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      <title>UK Small-Cap Stocks Look Cheap: Why Liontrust Backs an AIM Revival</title>
      <description>Liontrust fund manager Victoria Stevens says opportunities in the unloved UK stock market remain compelling despite the impact of the Iran war. </description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/276554/uk-small-cap-stocks-look-cheap-why-liontrust-backs-an-aim-revival.aspx</link>
      <author>Christian Mayes</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:33:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>China Still Risky, India Way Too Expensive: A Contrarian EM View</title>
      <description>Robeco's veteran fund manager Wim-Hein Pals explains where emerging markets investors can still find value after a 30% rally.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/272499/china-still-risky-india-way-too-expensive-a-contrarian-em-view.aspx</link>
      <author>Valerio Baselli</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:49:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why The 60/40 Portfolio Is Still Alive in 2025</title>
      <description>A look at this classic stock/bond investment strategy and how it has performed for investors this year.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/268740/why-the-60/40-portfolio-is-still-alive-in-2025.aspx</link>
      <author>Amy C. Arnott</author>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vanguard's Challenges in Advice and Wealth</title>
      <description>Can a new hire drive this nascent business forward?</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/264460/vanguards-challenges-in-advice-and-wealth.aspx</link>
      <author>Daniel Sotiroff</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 09:33:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vanguard's New CEO: The Story Everyone Is Missing</title>
      <description>Why we think worries about Vanguard's decision to bring in an outsider as CEO are misplaced.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/264058/vanguards-new-ceo-the-story-everyone-is-missing.aspx</link>
      <author>Daniel Sotiroff</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:07:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Schroders Sustainable Bond Fund Manager Expects Europe to Surprise Investors</title>
      <description>Saida Eggerstedt says volatility can be a good thing for fixed income investors.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/262000/schroders-sustainable-bond-fund-manager-expects-europe-to-surprise-investors.aspx</link>
      <author>Sunniva Kolostyak</author>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:26:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two ETFs for Your Stocks and Shares ISA</title>
      <description>A new tax year approaches and with it a new ISA allowance. Here's how Morningstar Europe director of manager research, Monika Calay, invests her ISA money.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/261914/two-etfs-for-your-stocks-and-shares-isa.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aberdeen Rebrand Cements 'Cautiously Optimistic' Analyst View</title>
      <description>The 'mood music' on the freshly rebranded asset manager has changed, says manager research analyst Michael Born.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/261871/aberdeen-rebrand-cements-'cautiously-optimistic-analyst-view.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:04:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Ben Whitmore Is No Neil Woodford, But You Should Still Do Due Diligence'</title>
      <description>Investors excited by the former Jupiter star manager's solo venture must read the smallprint before buying in again.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/261770/'ben-whitmore-is-no-neil-woodford-but-you-should-still-do-due-diligence.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Are the Key Investor Trends in Multi-Asset Funds?</title>
      <description>UK investors are picking lower cost, more adventurous categories than their European peers.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/261551/what-are-the-key-investor-trends-in-multi-asset-funds.aspx</link>
      <author>Sunniva Kolostyak</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Saba Investment Trust Saga: 'Shareholder Democracy is Alive and Well'</title>
      <description>As onlookers await the the final shareholder vote, Dan Haydon says investors should focus on the positives.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/260547/saba-investment-trust-saga-'shareholder-democracy-is-alive-and-well.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>As Interest Rates Fall, Can Global Flexible Bond Funds Still Outperform?</title>
      <description>Morningstar's Mara Dobrescu explains whether these fixed-income strategies can maintain their momentum.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/260182/as-interest-rates-fall-can-global-flexible-bond-funds-still-outperform.aspx</link>
      <author>Sunniva Kolostyak</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK Gilts Turmoil: How Fund Managers Are Reacting</title>
      <description>Morningstar's Evangelia Gkeka unpacks the recent spike in government bond yields and what it means for investors.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/259834/uk-gilts-turmoil-how-fund-managers-are-reacting.aspx</link>
      <author>Sunniva Kolostyak</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Global Equity Funds for 2025</title>
      <description>Morningstar fund analysts have high conviction in these funds from Meridian, Robeco and Wellington.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/259542/3-global-equity-funds-for-2025.aspx</link>
      <author>Robert van den Oever</author>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Swerving Bitcoin? Your Portfolio Might Already Be Exposed to It</title>
      <description>With Trump back in the White House, bitcoin is set to be a big story in 2025. Is it possible to avoid it?</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/259183/swerving-bitcoin-your-portfolio-might-already-be-exposed-to-it.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:14:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Good Reasons to Sell Your Fund</title>
      <description>Morningstar's Russel Kinnel lists three compelling causes that might prompt you to sell your mutual fund </description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/257653/3-good-reasons-to-sell-your-fund.aspx</link>
      <author>Valerio Baselli</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>3 Bad Reasons to Sell Your Fund</title>
      <description>Morningstar's Russel Kinnel lists the three worst motivations you might have for selling your mutual fund</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/257602/3-bad-reasons-to-sell-your-fund.aspx</link>
      <author>Valerio Baselli</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What is Investment 'Edge', and How do Fund Managers Get it?</title>
      <description>Manager research analyst Daniel Haydon discusses the inner workings of Morningstar's Process Pillar for funds</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/256745/what-is-investment-edge-and-how-do-fund-managers-get-it.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How Does Morningstar Rate Funds?</title>
      <description>Director of manager research Monika Calay explains Morningstar's three research pillars: people, process, and parent.</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/256635/how-does-morningstar-rate-funds.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:29:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Even is a Small-Cap Stock?</title>
      <description>Definitions vary, but UK small-caps can give your portfolio real potential, says fund analyst Henry Ince</description>
      <link>https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/256593/what-even-is-a-small-cap-stock.aspx</link>
      <author>Ollie Smith</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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