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Nick Train reiterates faith in Finsbury ahead of continuation vote

Nick Train says Finsbury Growth & Income will recover as the fate of the underperforming trust is placed in shareholders' hands this week.
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Trust round-up: Pantheon Infra, GRID, ORIT, Digital 9, Ecofin US

We summarise sales and purchases from five alternative investment companies as the transaction market picks up pace.
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Onward Opps completes largest fundraising yet as NAV hits record

Fledgling UK-smallers trust Onward Opportunities raised nearly £4m, having more than tripled in value since launch.
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Columbia Threadneedle exports two “redefined” active quant ETFs from US to Europe

Columbia Threadneedle, the US fund management giant behind F&C (FCIT) investment trust, has joined the influx of North American groups expanding into the European active exchange-traded funds (ETF) market in Europe. The launch of the Dublin-based US and European Equity Active ETFs represents an extension of its $29bn QR (Quant Redefined) business in the US, […]
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Nick Train “thinking about” investing in soaraway Rolls-Royce as Finsbury Growth continuation vote looms

Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT) fund manager Nick Train has revealed he had been “definitely thinking about” investing in Rolls-Royce (RR), the UK aerospace and engineering group that has made a stupendous three-year recovery under chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic. News that Train has held off buying a stock that has soared from 106p to nearly […]
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AIC asks government to explain exclusion of investment companies from Pension Schemes Bill

House of Lords begins committee stage discussions on bill today.

Shareholder apathy remains a danger, AIC voting figures show

Voting deadlines for Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust are imminent.

Investment trust 2025 review (updated): another record year for corporate activity

27 deals done and £10 billion of shares bought back, both new records.

Time is running out to vote on Saba’s proposals at Edinburgh Worldwide

See table below for voting deadlines on four major platforms.

AIC releases 53 years of investment trust discount history

The data paints a picture of how investment trust discounts have changed over more than half a century.
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Time for private equity to bounce back?

David Prosser on the tailwinds likely to support private equity trusts this year.

Fantasy fund manager: it’s a photo finish for the top spot

As the 2025 competition draws to a close, the top two contestants have made almost 30% in just 12 months.

The one financial resolution you really need for 2026

David Prosser explains the advantage of setting up regular savings into the stock market.

Which were the most popular investment trusts of 2025?

David Prosser runs through some of the best-selling trusts of the past year.

Time for active managers to shine

David Prosser explains why passive investors should consider investment trusts in 2026.
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Phoenix Spree Deutschland

12 January 2026

FY25 condominium sales beat expectations.

Polar Capital Global Financials

9 January 2026

After several years of the global financials sector outperforming global equities, the managers of PolarCapitalGlobal Financials Trust (PCFT) remain positive about the sector's prospects, as they were last May.

International Public Partnerships

9 January 2026

Operational and strategic progress.

BlackRock Frontiers

8 January 2026

Historic valuation dislocation presents opportunity.

JPMorgan European Discovery

8 January 2026

Opportune time for European small-cap stocks.

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All the things that outperformed Nvidia in 2025

8 January 2026

Kepler Trust Intelligence looks for lessons in a list of the most successful investment trusts of the last year.

Next slide, please

17 December 2025

New rules on costs could provide a boost to the sector next year, what else do we want to see?

Edison explains: Critical social infrastructure – how to invest in the UK’s social impact REITs

16 December 2025

How to invest in the UK’s social impact REITs.

Edison explains: Critical social infrastructure

16 December 2025

How to invest in the UK’s social impact REITs.

Asia: Taking full advantage of the world’s growth engine

15 December 2025

Asia being described as the world’s growth engine is nothing new.

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Transaction in Own Shares

12/01/2026 - 17:59

BlackRock Greater Europe

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Cancellation of treasury shares

12/01/2026 - 17:46

Crystal Amber Fund

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Transaction in Own Shares

12/01/2026 - 17:40

Polar Capital Technology

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Transaction in Own Shares

12/01/2026 - 17:25

Mercantile Investment Trust

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Transaction in Own Shares

12/01/2026 - 17:23

Aberforth Smaller Companies

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