﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Thu, 21 May 2026 19:36:12 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Erik Mulder  - 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>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:36:12 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:36:12 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>Erik Mulder  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>The biggest emerging-market funds and trusts: Which one should you buy?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475879/the-biggest-emerging-market-funds-and-trusts-which-one-should-you-buy/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>With the asset class back in favour and the US losing its shine, fund selectors pick their preferred vehicles.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475879/the-biggest-emerging-market-funds-and-trusts-which-one-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title>The best and worst funds and trusts of April</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475526/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-april/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet reveals which funds and sectors came out on top – and which struggled – in a month dominated by the ongoing Iran conflict and a resurgent AI trade.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475526/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-april/</guid></item><item><title>Investing through the AI boom: Balancing innovation and discipline</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475217/investing-through-the-ai-boom-balancing-innovation-and-discipline/</link><author>Julian Bishop</author><description>Technological revolutions rarely follow a simple, straight line.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475217/investing-through-the-ai-boom-balancing-innovation-and-discipline/</guid></item><item><title>Some of the best funds to hold alongside a global tracker</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474903/some-of-the-best-funds-to-hold-alongside-a-global-tracker/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors reveal the strategies to complement broad global exposure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474903/some-of-the-best-funds-to-hold-alongside-a-global-tracker/</guid></item><item><title>Selectors gravitate towards five space-exposed funds and trusts</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474711/selectors-gravitate-towards-five-space-exposed-funds-and-trusts/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Baillie Gifford and BlackRock among those offering access to the space economy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474711/selectors-gravitate-towards-five-space-exposed-funds-and-trusts/</guid></item><item><title>The six emerging market funds that beat the index in most years</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474501/the-six-emerging-market-funds-that-beat-the-index-in-most-years/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>One fund from Artemis beat MSCI Emerging Markets in nine out of the past 10 years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474501/the-six-emerging-market-funds-that-beat-the-index-in-most-years/</guid></item><item><title>Fidelity, Artemis, Invesco: Which UK equity heavyweight should you buy?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474345/fidelity-artemis-invesco-which-uk-equity-heavyweight-should-you-buy/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Britain's largest active UK equity funds share a value tilt but diverge on style, conviction and what investors are actually paying for.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474345/fidelity-artemis-invesco-which-uk-equity-heavyweight-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title>Fund and trust picks to help investors navigate a volatile US dollar</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474031/fund-and-trust-picks-to-help-investors-navigate-a-volatile-us-dollar/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors highlight options from BlackRock, Schroders and more.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474031/fund-and-trust-picks-to-help-investors-navigate-a-volatile-us-dollar/</guid></item><item><title>Tulips, toilet paper and the Magnificent Seven: Why human instincts make terrible investment decisions</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471795/tulips-toilet-paper-and-the-magnificent-seven-why-human-instincts-make-terrible-investment-decisions/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>The biases that drive investors to buy at the top, panic at the bottom and concentrate in what is already popular are features of human cognition, evolved for a world of predators and scarcity but deeply unsuited to financial markets.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471795/tulips-toilet-paper-and-the-magnificent-seven-why-human-instincts-make-terrible-investment-decisions/</guid></item><item><title>Veteran trust managers on the Iran crisis: The lessons of 178 combined years</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473490/veteran-trust-managers-on-the-iran-crisis-the-lessons-of-178-combined-years/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Five of the longest-serving investment trust managers share the lessons that have shaped their response to the Iran crisis and why most of them are buying rather than selling.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473490/veteran-trust-managers-on-the-iran-crisis-the-lessons-of-178-combined-years/</guid></item><item><title>Allianz Best Styles has been using AI since 2007 (not since ChatGPT)</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471794/allianz-best-styles-has-been-using-ai-since-2007-not-since-chatgpt/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>When ChatGPT launched in 2022, asset managers rushed to explain how they were embracing artificial intelligence. Allianz Global Investors' Systematic Equity team had already been using it for 15 years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471794/allianz-best-styles-has-been-using-ai-since-2007-not-since-chatgpt/</guid></item><item><title>UK stock ideas for your ISA this season</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472713/uk-stock-ideas-for-your-isa-this-season/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund managers reveal the stocks they currently favour in their portfolios.