Premier Miton Gervais Williams: Outlook for equities in 2022

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Gervais Williams, head of equities at Premier Miton, discusses the outlook for UK equities, taking a more bearish stance than previous interviews. Gervais gives his views on inflation and UK versus US equities and highlights the main themes within his trust, The Diverse Income Trust. The trust has outperformed its competitors by a significant margin since its inception 10 years ago and has had a busy few months. Gervais discusses the put option, which the trust sometimes implements, and highlights some exciting new additions to the portfolio.

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