Funds and Investment Trusts

A less volatile way to invest in the emerging markets: Utilico Emerging Markets

The slowdown in China has had a big impact on many of the world’s emerging economies. This has undermined local…

Jupiter UK Growth: The fund that has beaten the All-Share by almost 100% over ten years

It is very rare to come across a fund that has consistently beaten its benchmark over a long period of…

A bit of magic from Merlin: the Jupiter Merlin Growth Portfolio

Multi-manager funds divide opinion. Some people like the idea of having a managed portfolio of funds and welcome the chance…

Safe and secure: Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies

The sharp decline in Chinese share prices has increased the volatility of world stock markets with many of the main…

Miton UK Value Opportunities: Unearthing Hidden Value

There are so many funds that invest in the UK stock market that it can be difficult to find one…

Fancy a nice apartment in Berlin?

A closed-ended fund that invests in a Berlin-focused portfolio of German residential properties has recently listed on the main market…

The global giant that invests in the best growth companies around the world

The largest investment trust in the global growth sector is Scottish Mortgage, yet the fact that it has total assets…

Top of the class

Neil Woodford’s equity income fund has just celebrated its first birthday with a sector topping annual return of 17.2%. This…

The funds that won’t diworsify your investment

Many of the top performing funds including Woodford Equity Income and Terry Smith’s Fundsmith Equity hold extremely concentrated portfolios. These…

Don’t let a Greek farce turn into a tragedy

The main focus of the markets is the growing realisation that Greece could default on its debt obligations and leave…