Active investing – Page 7
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NewsERI Scientific Beta criticises Mercer factor investing report
Consultant tells IPE it ‘respectfully disagrees’ with factor investing group’s analysis
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NewsActive fixed income management returns 'may overstate alpha' - study
Allocations to traditional active bond managers fail to give intended diversification
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Neuroscience: The revenge of the ‘gut feeling’
John Coates discusses the insights provided by his research on how physiology – not rational thought or psychological traits – makes humans excellent risk takers
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ESG: Sharing stewardship
Active managers will find it increasingly difficult to argue stewardship is their preserve
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Culture: Small is beautiful
Boutique investment firms are outperforming larger investment managers in nine out of 11 product categories, a recent study shows
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Special ReportActive Management: The best of both worlds?
Will applying systematic techniques to traditional discretionary active processes lead to better outcomes for investors?
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Active Equity Strategy: Concentrated revival
Where should you invest if you believe active management can outperform?
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BlackRock: Active transformation
BlackRock’s Mark Wiseman tells IPE how the firm is integrating quant and fundamental active strategies
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NewsNorway's SWF hits back at stock-picking criticism
Academic and consultant say the oil fund has lost some NOK10bn as a result of its stock-picking
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NewsPassive investors 'not abdicating stewardship responsibilities' [updated]
Index managers engaging more as shareholders, although practices vary, says Morningstar
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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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NewsTop 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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Is faith in past winners justified?
Oliver Kunkel and Hansruedi Scherer weigh up the risks involved in selecting asset managers based on historical investment performance
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Transaction Costs: Keep tabs on price of investing
Commissions are far from the only fees that investors and managers need to take account of when carrying out investment transactions
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Factors shaking the alpha world
Active management is under increasing scrutiny as investors become more savvy about how returns are generated. This is leading to a debate about alpha equity factors
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Sharing Alpha: A fair share of the rewards
Investors should discuss how they share alpha with asset managers. But it is easier said than done
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Special ReportSpecial Report Active Management: The active game
Asset management is attracting growing attention from new competition as well as regulators and politicians, finds Brendan Maton
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Manager Selection: Active management still valid
Jakob Møller Hommel and Casper Hammerich argue that actively managed funds should not be written off yet. The key is to choose and monitor active managers with care
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The trustee perspective: active manager still has a place
Alfred Slager argues that active management still has a place as an effective investment strategy but with new metrics, better data and innovation by managers
