Japanese and European smaller company trusts shine in 2017
Japanese and European smaller company investment trusts top the rankings when it comes to year-to-date returns, with both AIC sectors delivering returns north of 40%.
Smaller Companies
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Morningstar downgrades underperforming JPM UK funds
Morningstar has downgraded two JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies vehicles from bronze to neutral.
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Skerrits makes ‘big’ European play, ignoring region’s doomsayers
Skerrits Wealth Management has made a ‘big play’ into European small cap equities believing the predictions of political turmoil on the continent this year have been something of a ‘red herring’.
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PA ANALYSIS: Small cap funds – golden boys of European equities?
European equity mid- and small-cap funds have outperformed their large cap counterparts by a factor of five over the past two years. Why has this been the case, and will the outperformance endure?
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HEAD-TO-HEAD: Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies v M&G Japanese Smaller Companies
With Japan being one of few favoured sons in the equities world at the moment we decided to put two of the best performing Japanese smaller companies funds head to head.
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Redzone ranks swell as UK equity funds flag
UK equity vehicles were the stand-out underperformers as the number of flagging funds rose significantly in the past four months, according to research by Chelsea Financial Services.
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Bumpy road will not stop local businesses
Forecasts are tough in any business, says Robert Harvey, manager of Matthews Asia’s Asia Small Companies Fund, but politics is tougher than most to divine the outcome of future market events.
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M&G equities funds undergo personnel shifts
M&G Investments has significantly altered the personnel running its equities offerings.
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Six UK small cap funds to keep an eye on
Harwood Multi-Manager’s manager Richard Philbin looks at six UK smaller companies funds that are worth monitoring.
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Three reasons to be excited about UK small caps
According to AXA’s Henry Lowson small caps continue to offer a premium growth opportunity over the medium term.
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HEAD TO HEAD Old Mutual vs SLI
This week’s Head-to-Head sees the Old Mutual UK Smaller Companies Fund battle it out with the SLI UK Smaller Companies Fund.
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Webb Smaller Cos Growth overhaul
Peter Webb remains confident investors in his Smaller Companies Growth Fund should prepare for one of the biggest turnaround stories this century.