FE Trustnet

Established in December 1995, FE Trustnet was acquired by Financial Express (Holdings) UK Limited in October 2002. The company specializes in gathering, verifying, and sharing data on fund and equity prices, as well as factsheet information, making it a key data provider for the UK financial industry (www.financialexpress.net). Our platform caters to private investors and Independent Financial Advisers, focusing on UK collective investment funds. We ensure that all the information we provide is completely factual and impartial. Access to our website is entirely free for users because fund management companies featured on our site pay a subscription fee. For funds that do not subscribe, a limited amount of information is available. Additionally, we generate revenue through banner advertisements displayed on our site.

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‘A wake-up call’: How much you need to save for a comfortable, moderate or minimum retirement

4 days ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

Retired couples will need £1,600 a year more than they required in 2024 to live a comfortable retirement, according to the latest figures from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). Two people living together will need to amass £60,600 per year to live comfortably, up from £59,000 last year. For more moderate retirees, the figure stands at £43,900, around £800 more than a year ago.
The best and worst funds and trusts of May

5 days ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

Technology stocks powered ahead while healthcare companies were left languishing behind in May as markets continued to be dominated by the whims of US president Donald Trump. Last month was a relatively strong one for equity markets up until Trump announced negotiations with the European Union were not moving forward and suggested imposing 50% tariffs on the bloc from the start of June.
Why younger investors need to learn from their elders

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

The younger generation are supposed to be the ones with ‘diamond hands’ who can hold on for dear life, something known as ‘hodl’ on popular social media platforms such as Reddit. These phrases became popular around the time of the GameStop saga in early 2021, when investors pumped up the price of the beaten-up games retailer in an effort to squeeze short sellers.
Invesco Alpha Manager: People are more optimistic on the UK than I am

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Matteo Anelli

The UK economy faces a uniquely difficult outlook, combining low growth with stubborn inflation, according to Michael Matthews, FE fundinfo Alpha Manager of the Invesco Sterling Bond fund. “The UK has the worst of both worlds,” he said. “It’s got stagnant, low growth, but a high-inflation dynamic.”Matthews, who has long held a bearish view on the UK, acknowledged that he had underestimated the market’s resilience so far.
Nick Train: I should probably buy more shares in my trust

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

Finsbury Growth & Income made 4.2% on a share-price-total-return basis over the six months to the end of March, according to the trust’s half-year results, leaving manager Nick Train to ask why his performance has not improved as he would have hoped. Half of this return has come from the share price, with the underlying net asset value (NAV) up 2.4% in the six months under review. The FTSE All-Share Index rose by 4.1% over the same period.
Experts react to US court blocking Trump’s tariffs

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

Markets are set for continued chaos after the US Court of International Trade ruled this week that the president’s emergency powers do not give him unilateral authority to impose his sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. Trump had used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to drive through his tariffs, but Lale Akoner, global market analyst at eToro, said this is “legally untested and is now coming under increased scrutiny”.
‘Growth will continue to deliver the best result’: Here are four funds that could benefit

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Patrick Sanders

Value investing has been the way for investors to lose less money so far in 2025, but over the past decade picking growth stocks has been the clear winner. This year, the MSCI World Value index has lost 1.1% in sterling terms, beating the MSCI World Growth index (down 4.1%). It comes on the back of two straight years where growth stocks were the clear winners and on the back of a decade where value has been the inferior investment strategy.
Fidelity multi-asset team backs global mid-caps as economic tides shift

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Matteo Anelli

After years in the shadow of large-caps, mid-sized, domestically focused companies are gaining traction once again with investors. This is certainly true for Fidelity International's multi-asset manager George Efstathopoulos, who highlighted mid-caps as key beneficiaries of changing global dynamics.
The investment trust managers with the most skin in the game

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Jonathan Jones

The number of investment managers who are “unwilling or unable to disclose their personal shareholdings” in their respective investment trusts has been “frustrating” for analysts at Investec. In the firm’s ‘Skin in the Game’ report produced by Alan Brierley, Ben Newell and Elliott Hardy, they said: “While there is no regulatory requirement for managers to make such statements, we find this frustrating.
Praveen Kumar removed from Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon trust after internal review

1 week ago | trustnet.com | Matteo Anelli

Praveen Kumar has been ousted as manager of the Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon trust after an internal review, the board of the trust has announced. Deputy manager Brian Lum has been promoted to lead portfolio manager while Kumar will be leaving Baillie Gifford as a result, a spokesperson for the firm confirmed. It follows an internal review to address a challenging five years for the £310m trust, in which its performance has suffered.