Compass: The AIC’s monthly newsletter

This month in Compass, Ian Cowie goes on a hunt for ISA millionaire trusts and Faith Glasgow investigates what mergers mean for investors.

Latest articles, press releases and videos

Kerb appeal: Would Labour winning the next election make any difference to UK property?

Fund managers from Custodian Property Income REIT and Tritax Big Box REIT on whether Labour winning next year's election would make a difference to the UK property sector.

Kerb appeal: How is your portfolio faring in the current challenging economic conditions?

Investment experts discuss how their portfolios are faring with the AIC's Annabel Brodie-Smith.

Kerb appeal: Are we near the top for interest rates and could this make a difference for property?

The Fund Manager of Custodian Property Income REIT and the Investment Director of Tritax Big Box REIT, share their thoughts on the possibility of peaking UK interest rates and whether this could make a difference for the UK property sector.

Kerb appeal: How is your portfolio having a positive environmental or social impact?

Richard Shepherd-Cross and Bjorn Hobart discuss how their portfolios of UK properties are having a positive environmental or social impact.

Kerb appeal: UK property webinar

A panel of experts discuss the UK property sector with Annabel Brodie-Smith.

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Revisiting renewables

Renewables could be worth a second look, writes Cherry Reynard.

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“I’m still standing”

Ian Cowie on the art of when to sell.

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Meet the manager: Indriatti van Hien

Portfolio Manager of The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust.

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Investment companies in the limelight

David Prosser on how, despite market sentiment, interest in the investment companies sector is at an all-time high.

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FRC makes the right call on revisions to the UK corporate governance code

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has responded to the Financial Reporting Council’s policy update on its revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code.

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“All the building blocks to perform in the future”

Managers of property investment companies talk opportunities and challenges.

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Investment company discounts widest since 2008

The average investment company traded at a discount of 16.9% at market close on 31 October 2023 – the widest discount for a month-end since December 2008.

Thematic research

Third-party thematic research on investment companies can be found below.

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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QD view – What goes down must come up?

The UK has become a bit of punching bag in recent times, stumbling from one crisis to another while presiding over an economy stuck in neutral. In many respects, it’s of little surprise its benchmark index has trailed the MSCI All Countries World index by almost 50% over the last five years. Of late, stubborn […]
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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon offers 15% tender if slump continues

Increasing investor activism in Japan has upped the flight from small high-tech growth stocks, argues the trust, as it offers a 15% exit if performance doesn't improve by 2027.
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Londonmetric says it won’t bid for UK Commercial Property

The coast seems increasingly clear for Tritax Big Box to clinch a merger with Abrdn stablemate UK Commercial Property after Londonmetric rules out making a counter bid.
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Hipgnosis Songs: Fund manager fell ‘below music industry standards’

Shares in royalties fund leap as due diligence report accuses Hipgnosis Song Management of multiple failings and board says it will decide the company's future in a month.
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Newly enlarged Henderson High Income beats benchmark over 2023

Henderson High Income says its NAV total return for 2023 was +9.8% compared with the benchmark return of +8.1%, an outperformance of +1.7%. Unfortunately, the emergence of a discount meant that the share price total return was +0.9%, with the share price ending the year at a discount to NAV of 7.7% having started 2023 […]

Oakley Capital Investments

28 March 2024

Oakley Capital Investments – executive interview

Allianz Technology

27 March 2024

ATT offers significantly discounted exposure to the technology sector. 

Greencoat UK Wind

25 March 2024

 Acquisitions generating more green

Witan Investment Trust

22 March 2024

QuotedData's Weekly News & Interview.

Henderson EuroTrust

22 March 2024

Proposed merger with Henderson European Focus Trust.

BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

28/03/2024 - 18:50

BlackRock Sustainable American Income

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Holding(s) in Company

28/03/2024 - 19:30

Aquila European Renewables PLC

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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

28/03/2024 - 18:30

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust

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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

28/03/2024 - 18:30

BlackRock Smaller Companies

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Holding(s) in Company

28/03/2024 - 19:10

European Smaller Companies Tst PLC

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