small-cap

Increasing opportunities within micro-cap space

Strong structural growth and domestic earnings

Equity market contagion is a familiar but often irrational phenomenon, which can be driven more by ill-defined fears than by sober analysis.

Co-manager to join from Credit Suisse

Though often seen as less diversified than larger corporates, small-caps are coming up trumps as Europe's recovery continues, explains Antoine Lesne, head of ETF sales strategy EMEA at State Street Global Advisors

Mark Sherlock, lead portfolio manager of Hermes US SMID Equity fund, analyses which market cap is likely to perform best when the Federal Reserve finally decides to raise rates

Miton's UK MicroCap trust has announced its first share issue since launch in April, raising an additional £4.3m.

Fidelity's Alex Wright is backing Barclays to begin its turnaround in earnest following last week's dismissal of chief executive Antony Jenkins.

Beagles, Lang and Williams tackle fund capacity

Gervais Williams, manager of the Miton UK Smaller Companies fund, has said negative sentiment towards small caps has delayed plans to double the number of stocks in the portfolio.