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Energy transition stocks getting lots of interest from investors, TSX Venture list shows

bmcgovern — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:19 +0000

Canadian-based mining companies that are betting on the global energy transition saw a surge of investor interest in 2023, according to the latest edition of the TSX Venture 50 list. The annual ranking of top performers on Canada’s main venture exchange, released by the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shows 2023 was a blockbuster year […]

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Percentage of institutional investors’ actively managed assets dips: study

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:30:51 +0000

The percentage of institutional investor assets that are actively managed has dipped by eight per cent since 2019, according to a new study by institutional investment consulting firm Callan. The study, based on data collected from 160 U.S. institutional investors with US$598 billion in assets under management, found 62 per cent of assets held by […]

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Vaccine news a shot in the arm for value investing

mschmit — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:00:58 +0000

Now is the time for institutional investors to buy value, small cap and cyclical stocks and hold steady while the economy builds back, says Bill Callahan, an investment strategist at Schroders. Indeed, energy and financial sector stocks saw gains Monday as investors are rotating from growth and large cap stocks after Moderna Inc. released data […]

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Markets sending mixed signals leading up to U.S. election

mschmit — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:41:24 +0000

With U.S. stock prices exceeding pre-coronavirus highs and credit spreads nearly as tight as before the pandemic, investors are signalling overconfidence in the market, says Rob Almeida, portfolio manager and global investment strategist at MFS Investment Management. While polls and betting odds appear to be favouring a Joe Biden win, that doesn’t align with what […]

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U.S. largest and smallest cap stocks diverge in FTSE Russell index reconstitution

mschmit — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:30:04 +0000

FTSE Russell has released a preliminary list of companies set to enter or leave its U.S. indexes at the end of June as part of its annual reconstitution, which occurs to reflect market changes from the previous year. And the results tell a tale of the growing gap between the largest and smallest cap stocks. […]

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Active and Passive: The Best Mix

mschmit — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:16:38 +0000

The role of style factors in fundamental active management

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Smaller Mandates Generate Positive Alpha: Study

mschmit — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:57:09 +0000

Pension Fund Performance and Costs.

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