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Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
As interest rates continue to fall, small caps are poised to reap from the current macroeconomic backdrop and investors increasing their appetite for more risk, a fund manager says. Janus Henderson portfolio manager Nick Sheridan predicts the tide is ...

Pinnacle affiliate launches offshore version of smaller companies fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
Langdon Equity Partners, a small-cap investment boutique founded in Toronto and backed by Pinnacle Investment Management, has launched a UCITS fund to offer a global strategy to investors in the UK, Europe, and Asia. The Langdon Global Smaller Companies ...

Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Vanguard has launched two new diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX, catering to high-growth investors and those seeking steady income. The Vanguard Diversified All Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDAL) is designed for investors with a very high-risk ...

Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still winning the contest for net flows against unit trusts, according to Rainmaker Information's 2024: The year in wealth management webinar. ETFs attracted around $2 billion in net inflows a month last year whereas ...

ETF industry scales to new heights: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
According to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse for November 2024, the Australian ETF industry reached a record $243 billion in funds under management, bringing it closer to $250 billion. This represents a 4.5% increase from October and a 42.5% rise from ...

Discover the best performing asset class of 2023: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
2023 proved to be a great year for investors, with all but one asset class delivering a positive return. International equities (unhedged) led the pack with a positive return of 23.2%, driven by investor enthusiasm for tech and AI-related opportunities. ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
State Street says global small cap companies have consistently bested their Australian counterparts, offering higher annual returns and lower volatility. The US$3.6 trillion asset manager noted that the MSCI World Small Caps Index has yielded an 8.39% ...

SG Hiscock starts distributing small cap fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) and the US-based asset manager EAM Global Investors (EAM) have jointly launched a global small cap fund in Australia. The EAM Global Small Companies Fund holds between 100 to 150 companies and will be distributed to the Australian ...

SG Hiscock partners with US fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
SG Hiscock & Company has joined forces with a US fund manager to offer its global small cap strategy in Australia. The partnership with EAM Global Investors means SG Hiscock will have exclusive rights to distribute the strategy to local investors. San ...

The Australian small-cap conundrum: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Australian investors have traditionally been attracted to Australian small caps, yet locally, the asset class has consistently underperformed when compared to its global counterpart. A new research paper released by VanEck titled Global small-caps ...