'Indiscriminate' stock de-rating leading to opportunities in the UK

The looming vote on the UK's continued membership of the European Union is weighing heavily on many investors' minds. One of the main by-products has been increased volatility in share prices.

On a monthly basis, investors appear less willing to take positions in stocks ahead of the vote resulting in wild gyrations in many share prices. The FTSE 250 and Small Cap have underperformed their larger peers' year to date and, so far, only the FTSE 100 is in positive territory. Market participants have already taken the view that a leave vote will spell trouble for many smaller companies. Henderson's McQuaker warns on 'vulnerability' of small and mid caps The indiscriminate nature of the de-rating has given us the opportunity to increase positions in many of our holdings which ...