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Systematic strategies lead Europe’s active ETF boom

Systematic investment strategies are attracting almost twice as much money as traditional discretionary stock pickers in Europe’s rapidly expanding active equity ETF market, according to new figures from Morningstar. Systematic active equity ETFs attracted €12bn of net inflows during the first nine months of 2026, compared with €6.7bn for discretionary strategies. Systematic funds use quantitative […]

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Octopus Renewables buys Barnsdale Solar Park as its latest growth construction project

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT) has committed £34.6m to the purchase and construction of a solar park in West Yorkshire as the 10%-yielder looks for growth investments to boost its annual returns under last year’s five-year plan. Bought from OnPath Energy, a leading onshore solar developer, the 55 MWp Barnsdale Solar Park is expected to generate […]

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Schroder Real Estate’s assets jump £383m after Picton acquisition with nine new lettings adding £1.1m rent

A trading update from Schroder Real Estate (SREI) shows the real estate investment trust has completed nine new lettings over the past two months as its joint acquisition of Picton Property completed. Although SREI will not comment in detail on the impact of the £404m all-share bid with LondonMetric (LMP) that completed on 11 September […]

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Morning briefing: Vietnam Holding sees 14.7% of shares redeem; Residential Secure Income’s sale of shared ownership portfolio delayed

Vietnam Holding (VNH), the £60m investment company managed by Dynam Capital, saw 14.7% of its shares tendered in its third annual redemption facility. Shareholders who sold will receive 371.45p per share with payments expected to be made around 21 October. This will leave the company with 15.7m shares in issue with a further 1.1m held […]

13 Oct 2026

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies cancels tender offer and pursues merger as part of a strategic review

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies (SST) has scrapped plans for a 25% tender offer and launched a strategic review that could see it merge with a rival. Following consultation with some of its largest shareholders, the biggest of which is discount hunter City of London Investment Management with a 17% stake, the £315m Asia small-cap trust […]

13 Oct 2026

Lindsell Train looks to the future after nearly a third of shares seek an exit in the 20% tender offer

Lindsell Train (LTI) believes its shareholders have demonstrated “continued confidence” in the investment trust after a 20% tender offer was over-subscribed with 32.5% of shares put up for sale. Nearly 6.5m shares were validly tendered in the offer announced last month and approved by shareholders last Thursday, giving them the chance to sell shares at […]

13 Oct 2026

Proxy vote advisers Glass Lewis, ISS and PIRC back Baillie Gifford US Growth in its AGM battle with Saba

Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA) has received a significant boost in its AGM battle with Saba Capital after the three leading, independent proxy vote advisers supported its position in the crucial vote. The £1bn investment trust said Glass Lewis, ISS and PIRC, which institutional investors use to advise them on company votes, had all recommended […]

13 Oct 2026

Morning briefing: Literacy Capital sells Cubo Work; Artemis UK Future Leaders bounces back in Q2; Tom Leader retires from Caledonia Private Capital

Literacy Capital (BOOK) has sold its minority stake in Cubo Work back to the majority shareholder of the office and co-working space provider. Financial terms have not been disclosed but Richard Pindar, chief executive of BOOK’s fund manager, said the outcome was a bit better than its warning at the start of this month that […]

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