﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:44:55 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ben Ritchie  - related articles from Trustnet</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/NewsHome.aspx</link><description>Trustnet, Free daily updated analysis and price / performance data on all UK Unit Trusts, OEICs, Investment Trusts, Pension, Insurance Bond and Offshore Funds, Structured Products, ETFs and VCTs</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:44:55 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:44:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.trustnet.com</docs><generator>UltraEdit</generator><managingEditor>editorial@trustnet.com</managingEditor><webMaster>mail@trustnet.com</webMaster><image><link>http://www.trustnet.com</link><title>Ben Ritchie  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Baillie Gifford on Apple and hidden gems in smaller companies: Thoughts from Fundswire this fortnight</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482643/baillie-gifford-on-apple-and-hidden-gems-in-smaller-companies-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-fortnight/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>On this fortnight’s Fundswire roundup, Baillie Gifford explains why Apple's fast-follower strategy, among other factors, underpins its long-term investment case while Aberdeen explores the hidden gems in the UK small-cap market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482643/baillie-gifford-on-apple-and-hidden-gems-in-smaller-companies-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-fortnight/</guid></item><item><title>The UK’s exceptional start to H2: A Burnham bounce or something more?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482503/the-uks-exceptional-start-to-h2-a-burnham-bounce-or-something-more/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>AI concerns, M&amp;A activity and diversification benefits are all reasons UK equities are rebounding, suggest the experts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482503/the-uks-exceptional-start-to-h2-a-burnham-bounce-or-something-more/</guid></item><item><title>Gilt focus, market timing and macro blind spots: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482006/gilt-focus-market-timing-and-macro-blind-spots-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Vanguard explains the power of long-term investing and Man Group asks whether investors are right to overlook gilts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482006/gilt-focus-market-timing-and-macro-blind-spots-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>The best and worst funds and trusts of July</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481559/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-july/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>UK equities topped the tables while tech struggled.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481559/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-july/</guid></item><item><title>The US funds investors piled into in the first half of the year – and those they sold</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481470/the-us-funds-investors-piled-into-in-the-first-half-of-the-year--and-those-they-sold/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet rounds out its fund flows series looking at which US portfolios were in and out of favour in the first six months of 2026.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481470/the-us-funds-investors-piled-into-in-the-first-half-of-the-year--and-those-they-sold/</guid></item><item><title>US funds lose ground in FE fundinfo's Crown Ratings rebalance despite strong returns</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481420/us-funds-lose-ground-in-fe-fundinfos-crown-ratings-rebalance-despite-strong-returns/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Concentrated gains in a small number of US technology stocks are making the S&amp;P 500 a harder benchmark to beat, even for funds built around it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481420/us-funds-lose-ground-in-fe-fundinfos-crown-ratings-rebalance-despite-strong-returns/</guid></item><item><title>How investors' favourite emerging-market funds of 2025 have performed in 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481415/how-investors-favourite-emerging-market-funds-of-2025-have-performed-in-2026/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>A SmartGARP strategy leads the pack, while two funds have fallen below the sector average.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481415/how-investors-favourite-emerging-market-funds-of-2025-have-performed-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title>The mixed-asset funds attracting the most and least money in H1 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481343/the-mixed-asset-funds-attracting-the-most-and-least-money-in-h1-2026/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Baillie Gifford and Orbis strategies had the largest inflows between January and June this year.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481343/the-mixed-asset-funds-attracting-the-most-and-least-money-in-h1-2026/</guid></item><item><title>'End of an era': Fund and investment trust veteran James Henderson to retire after 44 years</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481193/end-of-an-era-fund-and-investment-trust-veteran-james-henderson-to-retire-after-44-years/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Laura Foll will take over as lead manager of Law Debenture and Lowland when Henderson steps down in June 2027.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481193/end-of-an-era-fund-and-investment-trust-veteran-james-henderson-to-retire-after-44-years/</guid></item><item><title>How 2025’s most-bought UK equity funds have fared this year</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481113/how-2025s-most-bought-uk-equity-funds-have-fared-this-year/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet looks at how the UK funds investors with the highest inflows last year have performed since.