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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.
QD view – What goes down must come up?
Newly enlarged Henderson High Income beats benchmark over 2023
BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
28/03/2024 - 18:50
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
28/03/2024 - 18:30
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
28/03/2024 - 18:30
Investing for growth
Find out what growth investing is and how it could help you achieve your long-term financial goals.
Recorded 1 November 2022.
An introduction to ESG
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Why investment companies?
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