State Street Global Advisors is positioning its funds “defensively in an active way” as it expects a slowdown not a recession, according to the asset manger’s Asia Pacific head of investments.
Tag: US Equities
Manulife AM adds another Philippine feeder fund
Since 2017, the firm has launched six mutual fund products that offer domestic investors offshore exposure.
Finding growth outside the Faangs
“Power compounding” growth stocks outperform peer companies on a five-year growth horizon, argues Julian Cook, London-based portfolio specialist at T Rowe Price.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: AB versus Blackrock
FSA compares two US large-cap equity funds: the AB Select US Equity Portfolio and the BGF US Flexible Equity Fund.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Axa vs Vanguard
FSA compares two US equity funds: the Axa World Funds Framlington American Growth Fund and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.
Barings: Long-term, stick with US equities
Investors should also bring down expectations of double-digit market returns over the next 10 years, according to Khiem Do, head of Greater China investments for global markets at Barings.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Legg Mason vs Schroders
FSA compares two US equity funds with contrasting market cap styles: the Legg Mason Clearbridge US Large Cap Growth fund and the Schroder ISF US Small & Mid Cap Equity fund.
US equity funds: best and worst in 2018
T Rowe Price floats as the S&P sinks into negative territory for the first calendar year since 2008.
Asia’s fund selectors like slumping Chinese equities
In the next 12 months, research suggests that allocations to China equity funds will be up while US and European equity product exposure will decrease, according to data collected by FSA.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Alliance Bernstein vs Columbia Threadneedle
FSA compares the AB American Growth Portfolio and the Threadneedle (Lux) American Fund.
