Liontrust UK Smaller Companies Fund June 2020 review New positions added in Eckoh, the software solutions provider for contact centres, and currency consultant Alpha FX. Read more Liontrust UK Micro Cap Fund June 2020 review Intercede Group and Eckoh Group rally on evidence of operational insulation from Covid-19 crisis but profit margins down at Mind Gym. Read more Liontrust GF UK Growth Fund June 2020 review New position added in Bunzl, the FTSE 100 outsourced procurement and distribution specialist. Read more Liontrust GF High Yield Bond Fund Q2 2020 review High yield market, fuelled by the actions of central banks, produced its best quarterly return since Q3 2009. Read more Liontrust Strategic Bond Fund June 2020 review Some profit taken in corporate bonds but Fund remains above neutral weights of 50% investment grade and 20% high yield. Read more Liontrust GF Strategic Bond Fund June 2020 review Some profit taken in corporate bonds but Fund remains above neutral weights of 50% investment grade and 20% high yield. Read more Liontrust GF Absolute Return Bond Fund Q2 2020 review The bounce back in the holdings in the Carry Component was the largest driver of performance during the quarter. Read more The Multi-Asset Process June 2020 Market Review John Husselbee discusses how long the recent YOLO rally can continue as markets run far ahead of increasingly poor fundamentals and what tactical asset allocation changes have been made to the portfolios. Read more Be prepared to take the right kind of bond risk Phil Milburn With interest rates expected to stay lower for longer than necessary and inflation heating up, Phil Milburn warns that bond investors must take risk in the right places if they are to avoid getting burned. Read more 10 trades for the New Year (revisited after six turbulent months) David Roberts Back in January, David Roberts identified 10 high-quality sovereign trades. Nearly six months later and with the world living with Covid-19, David assesses how successful these trades have been and what they now say about the outlook for bond markets. Read more Where we see an opportunity in today’s market James Inglis-Jones The proprietary market indicators used by the Cashflow Solution team suggests value stocks in aggregate look exceptionally cheap relative to history. James Inglis-Jones explains why, what else the indicators are telling them and how their funds are positioned to exploit this. Read more Which countries offer Asia’s best income prospects? Mark Williams Dividends in Asia are likely to be more resilient to Covid-19 pressures than Western markets. Mark Williams analyses the best income opportunities in the region. Read more 10 macro and micro fixed income trades for summer David Roberts, Phil Milburn & Donald Phillips Active management is largely about taking opportunities and the Global Fixed Income team highlight ten potential alpha sources in their funds for the summer months, across macro trades, investment grade and high yield. Read more India – between a rock and a hard place Shashank Savla India began to lift its lockdown measures in early June. Shashank Savla thinks this risks a substantial rise in infections, which would delay economic recovery and leave Indian equities looking expensive. Read more Liontrust European Enhanced Income Fund May 2020 review European stimulus hopes aid stock rebound. Read more Liontrust European Income Fund May 2020 review European stimulus hopes aid stock rebound. Read more Our 2020 Strategic Asset Allocation review John Husselbee SAA is the scientific core of our multi-asset investment approach and John Husselbee runs through the key points from his 2020 annual review. Read more Reading the investment clock John Husselbee With equities rushing far ahead of economic fundamentals into recovery territory, John Husselbee examines his investment clock and asks what the ongoing disconnect might mean for investors. Read more Look beyond the headline UK inflation figures David Roberts David Roberts argues that the UK inflation rate is not what it seems and that negative rates would be a potential horror story for the future. Read more Nuclear power – still no thanks in 2020? Peter Michaelis Liontrust’s Sustainable team has largely avoided nuclear power since a review a decade ago but given this energy’s low carbon emissions – and the increasing urgency of decarbonisation – does this position need to change? Read more Why we favour short duration, investment grade, banks and insurers Stuart Steven As companies prepare for a long recovery from Covid-19, Stuart Steven continues to favour top-tier bonds from banks, insurers and telecom companies where he predicts very limited downgrades in the months ahead. Read more Should 2020’s unpredictability force a sustainable rethink? Peter Michaelis The terrible events of the first half of the year have further highlighted the issues of social inequality and the parlous state of our natural world. Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis explains why capital markets and competition between companies can serve society to help produce a more sustainable world. Read more Liontrust UK Smaller Companies Fund May 2020 review A number of the Fund’s holdings were able to move higher on evidence that trading may prove more resilient to lockdown measures than most; Clipper Logistics was a prominent riser. Read more Liontrust UK Micro Cap Fund May 2020 review Totally - the provider of ‘out-of-hospital’ healthcare services such as NHS 111 – notched up a big gain in May after announced earnings were on course to consensus market expectations. Read more Liontrust UK Growth Fund May 2020 review As investors became more confident of the prospects for economic recovery from Covid-19, a number of the Fund’s holdings rallied – particularly those in the industrials sector. Read more Liontrust Special Situations Fund May 2020 review As investors became more confident of the prospects for economic recovery from Covid-19, a number of the Fund’s holdings rallied – particularly those in the industrials sector. Read more Liontrust GF UK Growth Fund May 2020 review As investors became more confident of the prospects for economic recovery from Covid-19, a number of the Fund’s holdings rallied – particularly those in the industrials sector. Read more Liontrust GF Special Situations Fund May 2020 review As investors became more confident of the prospects for economic recovery from Covid-19, a number of the Fund’s holdings rallied – particularly those in the industrials sector. Read more Liontrust Global Income Fund May 2020 review Materials sector boosted as countries begin easing lockdowns. Read more Liontrust GF European Strategic Equity Fund May 2020 review Short book’s positions in IT and health care sectors weigh on performance. Read more Liontrust GF European Smaller Companies Fund May 2020 review IT and communications services holdings drive returns. Read more Liontrust European Growth Fund May 2020 review Bank of Ireland and BNP Paribas both see earnings hit by Covid-19. Read more Liontrust Macro UK Growth Fund May 2020 review Security of Earnings’ initiated as latest macro-theme, making the portfolio more robust to Covid-related setbacks and serving as a counterweight to its cyclical constituents. Read more Liontrust Macro Equity Income Fund May 2020 review Security of Earnings’ initiated as latest macro-theme, making the portfolio more robust to Covid-related setbacks and serving as a counterweight to its cyclical constituents. Read more The Multi-Asset Process May 2020 Market Review With concerns that surging equity markets are disconnected from fundamentals, John Husselbee looks at what might upset the delicate balance between Covid-19 fallout and the huge stimulus efforts from governments and central banks. Read more Liontrust Strategic Bond Fund May 2020 review Investment grade spreads have retraced a large portion of their widening, yet still offer compelling value for the long-term investor. Read more Liontrust GF Strategic Bond Fund May 2020 review Investment grade spreads have retraced a large portion of their widening, yet still offer compelling value for the long-term investor. Read more Liontrust GF Asia Income Fund May 2020 portfolio changes King Yuan Electronics sold in order to reduce portfolio exposure to US clampdown on Huawei. Read more Liontrust Asia Income Fund May 2020 portfolio changes King Yuan Electronics sold in order to reduce portfolio exposure to US clampdown on Huawei. Read more Liontrust Global Dividend Fund May 2020 review Companies plugged into the new economy should benefit from the shift in demand towards the digital economy as we emerge from lockdown. Read more What are the prospects for Sustainable growth in the UK? Peter Michaelis Following the enforced behavioural changes by Covid-19, Peter Michaelis analyses which UK stocks may benefit from positive structural growth over the long term. Read more A sector-by-sector look at Europe’s worst hit, and most immune, dividend payers Olly Russ Olly Russ takes a sector-by-sector look at the impact of Covid-19 on dividend payments in Europe. Read more The European dividend outlook Olly Russ This year will be challenging for income investors, but 2021 could see companies free of restrictions and awash with capital. Olly Russ looks at the European dividend outlook. Read more Why we have invested in IMI Julian Fosh The stockmarket setback in March allowed the Economic Advantage team to add a new company to the UK Growth Fund at an attractive price. Fund manager Julian Fosh explains how this high-quality cyclical stock could provide some upside to the eventual economic recovery from Covid-19. Read more Why investors can’t ignore disruption James Dowey Disruption is impacting every sector, and it is becoming increasingly common to see the destruction of products and business models. James Dowey explains disruption, what is driving this and what makes a good disruptive investment. Read more GFI Quarterly: Reasons to be cheerful (as well as fearful) Phil Milburn Covid-19 uncertainty has lowered confidence in economic forecasts. But Phil Milburn explains why there are reasons to be cheerful as well as fearful and where the team is finding investment opportunities in investment grade and high yield. Read more The power of blending fund managers John Husselbee Blending funds and managers is the key extra ingredient in portfolio construction. In this article, John Husselbee interviews two of his UK equity managers to illustrate the benefits of blending. Read more Active versus passive: what lockdown adds to the debate John Husselbee Active and passive funds have performed differently in the downturn and recovery during Covid-19. John Husselbee looks at what this tells us about the best environments for each. Read more The income case for quality high yield Phil Milburn & Donald Phillips With widespread cuts and suspensions to dividends by equities, Donald Phillips and Phil Milburn propose the quality end of high yield as a potential asset class for income investors. Read more Silver linings playbook Alex Wedge Alex Wedge, fund manager in the Economic Advantage team, takes a look at some of the positive themes emerging in the smaller companies and micro-cap space as companies respond to the Covid-19 crisis. Read more