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472713/uk-stock-ideas-for-your-isa-this-season/</guid></item><item><title>Five tech themes for 2026, alternative investment opportunities and the case for emerging market debt: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472699/five-tech-themes-for-2026-alternative-investment-opportunities-and-the-case-for-emerging-market-debt-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Allianz Global investors shares five global tech themes, Invesco looks at alternatives and M&amp;G gives the case for emerging market debt.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472699/five-tech-themes-for-2026-alternative-investment-opportunities-and-the-case-for-emerging-market-debt-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>What a particle physicist can teach us about investing</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471793/what-a-particle-physicist-can-teach-us-about-investing/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Before Dr Michael Heldmann built one of the most consistent track records in systematic equity investing, he was searching for the fundamental building blocks of matter at CERN. </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471793/what-a-particle-physicist-can-teach-us-about-investing/</guid></item><item><title>The hidden cost of single-factor investing and AllianzGI’s 25+ year solution</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471788/the-hidden-cost-of-single-factor-investing-and-allianzgis-25-year-solution/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Factor investing has a compelling long-run case. What the data does not always make clear is how long investors may have to wait to benefit and how much can go wrong in the meantime. </description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471788/the-hidden-cost-of-single-factor-investing-and-allianzgis-25-year-solution/</guid></item><item><title>Five adventurous fund picks to add to your ISA before the April deadline</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472507/five-adventurous-fund-picks-to-add-to-your-isa-before-the-april-deadline/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Selectors highlight funds and investment trusts that are worthy of consideration for investors willing to take on a bit more risk.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472507/five-adventurous-fund-picks-to-add-to-your-isa-before-the-april-deadline/</guid></item><item><title>Three trusts enter AIC’s next generation of dividend heroes</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472497/three-trusts-enter-aics-next-generation-of-dividend-heroes/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>These income-paying trusts have upped payouts for between 10 and 20 years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472497/three-trusts-enter-aics-next-generation-of-dividend-heroes/</guid></item><item><title>From 30,000 stocks to 292 holdings: How Best Styles finds needles in a haystack</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471787/from-30000-stocks-to-292-holdings-how-best-styles-finds-needles-in-a-haystack/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Selecting roughly 300 stocks from a universe of more than 30,000 involves a number of possible combinations that exceeds the atoms in the observable universe. Allianz Global Investors' Systematic Equity team explains how they solve that problem.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471787/from-30000-stocks-to-292-holdings-how-best-styles-finds-needles-in-a-haystack/</guid></item><item><title>Five styles. One goal: A more consistent equity core</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471786/five-styles-one-goal-a-more-consistent-equity-core/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Value, momentum, revisions, growth and quality all have evidence behind them — and all can disappoint for years. For client portfolios, the most usable approach is often the deliberate blend. Allianz Global Investors' Best Styles strategy was built on the conviction that combining all five is the only reliable way to harvest their rewards.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471786/five-styles-one-goal-a-more-consistent-equity-core/</guid></item><item><title>Where best to invest your bonus and avoid the 60% tax trap </title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472071/where-best-to-invest-your-bonus-and-avoid-the-60-tax-trap/</link><author>Annabel Brodie-Smith </author><description>Experts highlight trusts for different investor types.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472071/where-best-to-invest-your-bonus-and-avoid-the-60-tax-trap/</guid></item><item><title>Allianz Technology Trust ‘cautiously optimistic’ amid volatile markets and overvaluation worries</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472116/allianz-technology-trust-cautiously-optimistic-amid-volatile-markets-and-overvaluation-worries/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Lead portfolio manager Mike Seidenberg sees structural technology growth persisting into 2026 but expects ongoing volatility from AI valuation debates and a fraught geopolitical backdrop to test investors.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472116/allianz-technology-trust-cautiously-optimistic-amid-volatile-markets-and-overvaluation-worries/</guid></item><item><title>F&amp;C board proposes share split; will raise dividends for 55th consecutive year</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472115/fc-board-proposes-share-split-will-raise-dividends-for-55th-consecutive-year/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>The world’s oldest investment trust beat its benchmark in 2025.