﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:14:35 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Gavin Counsell  - 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, 04 Jun 2026 23:14:35 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:14:35 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>Gavin Counsell  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Are index-linked gilts worth buying or best left 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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>Five last-minute ISA funds for the anxious investor</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473150/five-last-minute-isa-funds-for-the-anxious-investor/</link><author>Darius McDermott</author><description>The biggest investment mistake you can really make is not being invested at all.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473150/five-last-minute-isa-funds-for-the-anxious-investor/</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. 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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>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>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>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></channel></rss>