﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:53:16 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Michael Sprot  - 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>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:53:16 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:53:16 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>Michael Sprot  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>The best-performing funds and trusts of the 2020s – and what they have in common</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487117/the-best-performing-funds-and-trusts-of-the-2020s--and-what-they-have-in-common/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Funds and trusts focused on AI, commodities and gold have dominated.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487117/the-best-performing-funds-and-trusts-of-the-2020s--and-what-they-have-in-common/</guid></item><item><title>Trusts beat funds with the same manager, finds study</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487006/trusts-beat-funds-with-the-same-manager-finds-study/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Overall, investment companies added an extra £37 per £100 invested a decade ago compared with an open-ended fund.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487006/trusts-beat-funds-with-the-same-manager-finds-study/</guid></item><item><title>Playing the next stage of AI, the case for cash and the US investment environment: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486864/playing-the-next-stage-of-ai-the-case-for-cash-and-the-us-investment-environment-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Artemis looks at four ways investors can approach the AI theme and Royal London Asset Management sets out how cash can play a deliberate role in a financial plan.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486864/playing-the-next-stage-of-ai-the-case-for-cash-and-the-us-investment-environment-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>Emerging markets, Artemis and value: The funds that investors are paying more attention to in 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486801/emerging-markets-artemis-and-value-the-funds-that-investors-are-paying-more-attention-to-in-2026/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Artemis Global Income is now the most-researched fund on Trustnet, with Fundsmith Equity down to sixth.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486801/emerging-markets-artemis-and-value-the-funds-that-investors-are-paying-more-attention-to-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title>The trusts on track for another year at the top of their sector</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486111/the-trusts-on-track-for-another-year-at-the-top-of-their-sector/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>As markets move into the final quarter of 2026, Trustnet finds out which trusts were in the top quartile for both 2025 and the year to date.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13486111/the-trusts-on-track-for-another-year-at-the-top-of-their-sector/</guid></item><item><title>US midterms outlook, emerging market momentum and securing income: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13485874/us-midterms-outlook-emerging-market-momentum-and-securing-income-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux</author><description> On Fundswire this week, T. Rowe Price considers how the US midterms could affect investors' portfolios and Fidelity's Chris Tennant unpacks the story behind emerging market equities so far this year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13485874/us-midterms-outlook-emerging-market-momentum-and-securing-income-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>The overlooked role of short-selling  in emerging markets</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13485738/the-overlooked-role-of-short-selling--in-emerging-markets/</link><author>Chris Tennant</author><description>Fidelity Emerging Markets' shorts have added to performance since Fidelity took over in October 2021, even as emerging market equities posted strong gains.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13485738/the-overlooked-role-of-short-selling--in-emerging-markets/</guid></item><item><title>The world’s most expensive and 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funds for an AI slowdown</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484553/wealth-clubs-three-funds-for-an-ai-slowdown/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Wealth Club's Jonathan Moyes picks two bond funds and a private equity trust to broaden portfolios as AI spending concerns grow.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484553/wealth-clubs-three-funds-for-an-ai-slowdown/</guid></item><item><title>China tech misconceptions, shifting supply chains and the case for macro discipline: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13483947/china-tech-misconceptions-shifting-supply-chains-and-the-case-for-macro-discipline-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Allianz sets out five things’ investors may be overlooking about China's technology sector, while Van Lanschot Kempen tracks the structural shift in supply chains 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where to put money to work.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482448/the-funds-experts-are-backing-in-2026s-best-performing-major-market/</guid></item><item><title>The real Magnificent Seven: Quality funds experts back to come good again</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481561/the-real-magnificent-seven-quality-funds-experts-back-to-come-good-again/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund pickers point to strategies from JPMorgan, BlackRock and more.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481561/the-real-magnificent-seven-quality-funds-experts-back-to-come-good-again/</guid></item><item><title>The mixed-asset funds investors bought most in 2025: Winners and laggards in 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481222/the-mixed-asset-funds-investors-bought-most-in-2025-winners-and-laggards-in-2026/</link><author>Matteo 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