All Small-Cap Equity articles
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NewsSwedish funds agency gives peek at terms of next tender
Nordic equities mandates will have tracking error limit of 4% against category benchmark, FTN reveals, but still gives no date for upcoming tender
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NewsSwedish funds agency flags €2bn Nordic equity tenders as next in line
Existing category to be split into two – mid-large-cap and small-cap – for the reformed premium pension platform
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NewsSwiss scheme tenders up to €7.4bn via IPE Quest
The occupational pension plan is tendering three passive large-cap and small-cap equity mandates
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NewsERAFP names 11 winners in multi-billion equities hiring spree
Amundi and BlackRock were among 11 winners in a European and Japanese equities hiring process by the French civil service pension scheme
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Asset Class ReportsSmall caps: There for the taking
Incorporating the wide range of data available today into investment processes can open up a wealth of new opportunities
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Asset Class ReportsPE is back in the running
The case for more investing in private equity is becoming compelling as the number of listed companies declines
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Asset Class ReportsAsset class report – Equities
The number of listed companies in the US and the UK has fallen dramatically over the past quarter century, putting more pressure on institutional investors to invest in private equity, as we cover in this report. The report also looks at the emerging market small-cap sector and UK’s micro caps.
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Asset Class ReportsUK Micro Caps: Below the line of abandonment
Kestrel Partners exploits a structural inefficiency in the UK’s micro-cap market
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS pool names MAC specialist managers
Plus: Swiss plan tenders out $200-400m emerging market small cap mandate, Record lands $8bn mandate
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NewsGerman state awards EM, small and mid-cap equity mandates
BMO Asset Management and Lazard Asset Management are appointed
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NewsMandate roundup: Dutch, Swiss investors tender mandates via IPE Quest
Plus: Italian journalists seek infrastructure manager
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Asset Class ReportsSmall & mid-cap equities: Public or private markets?
Public markets are shrinking while private markets are attracting huge amounts of capital. But it is still not clear which is the better bet
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Asset Class ReportsThe small-cap conundrum
Academic studies have cast doubt on the existence of a premium for investing in small-cap stocks
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Asset Class ReportsESG awareness grows
Smaller companies are realising they must keep up with ESG and impact-investing standards to remain successful
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Asset Class Reports
Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Small-cap effects
Some US smaller companies may benefit from America First policies but others will not
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Asset Class Reports
Investment Process: In search of an edge
Investors have to work hard to gain an information edge to successfully exploit small-cap markets
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Asset Class Reports
Small Cap Versus Private Equity: Separate arguments
Comparisons of the performance of listed smaller companies and private equity are fraught with difficulty
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Asset Class Reports
UK firms vulnerable to slowdown
Joseph Mariathasan finds that the UK economy has fared quite well since the Brexit vote, but smaller companies are vulnerable to any potential domestic slowdown
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Asset Class Reports
PureGroup: Sensitivity of selected funds to macro factors
Data shows the sensitivity of the five largest US small and mid-cap equity funds and the five largest European small and mid-cap equity funds to changes in macroeconomic factors
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Asset Class Reports
Smaller companies: The lifeblood of Europe
Smaller companies are crucial to the success of the European economy. However, the way they are nurtured by investors and governments varies dramatically
