Funds Fan: best funds so far in 2021 and ethical income investing
The team interview Simon Moon of the Unicorn UK Ethical Income fund.
23rd April 2021 16:26
by Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor
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The team discuss the comeback of fund manager Mark Barnett, standout fund performers of the first quarter and the benefits of boutique firms.
Later, Simon Moon, co-manager of the Unicorn UK Ethical Income fund, joins the programme. The fund invests in mid and small-cap firms and appears on our ACE 40 ethical rated list of investments. Simon discusses investing ethically and the outlook for dividends for the rest of 2021.
Highlights
01:03 Mark Barnett’s return to fund management
03:12 Boutique fund firms: creative freedom for fund managers?
05:40 The best and worst-performing funds in Q1: small-cap stars, gold, the reflation trade and the revival of value
07:37 500 exchange-traded funds added to Investment Association fund sectors: why it’s good news for investors
09:15 Unicorn UK Ethical Income fund manager Simon Moon joins the podcast
18:57 Fund Spotlight: Marlborough Multi-Cap Growth, one of our Super 60 fund choices
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