Editorial: Beaten up by beta
After several years of being feted, factor investing is coming under scrutiny. A body of evidence exists to suggest it...
Systematic investing: Investing by numbers
Do quant strategies work, or are their proponents simply slaves to the algorithm? Nick Fitzpatrick investigates. The advantage of being...
AllianceBernstein applies “private equity mindset” to Oeic
AllianceBernstein has launched a European (ex-UK strategy) aimed at UK investors and which the firm says is managed along private...
RLAM moves fund range to ‘fixed fees’ for better clarity
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is to move to a new fee structure that the firm says will slightly increase...
Goldman Sachs fine follows history of problemed reporting
Goldman Sachs International’s transaction reporting failures for which it was fined £34.3 million this week were in some cases similar...
Brunel selects low-vol managers with ESG ability
Brunel Pension Partnership, the manager of a set of pooled assets for ten local authorities in the UK, has selected...
High percentage of companies work for ‘impact’ portfolios
About 19% of listed companies in a study were making a “positive impact” as defined by the UN’s sustainable development...
Investment consultant appoints SimCorp Dimension
The delegated asset management business of investment consultancy Willis Towers Watson has selected SimCorp’s Dimension system for its operations. This...
Standard Life Aberdeen deepens access to China
More good news for Standard Life Aberdeen this week. After a tribunal supported the company’s bid to keep a mandate...
Best active managers deliver six times more than passives
The best active equity managers have delivered as much as six times the returns of benchmarks that passive funds track...
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