In recent years active management has been under almost constant attack from the rise of passive funds. Yet threats often give rise to opportunities: we believe that complacency is always the real enemy, and so competition from passive funds can be seen as a positive development in the industry. Active managers have been forced to up their game, and as we discuss below, our research shows that the UK closedended universe has become significantly more active in response to the challenge of cheap ....
26 Jun 2019
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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI:LON), 0 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc (SMT:LON), 890 | Henderson Opportunities Trust PLC (HOT:LON), 0 | abrdn Equity Income Trust plc GBP (AEI:LON), 276
- Published:
26 Jun 2019 -
Author:
William Heathcoat Amory -
Pages:
6
In recent years active management has been under almost constant attack from the rise of passive funds. Yet threats often give rise to opportunities: we believe that complacency is always the real enemy, and so competition from passive funds can be seen as a positive development in the industry. Active managers have been forced to up their game, and as we discuss below, our research shows that the UK closedended universe has become significantly more active in response to the challenge of cheap ....