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Maria Nicholls

Maria Nicholls

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Deep Dive: Hedge funds thrive as investors seek diversification in 'new economic era'

Alternatives

Deep Dive: Hedge funds thrive as investors seek diversification in 'new economic era'

Record gains in 2025

clock 20 March 2026 • 4 min read
Fund managers point to buy-the-dip opportunities in Asia

Markets

Fund managers point to buy-the-dip opportunities in Asia

‘Upbeat’ despite risks

clock 12 March 2026 • 3 min read
IWD 2026: Nine women who have shaped the investment industry

Industry

IWD 2026: Nine women who have shaped the investment industry

Celebrating inspirational women

clock 09 March 2026 • 6 min read
The Big Interview: Brickwood AM's Claudia Ripley on growing a boutique and turning DEI talk into action

Industry

The Big Interview: Brickwood AM's Claudia Ripley on growing a boutique and turning DEI talk into action

First anniversary of UK Value fund

clock 06 March 2026 • 6 min read
Deep Dive: Managers bullish on China but await 'clearer signals' from government

Emerging markets

Deep Dive: Managers bullish on China but await 'clearer signals' from government

Stock picking key

clock 13 February 2026 • 3 min read
Deep Dive: UK IPO market to emerge from 'deep freeze' as FTSE 100 celebrates new record

UK

Deep Dive: UK IPO market to emerge from 'deep freeze' as FTSE 100 celebrates new record

PE exits offer ‘shift’ in fortunes

clock 09 January 2026 • 4 min read
Deep Dive: How 2025 rewrote the market playbook

Markets

Deep Dive: How 2025 rewrote the market playbook

A year of surprises

clock 12 December 2025 • 4 min read
Managers eye further gains as weight-loss trend heats up

Equities

Managers eye further gains as weight-loss trend heats up

Pill versions due next year

clock 04 December 2025 • 4 min read
Deep Dive: Investors urged to look past UK dividend 'blip' as companies shift capital returns strategy

UK

Deep Dive: Investors urged to look past UK dividend 'blip' as companies shift capital returns strategy

UK buyback capital of the world

clock 21 November 2025 • 4 min read
Kepler Partners' Josef Licsauer: China's recovery is for real and these trusts will benefit most

Investment Trusts

Kepler Partners' Josef Licsauer: China's recovery is for real and these trusts will benefit most

No longer 'uninvestable'

clock 21 October 2025 • 6 min read
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