On this week's Companies & Markets Show John Hughman and Phil Oakley talk to special guest Peter Higgins, founder of Conkers Corner, about his investment philosophy, the importance of research, and why investors shouldn't be afraid of doing nothing. 

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Asia Dragon Trust (DGN) had not performed so well earlier in the decade, but last year and so far this year its performance has been much better. Adrian Lim, manager of this trust, which was previously called Edinburgh Dragon Trust, explains what brought about the improvement, and the main differences between his previous and current investment approach. 

He also explains what his definition of a quality company is, how he goes about selecting one and highlights some holdings that he has recently added to the trust.

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In this week's show Noelle Cazalis, co-manager of Rathbone Ethical Bond, explains how the fund outperforms many peers that don't have an ethical remit and some of the benefits of taking such an approach. Dave Baxter explains why value style investing might be making comeback and how establish which funds genuinely take a value approach.

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On this week's IC Companies and Markets Show editor John Hughman talks to Algy Hall about the dividend-paying small caps behind one of his most consistently-performing stock screens, and Nilushi Karunaratne explains how investors can tap into the UK's incredible progress on energy decarbonisation

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The deadline for constituency nominations for the 12 December general election has passed, providing interesting insight into potential outcomes. IG Index’s Jeremy Naylor and Damian Lyons Lowe of Survation break down the parties, their leaders and what they each must do to gain a political majority on election day.

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On the week's IC Companies & Markets Show editor John Hughman talks to Phil Oakley about the turnaround challenges faced by FirstGroup and BT, the marketing brilliance of Greggs and Fevertree, and a value opportunity in retail property.

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On this week's show Peter Walls, manager of Unicorn Mastertrust, a fund of investment trusts, sets out what he looks for when selecting holdings, and how he mitigates the added risks that come with the benefits of these funds. He also highlights some investment trusts he has recently added to. Deputy personal finance editor Dave Baxter, meanwhile, explains why professional investors are more optimistic and how they have changed their asset allocations to reflect this.

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Sam Cosh, manager of European Assets Trust (EAT), says how he selects smaller companies that should be able to make good returns through the economic cycle and profiles holdings that he thinks have good prospects going ahead. He also sets out some of the risks European smaller companies face and how he has positioned the trust to deal with this, and explains why the trust's performance has lagged in recent years.

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December's general election is being steered by Brexit and a slowing UK economy. Political economist Ruth Lea weighs up UK plc's strengths and weaknesses as the country enters uncertain territory. 

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On this week's show Colin Low, managing director of Kingsfleet Wealth, sets out what you need to consider if you are invested in one of the former Woodford funds and wondering what to do next. He also considers if the Invesco Income and High Income funds' allocations to small and micro-caps are a serious risk, and highlights other funds invested in similar areas to these but which have more consistent track records. 

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