﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:39 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Steve Walker  - 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, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:39 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:39 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>Steve Walker  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Why Europe offers security for an uncertain investor</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479462/why-europe-offers-security-for-an-uncertain-investor/</link><author>Darius McDermott</author><description>There is scope for both income and a potential re-rating as confidence in earnings sustainability improves.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479462/why-europe-offers-security-for-an-uncertain-investor/</guid></item><item><title>America at 250: Are trust managers backing the world's dominant stock market?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479439/america-at-250-are-trust-managers-backing-the-worlds-dominant-stock-market/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>There are questions over how long US dominance can continue.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479439/america-at-250-are-trust-managers-backing-the-worlds-dominant-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title>After a decade of dominance, large-caps face a more level playing field</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479383/after-a-decade-of-dominance-large-caps-face-a-more-level-playing-field/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Valuation gaps, governance reform and shifting capital flows are reshaping expectations across global regions.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479383/after-a-decade-of-dominance-large-caps-face-a-more-level-playing-field/</guid></item><item><title>The cheapest investment trusts relative to their own history</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479337/the-cheapest-investment-trusts-relative-to-their-own-history/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>More than 20 investment trusts are on discounts more than 10 percentage points wider than their five-year average.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479337/the-cheapest-investment-trusts-relative-to-their-own-history/</guid></item><item><title>‘I'd slap myself for saying this’: Why this multi-asset manager feels safer in Mexico than France</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479150/id-slap-myself-for-saying-this-why-this-multi-asset-manager-feels-safer-in-mexico-than-france/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Overvaluation in developed markets is counterintuitively pushing Vontobel into emerging markets.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479150/id-slap-myself-for-saying-this-why-this-multi-asset-manager-feels-safer-in-mexico-than-france/</guid></item><item><title>The cheapest and most expensive investment trust sectors relative to their own history</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478757/the-cheapest-and-most-expensive-investment-trust-sectors-relative-to-their-own-history/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Trustnet looks at the average discounts and premiums across the trust universe.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478757/the-cheapest-and-most-expensive-investment-trust-sectors-relative-to-their-own-history/</guid></item><item><title>The fund that's held AI winners through the rally and is now conflicted about selling</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478869/the-fund-thats-held-ai-winners-through-the-rally-and-is-now-conflicted-about-selling/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Brunner's Julian Bishop on why the trust sits between two ideological extremes.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478869/the-fund-thats-held-ai-winners-through-the-rally-and-is-now-conflicted-about-selling/</guid></item><item><title>After the IPO: SpaceX is a great company – but is it a great investment?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478756/after-the-ipo-spacex-is-a-great-company--but-is-it-a-great-investment/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>The public listing has confirmed SpaceX’s dominance, but its valuation demands flawless execution.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478756/after-the-ipo-spacex-is-a-great-company--but-is-it-a-great-investment/</guid></item><item><title>Can Japan’s new prime minister keep the market rally alive?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478442/can-japans-new-prime-minister-keep-the-market-rally-alive/</link><author>David Batchelor</author><description>Sanae Takaichi's landslide election win and her 'Sanaenomics' agenda look set to extend Japan's corporate reform story, but rising public debt costs, yen vulnerability and the risk of politically directed spending mean the trade is no longer as clean as it was.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478442/can-japans-new-prime-minister-keep-the-market-rally-alive/</guid></item><item><title>The longest-reigning mixed-asset funds</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478308/the-longest-reigning-mixed-asset-funds/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet highlights the go-anywhere funds that have maintained a maximum FE fundinfo Crown rating for the most part of the past decade.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478308/the-longest-reigning-mixed-asset-funds/</guid></item><item><title>Funds to hold alongside Vanguard LifeStrategy 20% Equity</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478099/funds-to-hold-alongside-vanguard-lifestrategy-20-equity/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Selectors highlight strategies to complement the most cautious fund in the LifeStrategy suite.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478099/funds-to-hold-alongside-vanguard-lifestrategy-20-equity/</guid></item><item><title>SpaceX could double or halve: Expect volatility, says Scottish Mortgage’s Slater</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478154/spacex-could-double-or-halve-expect-volatility-says-scottish-mortgages-slater/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>The manager still has “the scars” from backing Meta when it came to market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478154/spacex-could-double-or-halve-expect-volatility-says-scottish-mortgages-slater/</guid></item><item><title>The most-backed space-related stocks ahead of the SpaceX IPO</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478124/the-most-backed-space-related-stocks-ahead-of-the-spacex-ipo/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>AJ Bell looks at where investors are already putting their money to work in the space race.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478124/the-most-backed-space-related-stocks-ahead-of-the-spacex-ipo/</guid></item><item><title>Five ‘go anywhere’ picks for investors tired of labels</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477810/five-go-anywhere-picks-for-investors-tired-of-labels/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and more are offering investors access to unconstrained strategies.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477810/five-go-anywhere-picks-for-investors-tired-of-labels/</guid></item><item><title>Are index-linked gilts worth buying or best left alone?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477741/are-index-linked-gilts-worth-buying-or-best-left-alone/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>To answer the question, investors must understand duration, experts say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477741/are-index-linked-gilts-worth-buying-or-best-left-alone/</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>The global equity funds with the highest correlation to growth stocks</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476994/the-global-equity-funds-with-the-highest-correlation-to-growth-stocks/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Trustnet looks across the IA Global sector for the funds most correlated to the MSCI AC World Growth index.