Can UK mid- and small-cap funds continue to outperform?

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Writing for this column in the autumn of 2015, after David Cameron's election victory, it was easy to argue the case for UK mid and small caps given their relatively high exposure to the domestic economy - which at the time, had one of the best growth rates.

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