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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Experts explain why investment companies continue to be successful.

Winners of the AIC Shareholder Communication Awards 2022 announced

The awards recognise exceptional shareholder communication by AIC member investment companies and their managers.

Inflation, what inflation?

Investment company managers on prospects for Japan.

Where next for investors in open-ended property funds?

Property investment companies are the better option.

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Investments to preserve your wealth

David Prosser discusses how investment companies can help investors to preserve their wealth in tough economic times.

Sale now on: big-name investment companies on wide discounts

Faith Glasgow looks for bargains among mainstream investment companies.

The outlook for China

Fidelity China Special Situations portfolio manager Dale Nicholls provides an update on the trust and reflects on what has been a very challenging period for investors.

Fidelity Asian Values: Getting inside the manager’s head

Fidelity Asian Values portfolio manager Nitin Bajaj provides a detailed insight into his small-cap value investment approach at a time he’s finding many attractive opportunities and utilising the investment trust’s ability to gear in order to take advantage.

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Low inflation Vietnam a good alternative to China

Investors hoping to get out of China and into a low-inflation market need only look next door to neighbouring Vietnam where inflation has remained below analyst forecasts at around 3%, says Andy Ho, manager of the VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity.

Custodian Reit pounces on high street retail as rents rise for first time in four years

The £441m diversified property trust has spotted rents rising on prime high street retail sites and snapped up two properties in central Winchester for £3.65m.

James Carthew: Read up on Literacy Capital ready for the right moment

A couple of private equity 'outliers' are defying the gloom as discounts widen across the sector. Literacy Capital may be less than a year old but its progress may justify its persistent and chunky share price premium.

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust: Manager Update

Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC gives an update on the performance of Shin Nippon over the past year and shares the team’s views on the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies. Capital at risk.

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