This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two US small-cap equity funds: the Legg Mason Royce US Small Cap Opportunity Fund and the Threadneedle American Smaller Companies Fund.

This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two US small-cap equity funds: the Legg Mason Royce US Small Cap Opportunity Fund and the Threadneedle American Smaller Companies Fund.
China’s small caps are telling a completely different story than larger companies, but they are under-analysed and face-to-face due diligence is required, said Tiffany Hsiao, lead manager of Matthews Asia China Small Companies Fund.
Are emerging market small caps a better bet than the large cap counterparts that passive products focus on? Will Ballard, head of emerging market and Asia Pacific equities at Aviva, explains why he believes they are.
What is a better indication that small caps have conditions for growth than Fed watching? Ross McSkimming, investment director of equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments, answers that and other small cap questions.
Dale MacLennan, investment director for equities, says in the small cap world, higher risk does not equal higher return.
Transparency is an immense challenge when looking at EM small caps, explains Alistair MacDonald, vice president and institutional portfolio manager of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
FSA compares two emerging markets small-cap funds: the Nordea 1 Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund and the Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Fund.
Tek Khoan Ong, senior executive vice president, managing director and director of research, answers three questions about emerging market equities.
HSBC GIF Asia ex Japan Equity Smaller Companies Fund will be closed to new subscriptions from 10 May, according to a statement from the fund sponsor.
Finding stocks that fly under the radar of analysts is key to small cap investing, according to Ross McSkimming, investment director for equities at Standard Life Investments.
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