Compass: The AIC's monthly newsletter
This month in Compass, we discover how to invest in SpaceX, Revolut and TikTok. Ian Cowie hunts for opportunities in Europe and we reveal the trusts that would have made you an ISA millionaire.
Latest articles, press releases and videos
Sam Morse shares his thoughts on Fidelity European Values’ 30th anniversary
To mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Fidelity European Trust, What Investment’s editor-in-chief Lawrence Gosling spoke to the current lead portfolio manager Sam Morse.
UK M&A surge highlights undervalued domestic opportunities
Jonathan Winton, co-portfolio manager of Fidelity Special Values, discusses the surge of activity in UK M&A bids.
AIC welcomes DWP consultation on pension charge cap
Proposals could help pension savers benefit from alternative assets.
A Christmas present for their future
Saving for children with investment companies.
AIC releases educational glossary videos
The six videos aim to help investors understand investment companies.
Demand for ESG investing will increase, say 89% of advisers
79% say that investing should make a positive difference as well as a financial return.
Greening your savings
David Prosser asks how investment companies can help in tackling climate change.
What is a collective investment fund?
Learn more about collective investments, where investors pool their money to invest in a portfolio of assets.
What does being closed-ended mean?
Investment companies are "closed-ended funds", but what does that mean and why does it matter?
How much does ESG really matter to investors?
Performance, charges, fund manager and asset management company all come first according to new research.
Revenue reserves and dividend cover
Learn how investment companies use their revenue reserves to maintain stable dividends.
Income investors see light at the end of the tunnel
87% of income investors impacted by the pandemic.
Me and my trusts: Faith Archer
Faith Archer, freelance personal finance journalist, on why she’s a fan of investment trusts and which trusts she owns.
Nick Gardner, Investment Editor of the Association of Investment Companies, asks Faith Archer, freelance personal finance journalist, what prompted her to start investing, what she likes about investment trusts and what trusts she holds in her own portfolio.
Recorded in February 2026.
Me and my trusts: Faith Archer – what got you investing in stocks and shares?
Faith Archer, freelance personal finance journalist, explains what prompted her to start investing in the stock market.
Me and my trusts: Faith Archer – what do you particularly like about investment trusts?
Faith Archer, freelance personal finance journalist, explains why she prefers investment trusts for her savings.
Me and my trusts: Faith Archer - what trusts do you hold in your own portfolio and why?
Faith Archer explains what trusts she has chosen for her own savings.
Thematic research
Third-party thematic research on investment companies can be found below.
CQS Natural Resources up 22.6% this year after outgoing fund managers respond to Iran war by hiking energy positions and cutting gold and silver miners
How “dividend hero” Law Debenture held Rolls-Royce through a three-year 1,150% share price rebound and swooped on LSEG and RELX after their AI sell-off
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.
