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Mark Mobius's firm says digging into corporate culture and standards is not a box-ticking exercise but a path to stronger returns in emerging markets.

GCP Student Living (DIGS) offers a 100% discount on its accommodation as pandemic travel restrictions prevent tenants from moving into halls.

UK unemployment hit its highest level in four years but UK equities managed to stay in the black thanks to a slew of optimistic news from pharmaceutical companies.

Aberforth Split Level Income, the highest-yielding UK smaller companies investment trust, has slashed its interim dividend by 39%, but is optimistic vaccine roll-out and Brexit deal will help recovery.

Co-manager of Baillie Gifford's top-performing American fund and US Growth investment trust discusses the dizzying rise of Tesla, tech valuations and the opportunity in internet 'scale as a service'.

Numis Securities makes four changes to its list of equity investment company recommendations in New Year review.

The debt fund sector is shrinking due to poor performance and underwriting, but RM Secured Lending is among a handful pulling through last year's gruelling conditions.

Hedge fund manager stuns investors in its London-listed investment companies demanding a doubling in annual management fee after their successful performance in last year's coronavirus crash.

Analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove have compiled a useful list of 36 'value' style investment trusts mostly benefiting from a rebound in the cheap, economically sensitive stocks they hold.

Closed-end fund investor Nick Greenwood says UK ‘micro-cap’ investment trusts should benefit from stockmarket recovery, but if not his Miton Global Opportunities trust is ready to press for action.