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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.)

Investment trust recommendations for pension savers and retirees

Financial advisers suggest trusts for the accumulation and decumulation stages.

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.
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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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Seraphim Space

24 April 2024

Vantage: Seraphim Space’s Mark Boggett on a booming space economy and a maturing portfolio 

International Public Partnerships

24 April 2024

Consistently and responsibly delivering.

HydrogenOne Capital Growth

23 April 2024

Update from QuotedData

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income

23 April 2024

JEMI is benefiting from improving corporate governance and a burgeoning dividend culture in emerging markets.

Schroder Japan Trust

22 April 2024

Results analysis from Kepler Trust Intelligence.

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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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Riverstone Credit Opportunities proposes managed wind down

[Apologies that we didn’t spot this earlier but it was buried in the company’s AGM announcement] After talking to the manager (Riverstone Investment Group LLC), its sub-manager, Breakwall Capital LLC, its advisers and certain significant shareholders, Riverstone Credit Opportunities’ board has determined that a managed wind-down of the portfolio at this time is in the […]
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BH Macro shares fall to record discount after ‘rollercoaster’ year

A £315m share issue and sharp reversal in interest rate expectations made for a difficult 2023 for the Brevan Howard hedge fund, recent annual results show.
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Fidelity: ‘Golden shares’ should protect investors from China crackdowns

Dale Nicholls, manager of Fidelity China Special Situations, says the government's 1% stakes in technology companies is a good thing and should not deter investors from an historic valuation opportunity.
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Interview with Baroness Bowles & Baroness Altmann on cost disclosures

QuotedData’s James Carthew recently interviewed the two Baronesses that are part of the team fighting to fix the sector’s cost disclosures problem. 0:00 – Why and how did you get involved in the campaign? 3:31 – Why is this issue important for investors? 8:18 – Is legislation the answer to resolving this issue? 14:50 – […]
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Molten rallies on hope for better 12 months after three-year meltdown

Molten Ventures perks up after forecasting a ‘meaningful’ recovery in exits from early-stage digital companies that could help narrow the huge 64% discount at which its shares trade.
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Recommended increased cash offer for Hipgnosis

24/04/2024 - 19:30

Alchemy Copyrights, LLC

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Transaction in Own Shares

24/04/2024 - 19:30

CQS Natural Resources Grwth&Inc PLC

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Transaction in Own Shares

24/04/2024 - 19:20

BioPharma Credit PLC

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Transaction in Own Shares

24/04/2024 - 19:00

abrdn Asian Income Fund Limited

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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

24/04/2024 - 18:00

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust

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Investing for growth

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An introduction to ESG

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