Barings eyes blended route to unlock EM debt potential
Emerging market (EM) debt is more diverse and higher quality than many investors think, via a flexible approach to sovereign, corporate and local currency bonds, according to Barings.
Research
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Top Trumps: Global Fixed Income – 15 October 2026
This week, FSA compares the T. Rowe Price Global Government Bond fund and the Amundi Global Government Bond fund.
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Top Trumps: European equities – 8 October 2026
This week FSA compares two European equities funds: BlackRock GF European Value fund and the JPMorgan Europe Dynamic fund.
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Asia financial advisers need more risk analytics: Survey
Advisers in Asia are committing to alternatives at a time of markedly lower confidence, the survey found.
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Asia’s rich anxious about wealth preservation: Sun Life survey
Passing on wealth is easier than preparing heirs to manage it, a Sun Life Asia study finds.
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Schroders versus Capital Group: HEAD-to-HEAD
This week FSA compares the Schroder ISF US Small and Mid-Cap fund and the Capital Group Investment Company of America fund.
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Clearwater: 90% of fund managers to expand into alternatives
Macro and geopolitical volatility is causing managers to struggle to execute long term, according to the report.
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Asset managers to expand AI use for decision-making and data collection
Almost all respondents to the Northern Trust report said they were deploying AI in some form.
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Top Trumps: Emerging markets equity – 18 September 2026
This week FSA compares two emerging market equity funds: the Man Systematic Emerging Markets Equity fund and the PGIM Quant Solutions Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
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Taiwan and Japan drive Asia-Pacific dividends in second quarter of 2026
Companies in Japan and Taiwan drove most of the growth in payouts across Asia Pacific, according to a report from Janus Henderson Investors.
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The India equity funds emerging from a bear market
FSA looks at the top performing Indian equity funds over the past six months amid a prolonged period of underperformance.
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Morningstar favours diversified global equity funds
Morningstar has highlighted five global equity funds that are ‘best of breed’ in a recent report.
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Top Trumps: Greater China equities – 10 September 2026
This week FSA compares two Greater China equities funds: the Manulife China Value fund and the PineBridge Greater China Equity fund.
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3 biotech funds that more than doubled in 14 months
FSA highlights three actively managed biotechnology equity strategies that have more than doubled in value over the recent 14-month period.
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Over 90% of investors and wealth managers want better security on digital assets, says survey
Security and custody standards are identified as the biggest roadblock to investing.
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Top Trumps: Mixed Asset Balanced – 27 August 2026
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two mixed asset balanced funds: the Eastspring Asian Balanced fund and the Allianz Balanced Income and Growth fund.
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The global equity funds that cushioned the downside
FSA highlights the global equity funds that had lowest downside capture ratio and volatility alongside top-ranked returns over the past 6 months.