It's been a tricky 2022 for global stock markets and that's made life hard for ordinary and professional investors alike. In this feature several leading fund managers explain what worked out for them over the course of the year and what went wrong.James Harries - Securities Trust of Scotland (STS)What worked?At Troy (Securities Trust of Scotland's investment manager) we seek companies that...

As 2022 draws to a close amid continuing market volatility Shares has canvassed leading fund managers to find out where they have been finding the best opportunities.Jamie Ross - Henderson Eurotrust (Hne)LOOKING OUT FOR BOMBED-OUT GROWTH STOCKSWe have spent the last 12 months trying to find opportunities within the growthier area of the market - our favoured part of the market and the part of...

Institutions have thrown their backing behind London's latest software initial public offering with Reading-based ActiveOps (AOM:AIM) due to join the junior AIM market on Monday, 29 March 2021.The IPO has raised £75.7 million after selling an approximate two-thirds stake in the business to new investors. That will give ActiveOps a market value of about £120 million, trumping the rough £100...