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Spotlight – January 2020
9 January 2020
Now the starting gun’s been fired on the Twenties, take a moment to find out which sectors won gold, silver and bronze in the decade just passed. It might not be the ones you expect…
Talking about tenure
17 January 2020
David Prosser highlights long-serving managers as one of the reasons that closed-ended funds outperform their open-ended counterparts.
Gay Collins and Francesca Ecsery appointed to AIC board
16 January 2020
Elisabeth Scott elected as Deputy Chair, Simon Crinage re-elected and Peter Arthur and Harry Morgan retire.
GrowthInvest Adviser Hour: How to grow your VCT business
10 January 2020
A panel discussion on how advisers can best use VCTs within their practice, featuring Nick Britton, Head of Intermediary Communications at the AIC.
Recorded 3 December 2019
8 investment company advantages
10 January 2020
David Prosser highlights key reasons for using investment companies.
Investment Trusts Handbook 2020
9 January 2020
Asset TV interview Jonathan Davis, Editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, to find out more about the contents of the publication and what people can learn from reading it.
Asset TV: JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc focus
7 January 2020
Asset TV interview portfolio manager Nicholas Weindling to understand what benefits the JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc's resources provide when dealing in the Japanese markets.
Top performing investment company sectors over the last decade
7 January 2020
Biotechnology & Healthcare was the top performing investment company sector of the last decade, data from the AIC can reveal.
Delivering dividends
7 January 2020
David Prosser explains the unique income-paying advantages of investment companies.
Investment companies: the outlook for 2020 – key reasons for concern
3 January 2020
Laura Foll, Co-Manager of Lowland Investment Company, and Bruce Stout, Manager of Murray International, discuss their key reasons for concern in 2020.
Recorded 10 December 2019.
Investment companies: the outlook for 2020 – key reasons for optimism
3 January 2020
Laura Foll, Co-Manager of Lowland Investment Company, and Bruce Stout, Manager of Murray International, discuss their key reasons for optimism in 2020.
Recorded 10 December 2019.
Investment companies: the outlook for 2020 – how are you approaching Brexit?
3 January 2020
Laura Foll, Co-Manager of Lowland Investment Company, and Bruce Stout, Manager of Murray International, discuss how they are approaching Brexit in their portfolios.
Recorded 10 December 2019.
Investment companies: the outlook for 2020 – what is the most important factor?
3 January 2020
Laura Foll, Co-Manager of Lowland Investment Company, and Bruce Stout, Manager of Murray International, discuss the most important factors for their investment companies.
Recorded 10 December 2019.
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