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Investors are keeping an eye on three factors in markets, writes Alexandra Cain, which could drive positive performance in 2022....

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American Century Investments is predicting growth in the diversity of the small-cap universe toward the end of this year as stockpickers shift to identifying companies wh...

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Funds management

Australian stocks are set to see relative outperformance in the second half of the year, according to T. Rowe Price, despite encountering difficulties in the first half....

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Australian shares have lagged behind the US for much of the past decade but there are several reasons to think their recent outperformance can continue for some time, acc...

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Investors have withdrawn US$5.2 billion from Janus Henderson’s quantitative equities arm in the past quarter, prompting the firm to announce it will sell the division aft...

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Funds management

The US Federal Reserve looks set to start raising interest rates in the coming months, but investors could be unprepared for the effect this might have on markets....

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Funds management

There is a preference for cyclical equities in areas such as green infrastructure while small-caps remain an attractive asset class after strong performance in 2021....

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Funds management

Traditional active equity funds did not see any new inflows for two years until the middle of 2020 when the environmental, social and governance boom took off....

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Funds management

Stretched equity valuations and poor fixed income yields are leading professional investors to increase their allocations to cryptocurrency....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are expecting local shares to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to Investment Trends....

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Funds management

Funds under management at Pendal have risen to almost $140 billion although sub-advised channels contributed to outflows as clients took profits....

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Funds management

Although returns have been strong across asset classes, the question remains whether market strength has been “built on a foundation of sand”, according to Maple-Brown Ab...

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Funds management

Despite a fall in global and Australian equities, exchange traded funds had the highest monthly net inflows in September with $2.9 billion entering the industry. ...

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The investment manager believes the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant has stabilised and the peak has now passed....

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Funds management

A significant correction in bond and equity markets is likely if the Federal Reserve jams on the monetary brakes, potentially challenging how multi-asset investors react ...

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