Square Mile awards three new A ratings to funds in June

Lauren Mason
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The research team at Square Mile Consulting and Research has awarded new ‘A’ ratings to GAM Star Japan Leaders, Royal London Short Duration Gilts and Liontrust UK Growth in the latest monthly rebalance of its Academy of Funds.

Elsewhere, Allianz Index-Linked Gilt was upgraded from a ‘Positive Prospect' to an ‘A' rating, while Aberdeen Standard Investments' MyFolio Multi Manager, Managed and Market range of funds retained their ‘Recommended' ratings, despite the fact co-manager and head of multi-asset Bambos Hambi is leaving the business. The firm's Global Smaller Companies fared less well though and saw its rating suspended, following the recent announcement its manager Alan Rowsell will be stepping down and replaced by its former manager Harry Nimmo. Square Mile's team of analysts, which conducted 76 intervie...

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