﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:44:29 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Nick Purves  - 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>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:44:29 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:44:29 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>Nick Purves  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Crown jewels: The specialist funds that held their top FE fundinfo rating</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479305/crown-jewels-the-specialist-funds-that-held-their-top-fe-fundinfo-rating/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet looks at which funds in the IA Specialist and IA Unclassified sectors have maintained a five-Crown FE fundinfo rating for the longest stretch of the past decade.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479305/crown-jewels-the-specialist-funds-that-held-their-top-fe-fundinfo-rating/</guid></item><item><title>The best-performing UK and European funds 10 years after the Brexit referendum</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479016/the-best-performing-uk-and-european-funds-10-years-after-the-brexit-referendum/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>A decade on from the vote to leave the EU, European equity funds have significantly outpaced their UK equivalents.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479016/the-best-performing-uk-and-european-funds-10-years-after-the-brexit-referendum/</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>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>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>Funds to hold alongside Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476438/funds-to-hold-alongside-vanguard-lifestrategy-100-equity/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Selectors reveal four funds that would pair well with the popular vehicle.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476438/funds-to-hold-alongside-vanguard-lifestrategy-100-equity/</guid></item><item><title>The adventurous multi-asset funds that beat their peers most 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the best returns in both the Iran sell-off and rebound</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475287/the-funds-that-made-the-best-returns-in-both-the-iran-sell-off-and-rebound/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Trustnet finds out if any funds have been among the best of their peers when markets were falling and when they were rising during the Iran conflict.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475287/the-funds-that-made-the-best-returns-in-both-the-iran-sell-off-and-rebound/</guid></item><item><title>Trusts beat funds over time – but only in the right sectors </title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474645/trusts-beat-funds-over-time--but-only-in-the-right-sectors/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>A sector-by-sector comparison shows investment trusts gaining ground over longer timeframes, but the advantage is inconsistent and often disappears outside equity markets. </description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474645/trusts-beat-funds-over-time--but-only-in-the-right-sectors/</guid></item><item><title>4,000 people copy this portfolio, but is it good?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474579/4000-people-copy-this-portfolio-but-is-it-good/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Nearly 4,000 investors have replicated a retail-built income strategy on Trading 212 – we asked two fund experts what they'd keep, cut and add</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474579/4000-people-copy-this-portfolio-but-is-it-good/</guid></item><item><title>Seven defensive stocks for a slowing economy</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474465/seven-defensive-stocks-for-a-slowing-economy/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund managers from Rathbones, Aegon and more highlight high-quality companies they believe can weather weaker growth.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474465/seven-defensive-stocks-for-a-slowing-economy/</guid></item></channel></rss>