In this week's Chart of the Week, Richard shows how over the past three years, UK investment trusts have notably underperformed the FTSE 250 index (excluding investment trusts), largely due to the mis-application of expenses. Critics argue rising bond yields played a role; whilst they are not wrong, we contend a central issue is the way internal expenses were incorrectly presented as additional charges.

In this week's Chart of the Week, Portfolio Manager Lorenzo La Posta highlights the past five years' total returns of Italy's UniCredit Bank versus the Magnificent 7 tech giants. Despite having nothing inherently "magnificent" about it, this Italian banking group has quietly and substantially outperformed them, proving that the best investments are often overlooked.

In this week’s Chart of the Week, Gabby Byron explores NATO’s new 5% defence spending pledge and the sharp rally in European defence stocks so far this year.

In this week's chart Grégoire shows the recent spike in oil price (Brent crude) following the June 13 Israel attack on Iran and how oil prices tend to be driven by several important factors such as supply, demand, and market sentiment & speculation.

In this week's Chart of the Week, Fund Manager Richard Parfect spotlights the progress of the Momentum GF Real Assets Growth & Income (RAGI) Fund, launched in April 2024.

This week's Chart of the Week from Alex illustrates the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve policy rates, tracking their movements since January 2024 and projecting them to the end of December 2025. While FX rates are complex, these central bank policy trajectories offer a critical lens for anticipating broader market shifts.