Marlborough’s Lall: The growing UK small caps being thrown out with the bathwater
UK companies are on an average discount of around 17% relative to comparable businesses in other developed markets
UK equities
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Quilter MPS ups fixed income allocation and exits UBAM impact fund due to breach
The firm continues to be underweight risk assets across all ranges
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Calastone: Flight from equities and ESG continues but emerging markets bucks the trend
Marks 28 months of consecutive outflows for UK equities
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AJ Bell: 2023 forecasts for FTSE 100 dividend pay-outs fall as earnings slump
Shareholders are predicted to receive £78.7bn in income for the year
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Liontrust’s James de Uphaugh to retire after 36 years in industry
Imran Sattar to take over management of the Edinburgh Investment Trust and Liontrust UK Equity
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SVM co-founder Margaret Lawson retires
Neil Veitch has assumed the role of lead fund manager on the SVM UK Growth Fund
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A year on from the mini-budget, has investor confidence in the UK been restored?
Brighter times could be on the horizon for the home market
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Bank of England holds rates flat with MPC split following inflation drop
The MPC voted by five members to four to hold at 5.25%
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Unexpected fall in inflation opens door to Bank of England rate hold
CPI at 6.7% on an annualised basis versus forecast of 7.1%
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Are there glimmers of hope for UK Smaller Companies funds?
Open-ended UK small-cap funds have suffered consistent outflows while UK smaller companies trusts are on widening discounts
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‘Economy buckling under strain of rate rises’: UK GDP falls 0.5% in July
The slide was much greater than forecasts of 0.2%
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Premier Miton calls for ‘Great British ISA’ to boost UK equities
The GB ISA would ‘help foster an attractive listing environment’
