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Saba blocks Edinburgh Worldwide tender

The £813m Baillie Gifford trust will now pursue the activist’s alternative tender plan after today’s ‘very disappointing outcome’.
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Edinburgh Worldwide tender blocked

Edinburgh Worldwide has announced that shareholders have voted 53.8% to 46.2% to block the proposed tender, and this will now not go ahead. The turnout was 68.4%, down from the 70.5% turnout earlier this year. However, the board says the tender was largely opposed by Saba and two other institutions (we’d love to know who […]
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Active ETF Intelligence – taking stock of the first few weeks

We now have the first few episodes of our new weekly livestream, Active ETF Intelligence (live every Wednesday at 11am), under our belts. It therefore feels like an appropriate moment to take stock of what we have covered so far and reflect on where the conversations might head next. News – new launches dominate, as […]
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3i slump drags Mercantile below benchmark

Large holdings in alternative asset managers caused the greatest damage to performance last year.
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Probe launched into PwC audit of collapsed Digital 9 Infra 

Analysts expect a 75% write down in its NAV per share in its next update.
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AIC responds to result of Edinburgh Worldwide general meeting

Richard Stone has commented following Saba’s vote against the board’s exit tender proposal.

VCT fundraising in 2025/26 tax year is third highest on record as investors catch 30% tax relief while it lasts

Fundraising for new tax year likely to be lower.

AIC recommends changes to listing rules to protect shareholders

Gaps need to be addressed.

Longest serving investment trust managers on lessons learned from investing through conflicts and crises

“Stay calm and keep things in perspective”.

Building the future: UK commercial and logistics property

Managers review the opportunities and challenges in the property sector.
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Why share buybacks give back value to shareholders

David Prosser delves into what happens when trusts buy back their own shares.

Fantasy fund manager: conflict hits returns but there’s safety in space

See how our contestants’ portfolios have been hit by the conflict in Iran.

New comparison, same result

David Prosser reports on the latest study to show investment trusts outperform open-ended funds.

Building the future: UK commercial and logistics property

With more than £14 billion of assets, investment trusts in the property sectors provide investors with access to everything from logistics warehouses and AI-driven datacentres to offices and retail parks.

Director talk: Sarika Patel

Sarika is chair of Aberdeen Equity Income Trust.
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Lowland

10 April 2026

A solid start to the year.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Dividend Income

10 April 2026

JEMI helps income investors capture the growth potential of emerging markets.

Aberdeen Asia Focus

10 April 2026

Excellent stock selection has driven impressive long-term returns.

Fidelity Special Values

8 April 2026

FSV has delivered strong outperformance over the long and short term.

Templeton Emerging Markets

8 April 2026

Equity proposition.

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The game of their lives

2 April 2026

Kepler analyse how UK equity-focussed investment trusts have performed relative to open-ended funds with near-identical mandates.

Bakumatsu

19 March 2026

We make the case for investing less in the USA.

Situation normal?

12 March 2026

A turbulent few years for UK REIT share prices contrasts with steady rental growth.

Dividend culture is on the rise in emerging markets.

11 March 2026

Several countries across emerging markets have taken steps to foster a stronger dividend culture.

A galaxy of stars

6 March 2026

Despite its recent travails, the breadth and diversity of the investment trust universe is staggering.

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Transaction in Own Shares

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GCP Infrastructure Investments

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Transaction in Own Shares

10/04/2026 - 17:36

BioPharma Credit

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Transaction in Own Shares

10/04/2026 - 17:28

Montanaro European Smaller Companies

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Transaction in Own Shares

10/04/2026 - 17:26

Henderson Smaller Companies

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Transaction in Own Shares

10/04/2026 - 17:24

BlackRock Greater Europe

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