Welcome to the AIC’s financial adviser centre. Here, you can access statistics, performance data, training, news, guides and videos on the investment company industry, including investment trusts and VCTs. All our services for financial advisers and wealth managers are free of charge and our CPD is accredited by professional bodies.
Financial advisers
The AIC and the lang cat
9 October 2019
Resources to help advisers use investment companies, all in one place.
How to overcome barriers to using investment companies on platforms, case studies, research, platform information and more.
A hero’s welcome
5 April 2019
David Prosser takes a look at our next generation dividend heroes, the investment companies that have raised their dividends every year for at least 10 years but less than 20.
Dealing with it
2 April 2019
David Prosser takes a closer look at the implications of open-ended Woodford Equity Income selling some of its unquoted holdings to the Patient Capital Investment Trust.
Manager update - Nick Train, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
1 April 2019
Nick Train, manager of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC, provides us with an update on the performance of the investment company, including reference to particular holdings such as A. G. Barr and Diageo.
Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust inside story - Assa Abloy
29 March 2019
Why has Assa Abloy the world’s largest supplier of intelligent lock and security solutions has been selected for Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust?
Recorded March 2019.
Why choose Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust?
29 March 2019
What makes this global growth trust stand out and a summary of the features and benefits that shareholders enjoy.
Recorded March 2019.
AIC to visit 14 locations in investment trust education drive
26 March 2019
Free adviser workshops will be held in May and June across the UK.
Who wants to be an ISA millionaire?
25 March 2019
David Prosser tells us why investment companies should be more prominent in people’s ISAs.
The Scottish American Investment Company (SAINTS) - Manager Update First Quarter 2019
20 March 2019
Toby Ross, joint manager of The Scottish American Investment Company, provides an update on the trust and discusses what SAINTS offers to income-seeking investors.
Heroic returns
20 March 2019
David Prosser examines our latest dividend hero list and discusses the advantages investment companies have when it comes to paying income.
Adviser purchases of investment companies hit £985 million in 2018
19 March 2019
Launch of Smithson Investment Trust boosts sector.
Next generation of dividend heroes
18 March 2019
Which investment companies are knocking on the door of 20 consecutive years of dividend increases?
AIC interview with Simon Gergel, Merchants Trust
15 March 2019
Simon Gergel, manager of Merchants Trust, talks about his approach to value within his investment strategy, Brexit and paying a consistently increasing dividend.
Recorded 12 March 2019.
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