Hidden gems: Six below-radar funds in the Japan sector
Spotlight on the small funds that are flying above market returns but below investors’ radars
Author: Tom Aylott
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Small caps: FTSE 100 stars of the future
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Invesco drops ESG mandate from fund as Tim Marshall leaves the industry
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JPMorgan to merge beleaguered Japan trusts
They will combine into a £1bn trust on the FTSE 250 managed by Nicholas Weindling and Miyako Urabe
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Investors are too optimistic about the second half of the year, warn Natixis strategists
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Nuveen expands fixed income strategy with senior BlackRock hire
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Invesco: European ETF assets hit $2trn in Q2
Assets under management leapt $58bn over the period
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Hugh Cuthbert leaves SVM after 18 years
James Sym has taken over management of the SVM Continental Europe fund
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CG Asset Management promotes two new fund managers
Hassan Raza and Emma Moriarty take on leadership of four funds
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UK income and small-cap trust discounts halve in 2024
Strong returns from UK equities had investors buying trusts again in the first half of the year
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Macro matters: Why managers are buying China again
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UK dividends reach all-time high in Q2
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