Nick Train flagship fund posts best month in its history as software bet starts to pay off Investing Nick Train’s flagship fund has posted its best single-month performance in its 20-year history, in a sign the star stockpicker’s contrarian bets on unloved software stocks are fuelling a change in fortunes for the flagging vehicle. The £1bn Lindsell Train UK Equity fund returned 10.8 per cent to investors in October, in its best month [...]
Investors dump UK stocks as Budget rumours compound caution Investing UK equity funds have been hit with another month of outflows after investors dumped stocks in favour of cash and bonds. Investors withdrew a net £601m from UK stock funds during August, driving a broader £315m net outflow across global equity strategies. The retreat marks the fourth consecutive month of net selling globally and the [...]
Fund managers dumping UK stocks at fastest rate in two decades Markets The scale of investor doubts over the British economy has been laid bare after fresh data found fund managers were pulling out of UK stocks at a pace not seen in more than two decades. Average equity allocations to the UK dropped from a net 2 per cent underweight in August to a net 20 [...]
FTSE 100 giant ICG bulks up as demand for alternatives grows July 16, 2025 Global alternative asset manager Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) experienced a strong first quarter of its 2025 financial year, as investor appetite for private equity-style returns continued to grow. The London-listed firm raised $3.4bn (£2.5bn) in the three months to June 30. This was led by ICG’s Europe IX fund, which targets mid-caps across the region, [...]
How the politics of your fund manager could affect your portfolio October 28, 2024 Does politics affect the way you invest? It could be impacting how the fund manager that looks after your money does. Fund managers are increasingly managing their portfolios based on their political views, according to a new study from Harvard Business School and Washington University. An analysis of the political leanings of fund managers in [...]
Polar Capital shakes off August’s market meltdown October 10, 2024 Polar Capital has reported an uptick in assets under management after the specialist fund manager shook off a hit from August's market meltdown.
RM Funds poaches Brooks Macdonald fund mandate September 5, 2024 RM Funds, best known for its shareholding in embattled investment trust Home REIT, has won the mandate for the £146.6m Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital fund. The Defensive Capital fund, which will be renamed as the RM Defence Capital fund, was launched in 2010. It is built as an all-weather return fund with low volatility through [...]
Meet the Fund Managers: Andrew Lake explains how to find value in escapism June 25, 2024 In this episode of Meet the Fund Manager, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with Andrew Lake, head of fixed income at Mirabaud Asset Management and manager of the Mirabaud Global Strategic Bond fund.
Premier Milton: Fund manager reports mixed results amid ‘challenging’ environment May 30, 2024 Chair Robert Colthorpe noted that while that had been some recovery in several investment markets, there was "weak industry level net flows" from UK retail and wholesale investors.
Meet the Fund Manager: Stephen Yiu talks Meta, Nvidia and AI boom May 1, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Stephen Yiu, manager of the Blue Whale Growth fund.