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ICG Enterprise generates 3.3% half-year return from “multiple” private equity investments

A “resilient” first half performance saw ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) post a 3.3% total investment return in the six months to 31 July.  At a time when markets are gripped by the rapid rollout of artificial intelligence and unnerved by rising inflation and government debts, the £1.3bn private equity portfolio said its growth was driven […]

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Morning briefing: Partners Group Private Equity welcomes “clear” 99.9% vote for wind-down; Alternative Liquidity Fund appoints liquidators; Unite Group funds fall in third quarter; Prettejohn to chair Tritax Big Box

Partners Group Private Equity (PEY) has entered a managed wind-down after 99.9% of shares voted at yesterday’s extraordinary general meeting were in favour of realising all the assets of the £457m investment company. The vote on turnout of just over 62% follows the decision of 74.1% of shareholders to choose to exit through a new […]

07 Oct 2026

Xtrackers to transition $5m minimum-volatility ETF into US small- and mid-cap fund

Xtrackers is seeking shareholder approval for a wholesale overhaul of one of its smallest US equity ETFs, replacing a minimum-volatility strategy with exposure to American small- and mid-cap companies. The Xtrackers MSCI USA Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF currently tracks an MSCI index of large- and mid-cap US companies selected and weighted to reduce volatility. Under […]

07 Oct 2026

Outperforming Ashoka India Equity says corporate earnings are bouncing back as it reports a 5.9% annual fall

Ashoka India Equity (AIE) has asked shareholders to overlook the “minor setback” of a 5.9% fall in net asset value after a difficult year exacerbated by high energy prices caused by the US-led war on Iran. The £416m investment trust outperformed the MSCI India index which fell 8.5% in the 12 months to 30 June […]

07 Oct 2026

CGAM bond expert Emma Moriarty promoted to co-manager of Capital Gearing Trust

CG Asset Management has promoted portfolio manager Emma Moriarty to the investment team on its £802m flagship Capital Gearing Trust (CGT). Moriarty (above), a former senior economist at the Bank of England, will become a co-manager of the multi-asset, capital preservation fund alongside CGAM’s founder Peter Spiller and co-chief investment officer Chris Clothier. This will […]

07 Oct 2026

Saba backs Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies’ rollover with JUSC, signing one-year standstill with JPMorgan trust

Update: Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) has decided to call it a day and offer shareholders a rollover into rival JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (JUSC). Concluding a strategic review that he revealed in July, chair Stephen White said shareholders would also have the option of an uncapped cash exit at 99.25% of net asset […]

07 Oct 2026

Morning briefing: Saba lifts Grainger stake to over 9%; Onward Opportunities advances 36% in third quarter

Saba Capital has increased its position in Grainger (GRI), the £1.2bn residential landlord, to 9.2% from 8.9%. The activist hedge fund first disclosed a stake of 5% in June in the build-to-rent developer. Mike Ashley, founder of Frasers (FRAS), the Sports Direct owner, bought 4.2% in May. Onward Opportunities (ONWD), the £57m UK smaller companies trust […]

06 Oct 2026

Schroder Japan’s Taketsume steps up hunt for undervalued stocks after AI boom helps deliver 41% annual return

Schroder Japan (SJG) fund manager Masaki Taketsume is confident he can continue to generate attractive returns, while cautioning that performance may moderate after the £442m investment trust achieved a 41.2% total gain in the year to 31 July. The annual results showed the underlying growth in net asset value (NAV) easily beat the 29.3% rise […]

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