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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.)

India’s general election

Will more of the same be good for markets?

VCT fundraising is third highest on record

VCTs raise £882 million in 2023/24 tax year to invest in fast-growing companies.

Which government was best for UK investment trusts?

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has released data on the performance of UK-focused investment trusts in each parliament since 1987.

Eight investment trusts join the next generation of dividend heroes

33 investment trusts have raised dividends for 10 to 19 consecutive years.

Biotechnology & Healthcare: a sector on the mend?

What’s the prognosis for biotech and healthcare companies? How will the US election impact the sector, and could we see a recovery later this year?
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Go smaller for income

Trusts investing in smaller companies could be worth a look for income investors, says David Prosser.

Meet the manager: Simon King

Fund Manager of Octopus Future Generations VCT.

Investment Trust Update | April 2024

In this Investment Trust Update, our host Rory Palmer discusses Pantheon Infrastructure Trust's impressive NAV growth, Elliott Investment Management's 5% stake in Scottis...

Adding to the size of the cake

David Prosser on whether share issues could be a cause for optimism.

Buyback bonanza

Cherry Reynard analyses the buyback boom.
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Tetragon Financial Group

16 April 2024

FY23 growth driven by idiosyncratic factors.

Jupiter Green

16 April 2024

JGC's recovery is gathering momentum, but the discount has yet to react.

Murray Income

15 April 2024

Delivering income and capital growth.

abrdn Asian Income Fund

15 April 2024

All looking good in terms of income and growth.

JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets

12 April 2024

QuotedData's Weekly News & Interview.

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Pretty, pretty, pretty good

17 August 2024

Do investment trusts really protect capital and income against inflation? Lets take a look...

Micro-managing

11 April 2024

What opportunities exist in the smallest part of the UK market?

Seoul searching

28 March 2024

South Korea is looking to to tackle its ‘discount’ versus other Asian countries by introducing governance reforms, very similar to Japan's.

Investment company liquidity – steady as she goes, but could be better

19 March 2024

A review of investment company liquidity in London since 2016.

Listed private equity – Performing a balancing act

6 March 2024

UK-listed private equity investment companies maintained strong NAV total returns (TR) over the last five and 10 years of c 14% per year on average, despite recent monetary tightening and other macro headwinds.

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Invesco: The more Action that 3i Group has, the better!

‘This is probably one of the best examples of our process,’ says Invesco’s Stephen Anness as his global income fund’s 6% stake in 3i is boosted by the rise of discount retailer Action.
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Apollo-backed Concord cheers Hipgnosis investors with $1.4bn bid

Update: Shares in Hipgnosis Songs soar after Concord, a US group that bought Round Hill Music Royalty last year, offers a 4% cash premium for their highly discounted stock.
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Our search for income – a deep dive presentation on the renewable and infrastructure sectors

In this video, Edward Marten CEO of QuotedData and James Carthew Head of Investment Companies talk about the search for income, and where to find attractive opportunities in the current market. Their presentation (at Master Investor, the UK’s largest private investor show, on the QuotedData stage) explains why it’s worth taking a fresh look at […]
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Alliance Trust lets Ben Whitmore go and picks ARGA for global value

Willis Towers Watson, adviser to the £3.5bn multi-manager trust, drops Ben Whitmore after he leaves Jupiter and appoints US value manager ARGA instead.
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Legal battle over Home Reit collapse begins

Home Reit, the homeless accommodation provider whose shares were suspended in January last year, issues letters of claim against former fund manager Alvarium and rebuts legal challenge from its shareholders.
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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

18/04/2024 - 18:40

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust

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Transaction in Own Shares

18/04/2024 - 19:20

BioPharma Credit PLC

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Notice of AGM

18/04/2024 - 19:00

BioPharma Credit PLC

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Transaction in Own Shares

18/04/2024 - 19:00

Smithson Investment Trust PLC

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Transaction in Own Shares

18/04/2024 - 19:00

Impax Environmental Markets PLC

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