Compass: The AIC's monthly newsletter
This month Compass steps into Christmas. We reveal this year’s investment trust star performers, and our managers predict what’s in store for 2026.
Latest articles, press releases and videos
Fund managers’ favourite emerging market stocks revealed
Managers discuss the companies most widely held in global emerging markets trusts.
Investment trust managers are embracing digital assets and crypto
Shift in market from “consumer apps” to “resilient B2B infrastructure”.
Voting on the rise among investment trust shareholders
AGM attendance slightly up among private investors.
Baroness Bowles and Baroness Altmann call on government to include investment companies in Pension Schemes Bill
Excluding investment companies is a "serious error".
Private equity: patient capital rewarded
David Prosser on the debate around private equity investment trusts.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on why he prefers investment trusts
Linus Uhlig, senior reporter on Investment Week, on what he likes about investment trusts.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on what trusts he holds, and why
Linus Uhlig, senior reporter on Investment Week, reveals what investment trusts he holds in his own portfolio.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on what started him investing
Award-winning financial journalist Linus Uhlig explains what triggered him to start investing.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig
Nick Gardner, Investment Editor at the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), speaks to Linus Uhlig, senior reporter on Investment Week, about what got him into investing and why he prefers investment trusts.
Director talk: Helen Sinclair
Helen is a director of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust and Shires Income, and chairs Octopus Future Generations VCT.
Emerging markets are making an overdue comeback
David Prosser on the potential for emerging markets investment trusts.
Meet the manager: Richard Hickman
Managing Director of HarbourVest Private Equity (HVPE).
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on what started him investing
Award-winning financial journalist Linus Uhlig explains what triggered him to start investing.
Recorded October 2025.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on what trusts he holds, and why
Linus Uhlig, senior reporter on Investment Week, reveals what investment trusts he holds in his own portfolio.
Recorded October 2025.
Me and my trusts: Linus Uhlig on why he prefers investment trusts
Linus Uhlig, senior reporter on Investment Week, on what he likes about investment trusts.
Recorded October 2025.
Thematic research
Third-party thematic research on investment companies can be found below.
The Santa rally – reality or myth? And can trust investors benefit?
Morning briefing: Schroder European REIT defers long-term decisions as Redding takes chair; plus CREI, BYG
Barings Emerging EMEA takes steps to win back dissenting shareholders after “outstanding” year
Investing for growth
Find out what growth investing is and how it could help you achieve your long-term financial goals.
Recorded 1 November 2022.
Getting started
If you're new to investment companies, find out what they're all about here.
An introduction to ESG
What is ESG and how does it relate to investment companies?
Saving for your children’s future?
Find out how to invest for your child with investment companies and why they offer good long-term performance.
Glossary
What does that word mean? Find your way around investment trust jargon.
Research tools
Find and compare investment companies and trusts, or look up a company you're interested in.
Invest & engage
Browse a list of platforms that allow you to buy and hold investment companies. Discover how to have your say on how your investment company is run.
