﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:26:44 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>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:26:44 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:26:44 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>Fidelity's Sam Morse to retire in October 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GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482589/closer-to-a-tailwind-than-a-headwind-why-active-funds-suddenly-started-beating-the-market-in-july/</guid></item><item><title>The UK’s exceptional start to H2: A Burnham bounce or something more?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482503/the-uks-exceptional-start-to-h2-a-burnham-bounce-or-something-more/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>AI concerns, M&amp;A activity and diversification benefits are all reasons UK equities are rebounding, suggest the experts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13482503/the-uks-exceptional-start-to-h2-a-burnham-bounce-or-something-more/</guid></item><item><title>The best-performing UK funds under Starmer</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13481471/the-best-performing-uk-funds-under-starmer/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Strategies from Artemis, Dimensional and more topped the table for 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