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EQUITY INCOME

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Equity fund flows surged to €1.91bn in September, the first positive monthly figure since February, Morningstar's latest European fund flows data has shown.

Clive Beagles, manager of the £1.3bn JO Hambro Capital Management UK Equity Income fund, is continuing to back UK domestic names, throwing his weight behind unpopular "market laggards" Tesco and Halfords.

Aberdeen's head of emerging market debt has bought into Russian and Indian currencies for the first time, as rising commodity prices and economic reforms boost both investment cases.

Concentration risk in the UK equity income sector is a well-versed issue, but how can wealth managers find a way around the problem? Katie Holliday reports.

Stephen Docherty, manager of the Aberdeen World Growth and Income fund, reveals how he is currently positioning his portfolio.

Standard Chartered's second largest shareholder, Aberdeen Asset Management, has taken advantage of share price weakness to increase its stake in the lender across its fund and investment trust ranges.