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Bringing together the latest news, research and insights about investment trusts from the AIC and other organisations. (Got a question? Contact us.)

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REIT review: Budget nerves ease as real estate funds recover

Nervousness in the lead up to the budget saw real estate share prices drift over much of the month, before recovering in the days following the announcement, ending the month at a median fall of just 0.2%. Meanwhile, the crisis deepens at Macau Property Opportunities (MPO) with its share price plummeted after failing to garner […]
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Molten takes some profits in Seraphim-backed ICEYE after satellite company hits £2.1bn, puts more into Modo Energy

Molten Ventures (GROW) has taken £17.5m in gains from ICEYE, the Finnish satellite operator which it says recently secured a €2.4bn (£2.1bn) valuation in a €150m fund raising. The £856m investor in unquoted, high growth technology companies said after the partial realisation its remaining holding in ICEYE is worth around £85m, up from £74m at […]
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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon brings forward 15% tender offer and will provide 100% exit in 2031 if trust doesn’t beat index

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS) will provide shareholders with a 100% exit opportunity in five years’ time under a revision to the tender offer plan announced last year. The board of the poorly-performing Japanese smaller company growth fund said the original plan for a 15% tender offer if returns failed to beat its benchmark in […]
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Finally! New FCA rules on cost disclosure. But can the damage be repaired?

The FCA has published its new consumer composite investment (CCI) rules, which are designed to govern how CCIs interact with investors. Effectively, this is the resolution that we have long been waiting for on cost disclosures. Many in the investment companies sector had lobbied for closed-end investment funds to be outside the scope of this […]
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AIC: Cost disclosure changes have banished the dark “cloud” that’s hung over investment companies for four years

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) and cost disclosure campaigners have welcomed the City regulator’s confirmation that UK-listed closed-end funds will fall under its new rules for “consumer composite investments” (CCI) but they will have the flexibility to present their expenses clearly and fairly. Responding to the huge level of feedback from 115 investment companies […]
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US will do worst over next 12 months, say investment trust investors

Private investor sentiment survey shows shift from growth to value.

New CCI rules “victory for common sense”

AIC responds to final rules on Consumer Composite Investments.

Advisers and wealth managers say budget cut to VCT tax relief from 30% to 20% will hit fundraising

Three quarters of advisers signal lower appetite for VCTs following tax relief reductions.

AIC fund manager poll: emerging markets tipped for the top in 2026

Read comments from 22 investment trust managers.

Commodities take gold in 2025 performance tables with 44% return

China comes in second, shrugging off trade war worries.
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Fantasy fund manager: race goes down to the wire in competition’s final month

Top three players have all made over 20% profit this year.

Meet the manager: Guy Anderson

Portfolio Manager of The Mercantile Investment Trust.

A mixed bag for VCT investors

David Prosser explains the implications of the Chancellor’s changes to venture capital trusts.

Don’t overlook the UK when it comes to your investments

David Prosser asks whether British investors are overlooking a bargain.

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SDCL Efficiency Income

9 December 2025

Gearing higher, disposals progress now key.

Chrysalis Investments

5 December 2025

The road ahead.

BlackRock Greater Europe

5 December 2025

New co-manager and reduced management fees.

Seraphim Space Investment Trust

4 December 2025

Dual-use SpaceTech: a strategic shift, not a short-term trend.

Hansa Investment Company

4 December 2025

Court judgment sanctioning the scheme.

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Back to the future

26 November 2025

Our analyst argues investment trusts are the modern way to invest.

Following the flow, where global capital is looking next

19 November 2025

Recent flows point to a potentially subtle shift, with investors reassessing the regions offering a balance of value and reform-driven growth outside the US.

Understanding the world’s oldest collective investment vehicle

18 November 2025

Edison explains: Investment trusts

The Income Imperative

18 November 2025

Strategic themes for real returns.

Turn and face the strange

12 November 2025

Kepler ask when boards are going to bite the bullet and switch to value.

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Transaction in Own Shares

08/12/2025 - 18:00

BlackRock Greater Europe

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Transaction in Own Shares

08/12/2025 - 17:59

BlackRock Income & Growth

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Transaction in Own Shares

08/12/2025 - 17:45

MIGO Opportunities Trust

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Transaction in Own Shares

08/12/2025 - 17:42

The European Smaller Companies Trust

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Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights

08/12/2025 - 17:36

Crystal Amber Fund

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