Videos

Arthur Copple, Chair of Temple Bar Investment Trust, Susan Platts-Martin, Chair of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, and Glen Suarez, Chair of Edinburgh Investment Trust, explain how their investment companies communicated with shareholders during management group changes.

Investment Manager Toby Ross gives an update on The Scottish American Investment Company (SAINTS).

Arthur Copple, Chair of Temple Bar Investment Trust, Susan Platts-Martin, Chair of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, and Glen Suarez, Chair of Edinburgh Investment Trust, explain the issues that arose during management group changes and how they were overcome.

Arthur Copple, Chair of Temple Bar Investment Trust, Susan Platts-Martin, Chair of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, and Glen Suarez, Chair of Edinburgh Investment Trust, discuss events that lead to their recent manager changes.

Arthur Copple, Chair of Temple Bar Investment Trust, Susan Platts-Martin, Chair of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, and Glen Suarez, Chair of Edinburgh Investment Trust, discuss their recent asset manager changes. The chairs explore the events leading to the change, issues during the process, communication with shareholders and the advantages to shareholders.

Sue Inglis, Chair of The Bankers Investment Trust, and Saftar Sarwar, Chief Investment Officer of Binary Capital Investment Management, examine the sector’s response to the growing ESG agenda.

Anthony Leatham, Head of Investment Trust Research at Peel Hunt, and Peter Hewitt, Manager of BMO Managed Portfolio Trust, explain why there is a future for smaller investment companies.

Ewan Lovett-turner, Head of Investment Company Research at Numis Securities, explains why he thinks investment company consolidation and merging of mandates is set to continue in 2021.

Peter Walls, Fund Manager at Unicorn Asset Management, and Ewan Lovett-Turner, Head of Investment Company Research at Numis Securities, explain where opportunities may be for the investment company sector moving forwards, including the structure’s suitability for less-liquid assets.

Sue Inglis, Chair of The Bankers Investment Trust, Anthony Leatham, Head of Investment Trust Research at Peel Hunt, and Peter Hewitt, Manager of BMO Managed Portfolio Trust, discuss challenges for investment company boards in 2021.