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Investment trust discounts tightening

The median discount to net asset value (NAV) for investment trusts narrowed over 2015 from 7.5 per cent to 6.6 per cent, reports research company QuotedData, despite last year’s market volatility…

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Written By James Carthew

Head of Investment Company Research

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