in passive and index-based investing
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Swiss pension fund seeks passive managers for domestic, global equities
Investor plans to allocate roughly €88m each to Swiss and global passive equity mandates
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Controversial weapons exclusion initiative gathers steam
Swiss-instigated initiative gaining traction among broader European investor base
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Top 400: Passive growth slowing – but still beating active
BlackRock maintains its position as world’s biggest asset manager in IPE’s annual survey
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The challenges facing asset managers in 2018
Moody’s believes the outlook for providers is stable – but some big challenges remain
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Passive investors 'not abdicating stewardship responsibilities' [updated]
Index managers engaging more as shareholders, although practices vary, says Morningstar
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Fee pressure dampens manager revenues despite AUM growth
Also: MiFID II research cost unbundling rule to speed up consolidation
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Moody's: Goldman Sachs takes ETF price war to smart beta
Sub-10bp management fee on smart beta ETF a blow to traditional active managers’ thinking
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Amin Rajan: Active investing needs meritocratic fee structures
Meritocratic incentive structures part of active managers’ response to growth in passive investing
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Top 400 Asset Managers 2017: Global passive assets hit €8trn
European institutional passive assets grew 17.5% annually between 2013 and 2017
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Pension funds' ETF use to grow 'modestly': Vanguard
Schemes often use cheaper alternatives, such as index funds and separate mandates
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Joseph Mariathasan: Strategy selection vs manager selection
Picking the right approach to global equities can prove more valuable to selecting managers
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HSBC UK pension scheme adopts climate 'tilted' fund as DC default
Fund targets better risk-adjusted returns, protection against climate change risks