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ACTIVE ETF News & Analysis

Ask the analyst: Did the rise of passive doom Platinum and Perpetual?
Stocks
Ask the analyst: Did the rise of passive doom Platinum and Perpetual?
A reader asked what is behind the poor performance of Platinum and Perpetual shares in recent years. Shaun Ler stepped in to answer.
Joseph Taylor | 19 November 2024
Are changes in investor preferences hurting returns?
Personal Finance
Are changes in investor preferences hurting returns?
Innovation in the financial services industry is providing us with more choice...but at what cost?
Mark Lamonica | 12 November 2024
Only 2.4% of companies deliver all net shareholder wealth
Stocks
Only 2.4% of companies deliver all net shareholder wealth
Over decades, relatively few companies generate all the stockmarket's outperformance. Is this an argument for passive investing or does it prove...
Graham Hand | 02 October 2024
A highly rated global active ETF
ETFs
A highly rated global active ETF
This is one of our favourites from the wave of actively managed ETFs that have been introduced in Australia.
Shamir Popat | 29 August 2024
Are markets broken?
Markets
Are markets broken?
Famed investor David Einhorn says passive investing has broken markets and it's forced him to change his investment style to stay in business. How...
James Gruber | 26 February 2024
Active vs. passive in listed real estate
Funds
Active vs. passive in listed real estate
Deciding whether to use an active or passive vehicle for the different allocations within an investment portfolio is an important decision that...
Steven Le | 12 November 2023
What is direct indexing?
Personal Finance
What is direct indexing?
We take a look at the pros and cons of this investing strategy.
Karen Wallace | 08 June 2023
Investing Compass: Picking an active manager
Funds
Investing Compass: Picking an active manager
New research from Morningstar looks at where active managers fall down, and why they underperform. We go through these characteristics to help...
Mark Lamonica | 09 May 2023
Track if your fund manager is taking the best shot
Funds
Track if your fund manager is taking the best shot
Active managers should be having a crack. Nobody should pay high fees for a low tracking error fund.
Graham Hand | 07 April 2022
Australia's active ETF industry is on fire. Or is it?
ETFs
Australia's active ETF industry is on fire. Or is it?
Industry growth looks strong, but it's all concentrated in a small group of funds.
Callan Maclennan | 15 March 2022