What’s the deal with EM small cap
January 19, 2023 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We shine a light on emerging market small caps, looking at the characteristics and make up of this often misunderstood asset class.
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Emerging Markets Cool into Year-end
January 13, 2023 | NS Partners
In a soft month for EM equities, we review 2022’s winners and losers along with some key investment themes.
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Drilling into European oil & gas
January 12, 2023 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We examine what happened in the European energy sector in 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
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2022 Year in Review – Fallout from risk desensitization
January 12, 2023 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
The market turbulence experienced over the last several years culminated with a major downturn for both public equities and fixed income in 2022. However, the journey along the way did provide useful insights and lessons, particularly from the experiences during the height of the pandemic in 2020. This article considers the extent to which investors heeded the warning signs, or whether they were desensitized to the ensuing risks.
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Strong and steady for 2023
December 22, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
In this commentary, we look ahead to investment considerations in 2023, including resilience, strong balance sheets, and positive industry trends.
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China 180
December 19, 2022 | NS Partners
Emerging markets bounced back through the month, fuelled by signals that inflation is peaking, China announcing measures to support the property market along with taking steps to reopen.
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Regional Spotlight: Taiwan
December 15, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
Our team recently traveled to Taiwan to meet with companies in a range of sectors. We discuss their findings and thoughts on the island nation.
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Our thoughts for 2023
December 8, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We look ahead to 2023, focusing on what we expect to see in the U.S. economy.
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Changes to Charitable Spending
December 6, 2022 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
So far calendar year 2022 has been a challenging period for investors. Both equities and fixed investments have delivered negative returns and there are no obvious signs of any immediate improvement in the outlook as we navigate rising interest rates and high inflation. Not the ideal scenario for the introduction of changes in the charitable […]
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Time to visit Japan
December 1, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We examine factors contributing to Japan’s projected growth in the coming year.
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It’s all marketing
November 24, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We discuss the importance of market research and the overall marketing expenditures in a context of an economic slowdown.
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What does China’s CCP Congress mean for investors?
November 23, 2022 | NS Partners
We have been discussing the news flowing out of China’s 20th Party Congress (held from 16th-22nd October) at length over the past few weeks. While the press and market reaction was poor, there are some positives from the event that are underappreciated by the press/market. While political and structural risks remain elevated, we have kept our China weighting at neutral given positive signs of economic bottoming and improving liquidity data.
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Small cap is back: 7 reasons to buy small caps in a recession
November 17, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We discuss historical performance of small caps in the 1970s, and why now is the time to increase exposure to small cap.
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Keep calm and carry on
November 10, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We discuss recent events in the UK and impacts on the markets.
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Are Semiconductors the new oil?
November 3, 2022 | Global Alpha Capital Management
We look at recent changes affecting the semiconductor industry, chip exports and wafer fabrication.
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