﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:41:46 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Thomas Smith  - 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, 04 Jul 2026 12:41:46 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:41:46 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>Thomas Smith  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Halfway there: How the Trustnet team's 2026 fund picks are getting on</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479646/halfway-there-how-the-trustnet-teams-2026-fund-picks-are-getting-on/</link><author>The Trustnet team</author><description>Four of five 2026 fund picks are in profit at the halfway stage, but the team has been here before.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479646/halfway-there-how-the-trustnet-teams-2026-fund-picks-are-getting-on/</guid></item><item><title>Why most investors ignore the biggest driver of returns and the changing face of high yield investing: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479192/why-most-investors-ignore-the-biggest-driver-of-returns-and-the-changing-face-of-high-yield-investing-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>This week's Fundswire round-up brings together views from five asset managers on topics spanning investor behaviour, credit markets, Asian equities and global strategy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13479192/why-most-investors-ignore-the-biggest-driver-of-returns-and-the-changing-face-of-high-yield-investing-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</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>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>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>Bonds remain a beacon in volatile markets and Europe’s broad opportunity set: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478255/bonds-remain-a-beacon-in-volatile-markets-and-europes-broad-opportunity-set-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Diana Llewellyn</author><description>On Fundswire this week, Aberdeen explains why bonds remain a beacon in volatile markets and Baillie Gifford looks at Europe’s broad investment opportunity set.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13478255/bonds-remain-a-beacon-in-volatile-markets-and-europes-broad-opportunity-set-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>The best and worst funds and trusts of May 2026</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477400/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-may-2026/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Stocks powered ahead last month despite geopolitical stress and stagflation worries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477400/the-best-and-worst-funds-and-trusts-of-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title>Is now an attractive entry point for Indian equities? </title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477315/is-now-an-attractive-entry-point-for-indian-equities/</link><author>Darius McDermott </author><description>The big picture remains strong with long-term drivers aided by government supported initiatives. </description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13477315/is-now-an-attractive-entry-point-for-indian-equities/</guid></item><item><title>US-China AI gap, hyperscaler winners and the demographic shift: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476973/us-china-ai-gap-hyperscaler-winners-and-the-demographic-shift-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux </author><description>On Fundswire this week, Aberdeen weighs whether China's AI progress is genuinely closing the distance on the US, while M&amp;G examines how ageing populations and falling birth rates are redrawing the investment landscape.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13476973/us-china-ai-gap-hyperscaler-winners-and-the-demographic-shift-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>The adventurous multi-asset funds that beat their peers most often</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475960/the-adventurous-multi-asset-funds-that-beat-their-peers-most-often/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Funds from BNY, M&amp;G and others delivered eight or more years of outperformance for investors. </description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475960/the-adventurous-multi-asset-funds-that-beat-their-peers-most-often/</guid></item><item><title>The biggest emerging-market funds and trusts: Which one should you buy?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475879/the-biggest-emerging-market-funds-and-trusts-which-one-should-you-buy/</link><author>Matteo Anelli</author><description>With the asset class back in favour and the US losing its shine, fund selectors pick their preferred vehicles.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475879/the-biggest-emerging-market-funds-and-trusts-which-one-should-you-buy/</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>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>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>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>Gilt market stress, China's long-term case and AI's competing narratives: Thoughts from Fundswire this week</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475054/gilt-market-stress-chinas-long-term-case-and-ais-competing-narratives-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</link><author>Emilie Balloux </author><description>On Fundswire this week, Man Group argues the structural rationale for China endures in spite of near-term pressures while Capital Group examines what investors should weigh before committing to AI.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13475054/gilt-market-stress-chinas-long-term-case-and-ais-competing-narratives-thoughts-from-fundswire-this-week/</guid></item><item><title>More than half of fund managers back these two UK stocks in their top 10</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474496/more-than-half-of-fund-managers-back-these-two-uk-stocks-in-their-top-10/</link><author>Jonathan Jones</author><description>Healthcare giants are the predominant picks among UK fund managers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474496/more-than-half-of-fund-managers-back-these-two-uk-stocks-in-their-top-10/</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>Fund and trust picks to help investors navigate a volatile US dollar</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13474031/fund-and-trust-picks-to-help-investors-navigate-a-volatile-us-dollar/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Fund selectors highlight options from BlackRock, Schroders and more.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:00 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>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><item><title>The most consistent European funds over the past decade</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473838/the-most-consistent-european-funds-over-the-past-decade/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>Funds from Artemis, Liontrust, Janus Henderson and more beat the MSCI Europe ex UK in at least seven out of 10 years.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13473838/the-most-consistent-european-funds-over-the-past-decade/</guid></item></channel></rss>