Citywire news

Dan Whitestone confirms BlackRock Throgmorton as the leading UK smaller companies trust with strong annual results that reflect fund manager’s ability to bet on both sides of the digital divide.

Invesco Asia and emerging markets fund manager Ian Hargreaves does not believe internet giants Alibaba and Tencent are overvalued, but is keen to maintain a 'balanced' portfolio after Covid.

The UK may lack tech titans, but Citywire A-rated Georgina Brittain is finding opportunities among stocks quietly benefiting from investment in technology.

The manager is growing his holdings in UK high street banks across his two investment trusts and his open-ended fund.

The main index had another lacklustre opening this morning despite climbing Asian markets as a strengthening pound kept gains in check.

Venture capital trusts (VCTS) have started to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and believe 2021 could be a bumper year of opportunities, particularly in healthcare and technology.

Vietnam’s economy has entered the next stage of its development, aided by the country’s strong handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to fund managers in the country.

Taking measures to protect savings from an unexpected rise in inflation seems prudent given the huge stimulus policies being pursued by governments and central banks. The question is how?

Shares in Gabelli Value Plus jump 5% after underperforming US trust’s largest shareholder, Associated Capital Group, agrees to abstain from wind-up vote most other investors support.

Future of Strategic Equity Capital, the largest UK ‘micro-cap’ investment company, in doubt after Ian Armitage, a backer of trust’s former fund manager Stuart Widdowson, requisitions continuation vote.