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Loftus Peak building on 'Disruptive Innovation'
Following the passing of Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen, father of disruption of business, Loftus Peak explains how his research has informed the team's thinking.
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Finding Defensive Funds in a Disorderly World - Loftus Peak
In this brief 6-minute video, AFM's Chris Gosselin speaks with Alex Pollak, CIO of Loftus Peak's Global Disruption Fund, about their strategy of investing in a concentrated portfolio of profitable companies with sound revenues and little...
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Fear and panic will not see us through; reason and rationality will
The last seven days have been historic times in markets. The eleven-year bull market that started on 9 March 2009 finally ended eleven years and two days later, amidst some of the most volatile conditions seen on exchanges around the world...
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Caught in the downturn - can the gold sector still offer respite from market...
Gold has been shown time and again to be a safe haven in times of crisis, but it is also a liquid financial asset which can be impacted in the short-term by the actions of traders and speculators.
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The Asymmetry Of Interest Rate Duration Risk
As bond yields have now collapsed to ultra-low levels, the traditional protection they provide from duration risk has vanished...
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New Funds on Fundmonitors.com
Here are some of the latest additions to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research,...
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Who is the largest, most successful emerging market? - Part II
This is the 2nd of 3 articles in which Insync discuss what they believe to be the long-term drivers that make the most successful emerging market. In this article they discuss the next 4 of 7 essential characteristics, those...
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Who is the largest, most successful emerging market? - Part 1
In this article Insync Fund Managers discuss what they believe to be the long-term drivers that make the most successful emerging market. Ultimately they believe it is a market that is well positioned to capitalise on the the fourth...
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Bond yields can be misleading
How can a negative yield bond deliver a positive return, or a positive yield bond deliver a loss?
Those used to conventional bond investments tend to focus on a bond portfolio's yield as a proxy for its expected return. This...
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What an Exciting Time to be Long or Short Tesla
Michael Frazis, Founder and Portfolio Manager of the Frazis Fund, discusses his views on the recent sharp rise in Tesla's share price. He notes that, from the lows in 2019 to the recent peak, short sellers have lost over US$20 billion...
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