AIM Summit, Abu Dhabi - Active vs. Passive – The Ultimate Debate

Mohamed Hage, Head of Research was a panellist at the AIM Summit in Dubai moderated by Bloomberg.

The debated topics included: 

• Does the arithmetic of active management doom the average fund manager to underperform?

• How do changes in market composition undermine the passive argument?

• What flaws in tracking corporate bond indices bias passive allocations towards indebted companies?

• Do active fixed income managers out perform on a risk adjusted basis?