Over a half of replies to an HSBC GBP survey were bullish on the S&P 500, Hang Seng Index and Strait Times Index.
Category: Research
Top Trumps: Japanese equities – 27 March 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two Japanese equity funds: the Eastspring Inv Japan Dynamic A Hedged USD fund and the Nomura Japan Strategic Value A Hedged USD fund.
Top Trumps: Emerging Markets equities – 20 March 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two emerging market equity funds: M&G Global Emerging Markets fund and the GQG Partners Emerging Markets fund.
Asia equites: Fidelity versus T. Rowe Price
FSA compares the Fidelity Asian Smaller Companies fund and the T. Rowe Price Asian Opportunities Equity fund for this week’s head-to-head.
Top Trumps: European equities (inc UK) – 13 March 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two European equities – including the UK – funds: BlackRock GF European Value fund and the GS Goldman Sachs Europe CORE Equity fund.
Morningstar: Only 14.2% of active managers beat passives during the past decade
Active fund performance was especially poor in large-cap equities, making it ‘increasingly difficult to justify their higher fees’.
US equity sell-off hits top-performing growth funds
The top-performing US growth funds of last year have been hit the hardest amid the recent sell-off.
ARC: Sector diversification beats geographic in the age of the magnificent seven
Equity market performance of countries has become much more correlated.
Top Trumps: US Fixed Income – 6 March 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two US dollar fixed-income funds: the Fidelity US Dollar Bond fund and the Schroder International Selection fund US Dollar Bond.
Janus Henderson: Dividends in Apac declined last year
Dividends in Asia Pacific ex-Japan fell in 2024, while Japan saw its dividend growth exceed all other major stock markets.
