Active investing – Page 3
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NewsSwedish funds agency to announce winners of first tender end Q1 2024
As the 5 October deadline passes, new premium pension procurement body starts evaluating tenders
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InterviewsStan Moss, Polen Capital CEO: High conviction is the lifeblood of investing
The shift in macroeconomic conditions throughout 2022 must have been a relief for active managers from one perspective at least. For over a decade of low interest rates and low volatility they have had fewer chances to showcase their skills.
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Special ReportActive ETFs power ahead
While active managers are out of favour, their strategies embedded in an exchange traded fund package are gaining traction. In fact, they are outpacing passive ETFs as investors look for liquidity and robust risk-adjusted returns with a relatively low price tag.
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Country ReportNetherlands pensions report 2023: Dutch funds plot move back into active investing
Several large Dutch pension funds are planning to move back into active management while others choose to go passive and further tweak their indices. But these two trends are not as contradictory as they may seem
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NewsPolar Capital expands in Nordics, opening Stockholm office
London-headquartered active asset management specialist firm says new Swedish branch will enable pursuit of new partnerships
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NewsDeluged with asset manager queries, Swedish agency extends tender
Swedish Fund Selection Agency pushes back deadline for inaugural premium pension procurement by 14 days after 250 queries flood in
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FeaturesResearch: The yin and yang of passive and active investing
Amin Rajan and Sebastian Schiele look at the complementary relationship between active and passive investment strategies
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NewsNorway’s GPFG gains 10% in first half, but misses benchmark
Wide losses for sovereign wealth fund’s unlisted real estate and infrastructure
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NewsDutch GPs want pension fund to divest from fast food companies
Pensioenfonds Huisartsen cannot implement their demands because of the fund’s passive investment strategy and now considers switching to active
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NewsSwedish funds agency launches first tender worth SEK11bn
New agency established to procure funds for premium pension platform kicked off long-awaited tenders on Friday night
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Equities
Our report shines a light on investors’ thought processes when it comes to choosing active, passive or a combination of the two. We surveyed CIOs and senior portfolio managers to get an insight into how they construct their equity portfolios. Our report also features an investigation into the fall in listings on the UK equity market, at a time when listing domicile is increasingly consequential aspect of portfolio construction.
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NewsNedlloyd finds combining engagement overlay with active management ineffective
The Dutch pension fund of shipping company Maersk has therefore ended its engagement overlay service contract with Columbia Threadneedle Investments
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NewsBig bets against market drive excess returns at Norway SWF
‘Contrarian thinking was shorter duration, underweight equities, overweight energy, underweight IPOs,’ says former hedge-fund manager Nicolai Tangen
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NewsPensionDanmark cites ‘very active’ equities management for avoiding worse losses
Danish labour-market pension fund posts negative returns of 6.5% and 4.3% for under-46 and 67-year-old profiles
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Special ReportActive ETFs: five myths debunked
Demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has grown rapidly in Europe in recent years. While much of this growth has been driven by passive funds, research shows that investors are increasingly looking at active ETF strategies. Nevertheless, there are still lots of common misconceptions that are hindering the take-up of active ETFs. Here, we debunk the the most common myths about active ETFs.
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Special ReportGlobal emerging markets index investing: the case for an active component
Emerging market (EM) equities have an important role to play in broadly diversified institutional portfolios. Our data analysis shows that for investors who have a buy-and-hold strategy, an active component is needed to stay close to the benchmark because of trading costs and, more importantly, because of higher slippage costs by passive managers in downward markets.
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Special ReportActive ETFs: mixed fortunes
Tax efficiency and regulatory change have been the key drivers of the development of active exchange-traded funds in the US. As there are no similar tax benefits nor regulatory change in Europe, growth in this region has been limited.
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SNS Reaal fund ditches EM fossil fuel producers
The move is part of the €4.2bn pension fund switch from mostly passive to fully active management in EM equities
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New thematic ETFs seen increasingly as active investment vehicles
Investors also keen to see more focus on social issues, according to poll
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NBIM’s London-based equities chief quits for job in SWF’s Oslo HQ
CEO Nicolai Tangen says Petter Johnsen’s move to Oslo in senior portfolio manager role is ‘perfect fit’ with NBIM’s plans to expand active management there
