﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:46:02 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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:46:02 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:46:02 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>The six emerging market funds that beat the index in most 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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>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><item><title>Ruffer shifts to credit spreads and yen as traditional defences fail</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471368/ruffer-shifts-to-credit-spreads-and-yen-as-traditional-defences-fail/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Jasmine Yeo, Alex Chartres and Ian Rees explain why the investment trust has moved away from conventional portfolio protection as correlations that held for decades break down.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471368/ruffer-shifts-to-credit-spreads-and-yen-as-traditional-defences-fail/</guid></item><item><title>The young multi-asset funds that made top-quartile returns in their first three 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GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13471155/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-february/</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><item><title>Where ISA millionaires really put their money – for themselves and the next generation</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13470478/where-isa-millionaires-really-put-their-money--for-themselves-and-the-next-generation/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>AJ Bell data lifts the lid on how the UK's most successful ISA investors allocate their portfolios.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13470478/where-isa-millionaires-really-put-their-money--for-themselves-and-the-next-generation/</guid></item><item><title>Five new strategies awarded an ‘Elite Rating’ by FundCalibre</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13469406/five-new-strategies-awarded-an-elite-rating-by-fundcalibre/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Fidelity and JP Morgan Asset Management trusts are included in the list.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13469406/five-new-strategies-awarded-an-elite-rating-by-fundcalibre/</guid></item><item><title>The CT Universal MAP managers’ favourite region for 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467916/the-ct-universal-map-managers-favourite-region-for-2026/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>The multi-asset funds have reduced US equity exposure in favour of cheaper emerging market technology plays.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467916/the-ct-universal-map-managers-favourite-region-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title>Meet the managers behind the CT Universal MAP funds</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467908/meet-the-managers-behind-the-ct-universal-map-funds/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Five members of Columbia Threadneedle’s multi-asset team explain how they run funds, their investment highlights and what they do when they’re not investing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467908/meet-the-managers-behind-the-ct-universal-map-funds/</guid></item><item><title>Man Group and Artemis lead after crown rating rebalance while Fundsmith and Lindsell Train continue to languish</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468452/man-group-and-artemis-lead-after-crown-rating-rebalance-while-fundsmith-and-lindsell-train-continue-to-languish/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>The latest rebalance of the FE fundinfo Crown ratings has just been completed.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468452/man-group-and-artemis-lead-after-crown-rating-rebalance-while-fundsmith-and-lindsell-train-continue-to-languish/</guid></item><item><title>The global funds that have ticked (just about) all the boxes in the last three years</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468378/the-global-funds-that-have-ticked-just-about-all-the-boxes-in-the-last-three-years/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Trustnet starts this year’s run of its annual research ranking funds on a wide range of metrics with the IA Global sector.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468378/the-global-funds-that-have-ticked-just-about-all-the-boxes-in-the-last-three-years/</guid></item><item><title>The most bought and sold UK bond funds of 2025</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468418/the-most-bought-and-sold-uk-bond-funds-of-2025/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet looks at the main UK sterling-based bond sectors.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13468418/the-most-bought-and-sold-uk-bond-funds-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title>Beyond screening: Active stewardship helps drives change in CT Sustainable Universal MAP funds</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467409/beyond-screening-active-stewardship-helps-drives-change-in-ct-sustainable-universal-map-funds/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>The CT Sustainable Universal MAP funds undertake engagement with portfolio companies, with the view of helping them to enhance their performance, viability and sustainability to create long-term economic value for clients.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467409/beyond-screening-active-stewardship-helps-drives-change-in-ct-sustainable-universal-map-funds/</guid></item><item><title>The experts’ favourite investment trusts you (probably) haven’t heard of</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467820/the-experts-favourite-investment-trusts-you-probably-havent-heard-of/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>UK smaller companies, uranium and private equity trusts are among those highlighted.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467820/the-experts-favourite-investment-trusts-you-probably-havent-heard-of/</guid></item><item><title>Were investors right to add and ditch these multi-asset funds?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467475/were-investors-right-to-add-and-ditch-these-multi-asset-funds/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet looks back at how the most in and out of favour funds of 2024 performed last year.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13467475/were-investors-right-to-add-and-ditch-these-multi-asset-funds/</guid></item></channel></rss>