
Top Trumps: Emerging Asia equities – 8 May 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two emerging Asia equities funds: the HSBC GIF Asean Equity fund and the Schroder ISF Emerging Asia fund.

Europe and LatAm top fund sectors in April tariff storm
European bond sectors were among the top-performing sectors in April, according to FE fundinfo data.

Top Trumps: US equities – 24 April 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two US equities funds: the BlackRock GF US Growth fund and the JPM US Growth fund.

5 outperforming funds since Trump’s tariff day
FSA highlights five funds that have delivered strong returns since US tariffs were announced on 2 April.

Global high yield: Man versus T. Rowe Price
FSA compares the Man High Yield Opportunities fund and the T. Rowe Price Global High Yield Bond fund for this week’s head-to-head.

Top Trumps: Energy equities – 17 April 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two energy equities funds: the Invesco Energy Transition Enablement fund and the Pictet Clean Energy Transition fund.

Top Trumps: Global fixed income – 10 April 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two global fixed income funds: the BGF Sustainable Global Bond Income fund and the HSBC Short Duration Fixed Income fund.

Utilities, K-pop and dividend funds resilient amid global market rout
FSA looks at which global strategies have held up relatively well during the tariff-induced market sell-off.

Top Trumps: TMT equities – 3 April 2025
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two TMT equities funds: the Janus Henderson Technology and Innovation fund and the JPM US Technology fund.

Asia equities: First Sentier versus Schroders
FSA compares the First Sentier Bridge A SGD Dist fund and the Schroder Asian Income SGD fund for this week’s head-to-head.

HSBC: tech and geopolitics give mixed signals to rich investors
Over a half of replies to an HSBC GBP survey were bullish on the S&P 500, Hang Seng Index and Strait Times Index.

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’.