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481113/how-2025s-most-bought-uk-equity-funds-have-fared-this-year/</guid></item><item><title>The UK funds abandoned by investors so far in 2026 (and the three that enjoyed inflows)</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481044/the-uk-funds-abandoned-by-investors-so-far-in-2026-and-the-three-that-enjoyed-inflows/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Investors pulled more than £2bn from UK-focused equity funds in the first half of 2026. Here are the most-affected funds.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481044/the-uk-funds-abandoned-by-investors-so-far-in-2026-and-the-three-that-enjoyed-inflows/</guid></item><item><title>The most bought and sold sterling bond funds YTD</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481017/the-most-bought-and-sold-sterling-bond-funds-ytd/</link><author>Emmy Hawker </author><description>Strategies from AXA, Ninety One and more attracted over £200m in inflows.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481017/the-most-bought-and-sold-sterling-bond-funds-ytd/</guid></item><item><title>Investors were right to buy these Liontrust and Artemis funds, finds study</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480928/investors-were-right-to-buy-these-liontrust-and-artemis-funds-finds-study/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet looks at how the 10 bought most European funds investors last year have performed in 2026.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480928/investors-were-right-to-buy-these-liontrust-and-artemis-funds-finds-study/</guid></item><item><title>The best growth model portfolios of the decade, sector by sector</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480421/the-best-growth-model-portfolios-of-the-decade-sector-by-sector/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>From the aggressive UK MPS 85%-100% Growth sector to the more balanced 45%-65% Growth peer group, Tatton, Saltus, Schroders and Brooks Macdonald all have model portfolios among the top three performers since 2016.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480421/the-best-growth-model-portfolios-of-the-decade-sector-by-sector/</guid></item><item><title>The Asia and emerging market funds turning things around in 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480382/the-asia-and-emerging-market-funds-turning-things-around-in-2026/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet looks at long-term laggards that have had a strong past six months.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480382/the-asia-and-emerging-market-funds-turning-things-around-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title>The only cheap active Japan fund posting top long-term returns</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480334/the-only-cheap-active-japan-fund-posting-top-long-term-returns/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors and investment platforms rate this M&amp;G strategy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13480334/the-only-cheap-active-japan-fund-posting-top-long-term-returns/</guid></item><item><title>Aberdeen Asia Focus: How we made an 833% return from a name nobody was watching</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479767/aberdeen-asia-focus-how-we-made-an-833-return-from-a-name-nobody-was-watching/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Gabriel Sacks, who runs Aberdeen Asia Focus, says you don't need to own TSMC to win in Asian tech.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479767/aberdeen-asia-focus-how-we-made-an-833-return-from-a-name-nobody-was-watching/</guid></item><item><title>The cheapest active emerging markets funds posting the strongest long-term returns</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479983/the-cheapest-active-emerging-markets-funds-posting-the-strongest-long-term-returns/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Strategies from Nomura and Invesco have been highlighted in the latest Trustnet research.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479983/the-cheapest-active-emerging-markets-funds-posting-the-strongest-long-term-returns/</guid></item><item><title>You can sell a 10-bagger but not the benchmark</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479384/you-can-sell-a-10-bagger-but-not-the-benchmark/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Aberdeen’s Gabriel Sacks explains what happens when the benchmark re-rates faster than you can sell.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479384/you-can-sell-a-10-bagger-but-not-the-benchmark/</guid></item><item><title>America at 250: Are trust managers backing the world's dominant stock market?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479439/america-at-250-are-trust-managers-backing-the-worlds-dominant-stock-market/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>There are questions over how long US dominance can continue.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479439/america-at-250-are-trust-managers-backing-the-worlds-dominant-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title>Avoiding concentration risk in Asian equity markets</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479404/avoiding-concentration-risk-in-asian-equity-markets/</link><author>Xin-Yao Ng</author><description>Investing in large-caps around the world is a flawed way to gain diversification.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479404/avoiding-concentration-risk-in-asian-equity-markets/</guid></item><item><title>The SpaceX valuation debate, market concentration risks and May's ETF inflow sweep: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478841/the-spacex-valuation-debate-market-concentration-risks-and-mays-etf-inflow-sweep-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux </author><description>Aberdeen Investments interrogates the assumptions behind SpaceX's landmark IPO and AllianceBernstein looks at how global equity patterns changed in the past 16 months.