Careful scrutiny should be applied to company performance forecasts during the coming AGM season to identify the best investment opportunities.

The level of ESG reporting from small-cap companies needs to improve and more firms are responding to investor interest in this area.

Emerging markets are likely to offer very good investment opportunities in the longer term due to the demographic shift occurring in these regions.

Calls have been made for fund managers to improve their responsible investing processes to eliminate greenwashing from the industry.

Allocations to private equities can provide a much-needed return boost to portfolios and should be considered given some current market trends.

Naos Asset Management has launched a managed fund that will invest in domestic private businesses primed for long-term growth.

A boutique investment manager has launched a fund focused on companies in the Asia-Pacific region that can sustain and grow dividend distributions.