The Council curates relevant news about investment management as well as our own updates from the Council, the IAA and our membership.
IAA’s Active Managers Council Provides Plan Fiduciaries with Guidance on Investment Selection and ESG under New DOL Rule
December 14, 2022
IAA Active Managers Council Press Release
Strong Environment for Value-Oriented Funds and Equities
August 2, 2022
Ignites
“Active Management and the Efficiency of Securities Markets” Wins 2021 Special Distinction Award from the Journal of Investment Management
January 25, 2022
Commentary: ‘Do no harm’ is not nearly enough
December 29, 2021
Pensions & Investments
Is ESG Investing A Form Of Active Management?
August 23, 2021
Financial Advisor
Stock Market Is as Active as Before $11 Trillion Index Invasion
August 23, 2021
Bloomberg
Active Management Leader Urges Focus on Long Term
July 26, 2021
Financial Advisor
Dedicated sustainable assets headed for $13 trillion by 2025 – Casey Quirk
July 15, 2021
Pensions & Investments
AMG CEO on Parnassus Deal: ‘Active Management Is Almost Synonymous With ESG’
July 6, 2021
Institutional Investor
Stock pickers shine after record May performance
June 8, 2021
Financial Times
The Momentum Is With Active Fund Managers for Now
June 4, 2021
Bloomberg
Active funds are quietly enjoying a good run. Here’s where the money’s going
May 11, 2021
CityWire
Emerging passive investing risks a new concern
March 22, 2021
Pensions & Investments
Letter: Scorecards Offer Lopsided View of Fund Performance
September 28, 2020
Financial Times
Original letter to Financial Times
Active Equity Investors Outperform Market And S&P in 2Q
August 31, 2020
Financial Advisor
Persisting with Persistence
August 3, 2020
Bloomberg (Letter to Editor)
Original AMC letter to Bloomberg
“Rethinking Survivorship Bias” Paper Finds Current Methodologies Distort Assessment of Active Managers’ Skill
July 30, 2020
Client-Centric ESG Investing Needs To Be Active, White Paper Asserts
July 13, 2020
Financial Advisor
Bloomberg Letter to the Editor: Perpetuating a Flawed Narrative May 22, 2020 (unpublished)
June 22, 2020
ESG, Sustainable Investing’s Inherently Active Process Helps Investors Align with Their Goals, Finds Paper
June 18, 2020
The Hidden Dangers of Passive Investing
June 1, 2020
Forbes
The case for active over passive investing is really about investor behavior
May 28, 2020
Proactive Advisor Magazine
The Managers That Do Well During Volatile Times
April 16, 2020
Institutional Investor
Active funds have the edge on passives in week of turmoil
March 13, 2020
Financial Times
Passive Investing Is Not As ‘Passive’ As You Might Think
March 6, 2020
Bloomberg
As the ETF turns 30, it is time for active managers to embrace it
March 4, 2020
Financial Times
Active Managers Can and Do Outperform Their Indexes
January 22, 2020
Nasdaq Trade Talks
Is the active-vs-passive story really open-and-shut?
December 13, 2019
Wealth Professional
New kind of actively managed ETF just around the bend
November 25, 2019
Pensions & Investments
“A More Balanced Narrative” Paper Challenges Common Criticisms of Active Management
November 19, 2019
Letter to the Editor – Financial Times
November 15, 2019
SEC Forms High-Profile Asset Management Advisory Committee
October 10, 2019
Financial Advisor Magazine
Passive Investing Hasn’t Taken Over the World
October 1, 2019
Bloomberg
Active Managers Underpin Functioning Markets
September 29, 2019
Financial Times (Letter to the Editor)
Original IAA Letter to FT Editor
The active-passive portfolio
September 13, 2019
Morningstar
Nearly half of stock pickers beat their passive peers over the last year.
