In 2025, the MSCI All-World Index, which is weighted heavily towards the US, has recorded a total return behind the prior year’s (16 per cent against 24 per cent). But improved performance was visible ...

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Subsequent to the latest preliminary release, a handful of board members signalled their support through a series of share ...

There is a lot going on with the data – at best it’s unreliable, if not totally misleading. US inflation was 2.7 per cent in ...

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Today, the case for investing in UK mid-cap and small-cap companies boils down to the wide choice and compelling valuation.

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The trust’s portfolio looks very different from its benchmark, the FTSE All-World index. As at the end of November, Scottish ...