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Investment company sectors yielding 3% or more

Two sectors, Debt - Structured Finance and Leasing, yielding 8%+ at end May 2019.

Winners of the AIC Shareholder Communication Awards 2019

Announced at the AIC Annual London Dinner last night.

Environmental markets and renewable energy

How are managers approaching climate change and where are they findings opportunities?

Turning the heat on

How do investment companies engage with their investee companies on climate change?

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Last updated: 09:01 - 17/06/19

Monks up ‘unicorn’ investments with stake in stable mate Schiehallion

Global growth investment trust Monks has raised its exposure to unquoted technology stocks by taking a stake in Schiehallion, a large investment trust its fund manager Baillie Gifford launched this year.

Templeton Emerging Market’s bank bet pays off before vote

The largest global emerging markets investment trust has done better than expected in a tough year for the sector, putting it in a stronger position ahead of a continuation vote next month, although the managers are still seen as having something to prove.

Activist Trian Investors swoops on Ferguson as its first target

Trian Fund Management, the activist US investor founded by Nelson Peltz, grabs stake in plumbing supplier Ferguson through its recently launched London-listed investment company.