PA ANALYSIS: What future for life companies in asset management?
Given the mixed fortunes of life companies, can they handle the tough balancing act of asset management?
Active Versus Passive
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Miller ‘naive’ to accuse active managers of price collusion
Claims made by campaigner Gina Miller that the active management industry is ‘anti-competitive’ have been dismissed by a top portfolio manager as both ‘naïve’ and ‘dangerous’.
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Local governments add to fee pressure on active managers
A UK think tank has slammed the active management of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) as an ‘expensive folly’ after finding its 89 funds underperformed against major indices over the past decade.
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PA OPINION: Zero-fee funds? Be careful what you wish for
Talk of a 0% fee for passive investing is an enticing prospect, but as core funds become cheaper so groups are encouraged to over-complicate the satellite.
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Active management sector needs to shrink – Moody’s
The active management industry will have to shrink substantially, Moody’s Investor Services argues in a new report on the growth of passive investments.
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Active managers have good year, but lag in the long-term
It’s been a strong year for active managers in the UK, with 82% outperforming the S&P UK benchmark index in the 12 months to 30 June 2015.
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UK active managers’ success dependent on small and mid-caps, research says
Outperformance of active UK equities funds over the last five years has been wholly due to a small and mid-cap stocks bias, according to research by SCM Direct.
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PA ANALYSIS: August highlights the trouble faced by active funds
The volatility seen in August has been simultaneously worrying and interesting for anybody involved in the investment industry, particularly active fund managers.
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Active vs passive debate reunited
The passive versus active debate often feels as outdated as talking up old boy band rivalries, still as long as markets are heading in One Direction the New Kids On The Block will continue kicking up a fuss.
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Downside protection and other active benefits
Active investment can maximise returns and provide downside protection argues Skagens Hilde Jenssen.
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UK growth funds surpass trackers
The average active UK growth fund has beaten every single FTSE 100 or FTSE All Share tracker over one‚ three‚ five and 10 years‚ according to research by FE Trustnet.
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PA ANALYSIS RDR passive-investor friendly
Even though RDR removed the commission barrier and stamp duty on ETFs has been abolished, passive funds are not finding everything their own way despite competing on their own terms with the active giants.