September 12, 2019
CNBC
Group Gears Up to Fight ‘False Dichotomy’ in the Active vs. Passive Debate
August 29, 2019
Ignites
Active Managers Council Announces New Committee Members and Leadership for 2019-2020
August 22, 2019
Why It’s Time to Consider Actively Managed Funds
June 5, 2019
Active vs. Passive Investing: Which to Use and When
May 20, 2019
Decrease in Active Management Negatively Impacts Market Efficiency, Academic Review Finds
May 16, 2019
Bloomberg Letter to the Editor: Perpetuating a Flawed Narrative
April 5, 2019
Letter to the Wall Street Journal: Implying ETFs Are “Safe Haven” is Mistaken
March 22, 2019
New Academic Paper Affirms Critical Role Active Management Plays in Creating Efficient Markets
March 20, 2019
Active-Manager Revenge Gains Steam as Funds Thrash Benchmarks
February 26, 2019
Bloomberg
Advisers defend active investment management on Capitol Hill
February 15, 2019
Investment News
Index Funds Are Cheap But Not Always Best
January 28, 2019
WSJ
ETF Providers Pivot to Strategic Beta, Active Management
January 24, 2019
Institutional Investor
Diversification is Causing Active Managers to Underperform. AI Could Fix It
January 24, 2019
Institutional Investor
Letter to Advisor Perspectives: Criticism of Active Management is Off Base,
Does Investors and Advisers a Disservice
January 11, 2019
Restoring Balance, and Accuracy, With a New Narrative on Active Management
January 7, 2019
Ignites
Market downturn puts spotlight on active management
January 2, 2019
InvestmentNews
Three Asset Management Forums – Topic Framing The Industry fro 2018 and Beyond
December 31, 2018
Seeking Alpha
Index investing: Not as passive as you might think
December 27, 2018
Pensions & Investments
Your Love of Index Funds is Terrible for Our Economy
December 10, 2018
MarketWatch
Active And Passive: A Look Under The Hood
December 6, 2018
Financial Advisor
Unlike Stock Pickers, Active Bond Managers Are Beating the Market
November 1, 2018
The Wall Street Journal
Vanguard’s Chief and 2 Other Fund CEOs on How Their Firms Will Change in the Future
October 9, 2018
Barron’s
“‘Conventional Wisdom’ on Active All Wrong: Academics”
October 3, 2018
Ignites
Wed. Hot Reads: Active Better Than You Think
October 3, 2018
ETF.com
Martijn Cremers: It’s Not the ’90s Anymore in Active Management
October 2, 2018
ThinkAdvisor
Academic Survey Says Active Management Creates Value for Investors After All
October 1, 2018
WealthManagement.com
Shareholder Value Could Be Worse
September 27, 2018
Bloomberg
Active Managers Don’t Get Enough Credit, Study Says
September 25, 2018
Financial Advisor
New Academic Review by Martijn Cremers Challenges the Conventional Wisdom on Active Management
September 24, 2018
Investment Adviser Association
Active Funds Vital For Passive Funds’ Success, SEC Told
September 17, 2018
The Wealth Advisor
Have we seen a peak in passive investing for the US?
August 31, 2018
Financial Times
Some mutual funds have avoided the recent tech pain
August 7, 2018
Wall Street Journal
Active or Passive? Both!
July, 2018
BlackRock Infographic
Passives Implicated in a Catastrophic Flash Crash Warning
July, 2018
Ignites
Buy High and Sell Low with Index Funds!
June 2018
Research Affiliates
Some active managers smile at the index fund robots
May 6, 2018
Wall Street Journal
Three-quarters of US advisers believe active and passive investments complement each other
April 10, 2018
International Investment
HARDING LOEVNER’S SIMON HALLETT ON THE CONSTANT VIGILANCE REQUIRED TO KEEP ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE
April 6, 2018
Video – Consuela Mack Wealthtrack
Why passive investing isn’t a panacea
April 6, 2018
Seeking Alpha
The market analyst who called the correction sees a lost decade ahead, but one group will win
April 5, 2018
Video – CNBC
Active investing marks return as asset owners focus on outcomes
March 5, 2018
Pensions & Investments
Active funds shone during sell-off
February 13, 2018
InvestmentNews
Active and passive funds: The power of both
January 17, 2018
TheStreet
2018: The year of the active fund manager
December 27, 2017
US News
A common sense defense of active investing
October 25, 2017
Forbes
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