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The race for a vaccine

Investment companies combating coronavirus.

“Avoid despair and stay calm”

Longest-serving investment company managers share their bear market insights.

The next generation of dividend heroes

Which investment companies are approaching dividend hero status?

Swing pricing and notice periods

AIC responds to FCA speech on less liquid assets in open-ended funds.

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Last updated: 05:38 - 01/04/20

Wrong-footed Witan cuts gearing after ‘very disappointing’ 24% virus fall

Andrew Bell, chief executive of global multi-manager trust, turns cautious after global coronavirus pandemic knocks a quarter off its net asset value and ushers in a recession.

Medical stocks help immunise Smithson against worst of Covid-19 slump

Global smaller companies investment trust Smithson has curbed losses during the Covid-19 sell-off thanks to a large weighting in defensive healthcare stocks, some of which are battling the outbreak.

Barnett hangs by a thread at Perpetual Income after private equity fiasco

Fund manager Mark Barnett’s 20-year reign at Perpetual Income & Growth looks increasingly insecure after the 60% writedown of UK equity income investment trust's unquoted holdings.