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Latest news & insights

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

Leeds Reforms are a big step in the right direction, but issues remain and government could be bolder

AIC responds to package of measures announced by the Chancellor today.

“This is the dawn of a new era for shareholder rights”

AIC comments on Digitisation Taskforce Final Report.

AIC welcomes prospectus rule changes

Investment companies can now issue 100% of share capital without a prospectus.

Investment trust review H1 2025

A “whirlwind half-year” of mergers, acquisitions and liquidations.

H1 2025: top performing investment trust sectors

European sectors and UK commercial property lead the field.

The best way to profit from smaller companies

Investment trusts are better suited to invest in smaller companies, reports David Prosser.

Meet the manager: Phil Kent

Investment Adviser to GCP Infrastructure Investments.

Me and my trusts: Jonathan Davis - what do you particularly like about investment trusts?

Nick Gardner, investment editor at the Association of Investment Companies, asks Jonathan Davis what he particularly likes about investment trusts.

Me and my trusts: Jonathan Davis - how did you discover investment trusts?

Nick Gardner, investment editor at the Association of Investment Companies, asks Jonathan Davis how he discovered investment trusts.

Me and my trusts: Jonathan Davis - what investment trusts do you hold in your own portfolio?

Nick Gardner, investment editor at the Association of Investment Companies, asks Jonathan Davis what trusts he holds in his own portfolio and why.

Baker Steel Resources Trust

15 July 2025

High interest in assets, 16.4% return in H125.

International Public Partnerships

15 July 2025

Operational and financial performance on track.

Utilico Emerging Markets

10 July 2025

Charles Jillings from Utilico Emerging Markets.

Geiger Counter

10 July 2025

Enriched prospects.

Henderson Far East Income

9 July 2025

Positioned to benefit as Asia outperforms.

We feel the need. The need for (the best) returns

12 July 2025

The Kepler team pauses for a mid-year reality check on their 2025 picks

Waiting for Godot

9 July 2025

We ask what scenarios could see UK equities finally recover.

We’re halfway there: in review

4 July 2025

In our summer event this week we heard from managers running assets all around the world.

Money for nothing

2 July 2025

We look at those investment trusts covering the costs of their fees with buybacks.

A spoonful of Saba

25 June 2025

Maybe the past year’s activism is the long-term medicine the industry needed?

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Goodbye prospectuses? FCA says investment companies can double in size without them

Investment companies will be able to issue up to 100% of their share capital without issuing a prospectus, the Financial Conduct Authority says. The investment companies sector caught a rare break from the City regulator today when the Financial Conduct Authority announced that London-listed closed-end funds could raise up to 100% of their existing share […]
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Home Reit shareholders dealt fresh blow as ex-manager goes into administration

Home Reit’s former fund manager Alvarium has been declared insolvent, which is likely to make it harder for disgruntled shareholders to receive compensation.
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New rules aim to turbocharge investment trust capital raises

New regulatory reform will allow trusts to issue 100% of their existing equity without issuing an expensive prospectus in a wide-ranging shake-up of financial rules.

How Japan’s corporate culture wars can benefit investors

In recent years, Japan has witnessed a profound shift in its corporate culture, a transformation that is reshaping the nation’s market landscape and unlocking new opportunities for investors.
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Under-pressure Partners Group Private Equity looks ready to start buying back its cheap shares

Two partial disposals of top-10 holdings should leave the Swiss-run private equity fund with sufficient cash to start share buybacks, say analysts. Partners Group Private Equity has sold down two top 10 investments, paving the way for the start of much-needed share buybacks under its new capital allocation policy announced four months ago. Euro shares […]

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Montanaro European Smaller Companies

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