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
Analysis
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From marketing slogan to political alliance: Can BRICS challenge the status quo?
Following the expansion of the BRICS group, investors discuss which constituents offer the best opportunities
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Is an equity-bond market correlation ‘the new normal’?
Equities and bonds moving in ‘virtual lockstep’ over the last year has ‘huge asset allocation implications’
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Five global equity funds boasting the highest yields and leading returns
Portfolio Adviser looks at the five highest-yielding global equity income funds with top-quartile three-year returns
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What do ‘higher for longer’ interest rates mean for UK smaller companies?
Martin Currie’s Richard Bullas and Dan Green explain why UK small and mid caps could ‘come back like a coiled spring’
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Will China’s weakness derail global growth?
Bad news for China doesn’t have to be bad news for Asia overall
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Soft landing or soft economy – what do rising bond yields signal?
Are bonds a good or bad investment in the current environment?
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Calls for judicial review into FCA as investment trust sector faces extinction
Cost disclosure regulation has been called “illegal and irrational” amid an “emergency situation” for investment companies
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When and how will the infrastructure sector recover?
Rising interest rates, widening discounts and fixed income inflows have bruised assets
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Have larger mid-cap trusts found themselves in ‘the danger zone’?
Consolidation and short-sellers of the FTSE 250 index have created a ‘perfect storm’
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Five top-performing UK equity funds quietly achieving in an unloved sector
Using FE data, Portfolio Adviser shines a spotlight on the UK equity funds delivering the strongest, most reliable returns over the long term
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Are US equities overvalued, or are valuations just high?
Given high valuations relative to peers, fund managers give their views on the prospects for US equities over the medium-to-long term