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476994/the-global-equity-funds-with-the-highest-correlation-to-growth-stocks/</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>Why Scottish Mortgage won't be forced to sell SpaceX at IPO and what that means for shareholders</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477213/why-scottish-mortgage-wont-be-forced-to-sell-spacex-at-ipo-and-what-that-means-for-shareholders/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>In the firm’s final results, manager Tom Slater suggests he’ll hold on to his top position after listing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477213/why-scottish-mortgage-wont-be-forced-to-sell-spacex-at-ipo-and-what-that-means-for-shareholders/</guid></item><item><title>The multi-asset funds that have done the best job of dodging the bottom quartile</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476986/the-multi-asset-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Not one multi-asset fund can boast of staying off the bottom of its sector in each quarter of the past 10 years.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476986/the-multi-asset-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</guid></item><item><title>BlackRock goes overweight developed market stocks</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476734/blackrock-goes-overweight-developed-market-stocks/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>The world's largest asset manager has shifted its long-term portfolio stance towards equities and away from fixed income, driven by artificial intelligence earnings momentum.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476734/blackrock-goes-overweight-developed-market-stocks/</guid></item><item><title>The most consistent cautious multi-asset funds over the past decade</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476529/the-most-consistent-cautious-multi-asset-funds-over-the-past-decade/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Ten funds in the IA Mixed Investment 20-60% Shares sector beat the average in at least eight years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476529/the-most-consistent-cautious-multi-asset-funds-over-the-past-decade/</guid></item><item><title>The most consistent balanced multi-asset funds over a decade</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476232/the-most-consistent-balanced-multi-asset-funds-over-a-decade/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Funds from Barclays, Vanguard and more beat the sector average in every single year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476232/the-most-consistent-balanced-multi-asset-funds-over-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title>The best and worst funds and trusts of April</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475526/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-april/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Trustnet reveals which funds and sectors came out on top – and which struggled – in a month dominated by the ongoing Iran conflict and a resurgent AI trade.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475526/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-april/</guid></item><item><title>Six small but mighty funds you may not have heard of</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475356/six-small-but-mighty-funds-you-may-not-have-heard-of/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors highlight smaller strategies that could bolster investors’ portfolios.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475356/six-small-but-mighty-funds-you-may-not-have-heard-of/</guid></item><item><title>The funds that made 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>Investing through the AI boom: Balancing innovation and discipline</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475217/investing-through-the-ai-boom-balancing-innovation-and-discipline/</link><author>Julian Bishop</author><description>Technological revolutions rarely follow a simple, straight line.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475217/investing-through-the-ai-boom-balancing-innovation-and-discipline/</guid></item><item><title>The market where growth is cheaper than value</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475284/the-market-where-growth-is-cheaper-than-value/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Cyclicals have dominated in Japan but the tide may turn soon, says Baillie Gifford’s Matthew Brett.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475284/the-market-where-growth-is-cheaper-than-value/</guid></item><item><title>Hargreaves Lansdown’s two short-duration bond fund picks</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475250/hargreaves-lansdowns-two-short-duration-bond-fund-picks/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Hargreaves Lansdown highlights strategies with sub-five-year maturities as diversification tools and income portfolios.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475250/hargreaves-lansdowns-two-short-duration-bond-fund-picks/</guid></item><item><title>BlackRock launches UK and European revenue-based ETFs</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475240/blackrock-launches-uk-and-european-revenue-based-etfs/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>The new ETFs allow investors to focus on domestic or international revenues in UK and European markets.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475240/blackrock-launches-uk-and-european-revenue-based-etfs/</guid></item><item><title>The UK funds that have done the best job of dodging the bottom quartile</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475082/the-uk-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>UK trackers appear to be best at staying off the bottom of the sector although a small number of active funds have managed this too.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475082/the-uk-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</guid></item><item><title>Some of the best funds to hold alongside a global tracker</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474903/some-of-the-best-funds-to-hold-alongside-a-global-tracker/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors reveal the strategies to complement broad global exposure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474903/some-of-the-best-funds-to-hold-alongside-a-global-tracker/</guid></item><item><title>BlackRock: Investors under-allocated to AI despite rotation fears</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474894/blackrock-investors-under-allocated-to-ai-despite-rotation-fears/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>Asset manager says portfolios are underweight the theme as capital rotates within – not out of – artificial intelligence.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474894/blackrock-investors-under-allocated-to-ai-despite-rotation-fears/</guid></item><item><title>The global equity funds that have done the best job of dodging the bottom quartile</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474761/the-global-equity-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Trustnet research finds that only passive funds have consistently avoided the bottom quartile of the IA Global sector.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474761/the-global-equity-funds-that-have-done-the-best-job-of-dodging-the-bottom-quartile/</guid></item><item><title>Selectors gravitate towards five space-exposed funds and trusts</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474711/selectors-gravitate-towards-five-space-exposed-funds-and-trusts/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Baillie Gifford and BlackRock among those offering access to the space economy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474711/selectors-gravitate-towards-five-space-exposed-funds-and-trusts/</guid></item><item><title>The investments that have rallied the most under the Iran ceasefire</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474493/the-investments-that-have-rallied-the-most-under-the-iran-ceasefire/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Momentum stocks, European equities and gold have led the recent rally, while energy shed its gains made during the Strait of Hormuz closure.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474493/the-investments-that-have-rallied-the-most-under-the-iran-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title>Momentum investing just had its worst month since the financial crisis</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473883/momentum-investing-just-had-its-worst-month-since-the-financial-crisis/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Trustnet finds the investments that have just gone through a terrible month when compared with their own track record.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473883/momentum-investing-just-had-its-worst-month-since-the-financial-crisis/</guid></item></channel></rss>