The UK is favoured for smaller company investment in global equity funds, ahead of the US, Japan and...
The UK is favoured for smaller company investment in global equity funds, ahead of the US, Japan and continental Europe. Although, as small cap performance picks up year to date in the more established markets, caution still abounds due to its exposure to technology companies. Catherine Stanley, global smaller companies fund manager for Foreign & Colonial, says she favours the UK smaller companies market as it has been a strong performer, outperforming the FTSE All-Share over the year to date. Over the year to 29 September the FTSE small cap index has returned 27.53%, while the US smalle...
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