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Spotlight – February 2019
7 February 2019
What’s going on with VCTs? We look at how the sector is adapting to recent rule changes and Brexit. Also in Spotlight this month, will Chinese equities have a good Year of the Pig, or just a pig of a year?
How can you give children a financial head start?
14 August 2018
David Prosser reviews the ways parents can invest for their children.
Alliance Trust stock spotlight: Oerlikon & Henry Schein
10 August 2018
Bill Kanko, Founder and President of Black Creek Investment Management, discusses why Alliance Trust saw value in industrial group Oerlikon and healthcare distributor Henry Schein.
An introduction to Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust
9 August 2018
Andrew Graham, Portfolio Manager, explains why Asia could offer a compelling opportunity for investors.
The hunt for income
9 August 2018
With interest rates still at ultra-low levels, David Prosser discusses the income advantages of investment companies.
Biotech Growth: Fund Manager update
7 August 2018
Portfolio Manager, Geoffrey Hsu, discusses why innovation in areas such as gene therapy is presenting exciting opportunities in the biotechnology sector.
Three ways the investment trust industry is changing
6 August 2018
Investment trusts have been around for 150 years, but the last 20 have seen particularly rapid change.
Worldwide Healthcare: manager update
3 August 2018
Trevor Polischuk, Portfolio Manager, explains how the company focuses on innovation and growth from across the healthcare sector to target superior returns.
New launches
1 August 2018
David Prosser discusses the investment company IPO market so far in 2018.
AIC releases information helping shareholders to vote on platforms
30 July 2018
Information covers both retail and adviser platforms.
More than a fee-ling
27 July 2018
There’s more to investment companies’ outperformance of open-ended funds than fees says David Prosser.
A good first half
20 July 2018
New data suggests that over several areas of the UK market investment companies consistently outperformed in H1 2018.
AIC responds to the interim report of the FCA’s Investment Platforms Market Study
16 July 2018
Ian Sayers, Chief Executive of the AIC, comments on the interim report.