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472115/fc-board-proposes-share-split-will-raise-dividends-for-55th-consecutive-year/</guid></item><item><title>Scottish Mortgage seeks approval to invest while above 30% private company limit</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472113/scottish-mortgage-seeks-approval-to-invest-while-above-30-private-company-limit/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>The board has asked for £250m additional capacity as its SpaceX valuation has pushed the trust over its existing threshold.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472113/scottish-mortgage-seeks-approval-to-invest-while-above-30-private-company-limit/</guid></item><item><title>Trusts that don’t evolve won’t last long, says Bankers manager</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472036/trusts-that-dont-evolve-wont-last-long-says-bankers-manager/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>New co-manager Richard Clode outlines the changes made to the £1.3bn trust over recent years and explains his optimism for turning around performance.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472036/trusts-that-dont-evolve-wont-last-long-says-bankers-manager/</guid></item><item><title>Coaching clients through turbulence, investor psychology need-to-knows and managing risk during geopolitical shocks: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472034/coaching-clients-through-turbulence-investor-psychology-need-to-knows-and-managing-risk-during-geopolitical-shocks-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Vanguard shares four charts to coach your clients through market turbulence and BlackRock explains why advisers should know about investor psychology.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13472034/coaching-clients-through-turbulence-investor-psychology-need-to-knows-and-managing-risk-during-geopolitical-shocks-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>How investment trusts can help navigate SaaS-mageddon</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471990/how-investment-trusts-can-help-navigate-saas-mageddon/</link><author>David Brenchley</author><description>Kepler Trust Intelligence’s David Brenchley explains why the Anthropic-fuelled software sell-off has made broad, index-led technology investing more dangerous and specialist stock-picking more necessary.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471990/how-investment-trusts-can-help-navigate-saas-mageddon/</guid></item><item><title>Junior ISA fund and trust picks to pay off a student loan</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471552/junior-isa-fund-and-trust-picks-to-pay-off-a-student-loan/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>The savings vehicle is a powerful tool for families planning ahead to counter soaring university expenses.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471552/junior-isa-fund-and-trust-picks-to-pay-off-a-student-loan/</guid></item><item><title>Iran conflict market aftermath, hot commodities and emerging market revival: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471652/iran-conflict-market-aftermath-hot-commodities-and-emerging-market-revival-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux </author><description>On Fundswire this week, Vanguard reflects on market risk amid the Iran conflict, while Man Group assesses the forces likely to shape energy markets in the weeks ahead. PIMCO explains why commodities are back in investors’ sights.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471652/iran-conflict-market-aftermath-hot-commodities-and-emerging-market-revival-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>Nine funds and trusts to hold alongside Fidelity Global Dividend</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471545/nine-funds-and-trusts-to-hold-alongside-fidelity-global-dividend/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Experts suggest both cautious and more adventurous pairings to complement the defensive profile of the Fidelity fund.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471545/nine-funds-and-trusts-to-hold-alongside-fidelity-global-dividend/</guid></item><item><title>Scottish Mortgage worries about its AI exposure  – it might be too low</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471504/scottish-mortgage-worries-about-its-ai-exposure---it-might-be-too-low/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>The managers think AI is the biggest technological revolution of their lifetimes and are more worried about owning too little of it than too much.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471504/scottish-mortgage-worries-about-its-ai-exposure---it-might-be-too-low/</guid></item><item><title>Dividends and the changing nature of emerging markets</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471352/dividends-and-the-changing-nature-of-emerging-markets/</link><author>Omar Negyal</author><description>Dividends are no longer confined to a limited narrow group of traditional income sectors.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471352/dividends-and-the-changing-nature-of-emerging-markets/</guid></item><item><title>Drones, missiles and the new rules of war: What the Iran conflict means for defence stocks</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471353/drones-missiles-and-the-new-rules-of-war-what-the-iran-conflict-means-for-defence-stocks/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>The weekend's US-Israeli strikes on Iran exposed a critical gap in modern air defence, one that is already moving share prices and is likely to reshape defence procurement.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471353/drones-missiles-and-the-new-rules-of-war-what-the-iran-conflict-means-for-defence-stocks/</guid></item><item><title>The investment trusts that would have made you a millionaire three times over</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13470954/the-investment-trusts-that-would-have-made-you-a-millionaire-three-times-over/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Technology trusts reigned supreme but there were some 68 investment trusts that would have returned more than £1m for ISA savers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13470954/the-investment-trusts-that-would-have-made-you-a-millionaire-three-times-over/</guid></item></channel></rss>