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478841/the-spacex-valuation-debate-market-concentration-risks-and-mays-etf-inflow-sweep-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>Miles below fair value: Why investment trusts think now is the time for UK mid-caps</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478670/miles-below-fair-value-why-investment-trusts-think-now-is-the-time-for-uk-mid-caps/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Managers cite decade-low valuations, a rare FTSE 250 yield inversion and rising takeover premia as reasons to build exposure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478670/miles-below-fair-value-why-investment-trusts-think-now-is-the-time-for-uk-mid-caps/</guid></item><item><title>When losing money, the instinct is to do something – usually, that's the mistake</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478481/when-losing-money-the-instinct-is-to-do-something--usually-thats-the-mistake/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Markets have been volatile enough this year to rattle even experienced investors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478481/when-losing-money-the-instinct-is-to-do-something--usually-thats-the-mistake/</guid></item><item><title>Bonds remain a beacon in volatile markets and Europe’s broad opportunity set: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478255/bonds-remain-a-beacon-in-volatile-markets-and-europes-broad-opportunity-set-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Aberdeen explains why bonds remain a beacon in volatile markets and Baillie Gifford looks at Europe’s broad investment opportunity set.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478255/bonds-remain-a-beacon-in-volatile-markets-and-europes-broad-opportunity-set-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>10 years on from Brexit: Investment trust managers see light at the end of the tunnel</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478235/10-years-on-from-brexit-investment-trust-managers-see-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>The case for UK equities is compelling – but what will unlock a re-rating?</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478235/10-years-on-from-brexit-investment-trust-managers-see-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/</guid></item><item><title>The funds that were hit hardest by Friday's AI sell-off</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477983/the-funds-that-were-hit-hardest-by-fridays-ai-sell-off/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>A convergence of a US jobs shock, an AI earnings miss and fresh tariff proposals triggered a sell-off at the end of last week, although UK equity funds posted gains.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477983/the-funds-that-were-hit-hardest-by-fridays-ai-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title>British bargains: The cheapest UK trusts relative to their own history</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477947/british-bargains-the-cheapest-uk-trusts-relative-to-their-own-history/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet unearths the few UK trusts that are meaningfully cheaper than their five-year average discount.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477947/british-bargains-the-cheapest-uk-trusts-relative-to-their-own-history/</guid></item><item><title>I don’t know how managers can have conviction in things, says James Henderson</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477906/i-dont-know-how-managers-can-have-conviction-in-things-says-james-henderson/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>The Lowland manager also explains the parallels between investing and gardening, why the UK has an investing problem and how politics rarely has an impact on markets.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477906/i-dont-know-how-managers-can-have-conviction-in-things-says-james-henderson/</guid></item><item><title>'Unusually large' FTSE reshuffle: Fund managers on the winners and losers</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477774/unusually-large-ftse-reshuffle-fund-managers-on-the-winners-and-losers/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>The reshuffle tends to be “more dramatic” during volatile markets.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477774/unusually-large-ftse-reshuffle-fund-managers-on-the-winners-and-losers/</guid></item><item><title>Trust managers' best energy stocks for 'one of the most compelling medium-term setups in decades'</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477586/trust-managers-best-energy-stocks-for-one-of-the-most-compelling-medium-term-setups-in-decades/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Investment trust managers give their top energy picks as Middle East disruption and the politics of energy security combine to create a compelling market backdrop.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477586/trust-managers-best-energy-stocks-for-one-of-the-most-compelling-medium-term-setups-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title>Finsbury Growth &amp; Income board backs Nick Train with £70m in gearing despite double-digit losses</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477282/finsbury-growth--income-board-backs-nick-train-with-70m-in-gearing-despite-double-digit-losses/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>The trust has lost investors 14% over the past six months.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477282/finsbury-growth--income-board-backs-nick-train-with-70m-in-gearing-despite-double-digit-losses/</guid></item><item><title>Investment trusts trading at a premium –  are they worth it?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477176/investment-trusts-trading-at-a-premium---are-they-worth-it/</link><author>Annabel Brodie-Smith</author><description>What to consider before paying a trust at premium.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477176/investment-trusts-trading-at-a-premium---are-they-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title>US-China AI gap, hyperscaler winners and the demographic shift: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476973/us-china-ai-gap-hyperscaler-winners-and-the-demographic-shift-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux </author><description>On Fundswire this week, Aberdeen weighs whether China's AI progress is genuinely closing the distance on the US, while M&amp;G examines how ageing populations and falling birth rates are redrawing the investment landscape.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476973/us-china-ai-gap-hyperscaler-winners-and-the-demographic-shift-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item></channel></rss>