Compass: The AIC's monthly newsletter
This month in Compass, Ian Cowie blasts into space and explains how he will vote on Edinburgh Worldwide. We dive into discounts and reveal the 2025 fantasy fund manager winner.
Latest articles, press releases and videos
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).
ESG Attitudes Tracker: sentiment sours among financial advisers and wealth managers
But 96% recommend sustainable funds and ESG is now embedded in processes.
Fantasy fund manager: all change at the top of the table with some big fund moves
Moira O’Neill jumps from third to first place
The investment trusts investing in the data centre boom
Analysts comment on trusts with exposure to data centres and clean power.
Investment trusts prove their mettle
David Prosser on closed-ended funds outperforming open-ended counterparts.
Winners of the AIC Shareholder Communication Awards 2025
The awards recognise exceptional shareholder communication by AIC member investment trusts and their managers.
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.
Columbia Threadneedle exports two “redefined” active quant ETFs from US to Europe
Nick Train “thinking about” investing in soaraway Rolls-Royce as Finsbury Growth continuation vote looms
Saba says Baillie Gifford and Edinburgh Worldwide “impossible to believe” as they dismiss as “complete nonsense” activist’s claim that SpaceX shares were sold to ease USA merger
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.
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An introduction to ESG
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Saving for your children’s future?
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Glossary
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