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05 Dec 2025

The Santa rally – reality or myth? And can trust investors benefit?

The wreaths are up, and the mince pies are in the oven. And in the investment world too we have our own end-of-year traditions. Foremost amongst these is the “Santa rally”, specifically the old lore that the market invariably performs strongly over the festive period. But is it true? And if so, can trust investors […]

05 Dec 2025
Tom Slater, Scottish Mortgage, Baillie Gifford

Scottish Mortgage Manager Review

Investment manager Tom Slater discusses how Scottish Mortgage’s portfolio companies are driving global change across AI, digital platforms, and electrification. As with any investment, your capital is at risk. Performance The six months to 30 September 2025 have been a period of meaningful progress, not only in markets, but more importantly, in the companies leading […]

05 Dec 2025

Morning briefing: Schroder European REIT defers long-term decisions as Redding takes chair; plus CREI, BYG

Annual results from Schroder European Real Estate highlight the challenges for incoming chair Phil Redding and fund manager Jeff O’Dwyer, Custodian Property Income reports good half-year results and self-storage group Big Yellow confirms takeover talks with Blackstone have ended. Schroder European Real Estate (SERE), the £83m listed property fund weighed down by a French tax […]

05 Dec 2025

Barings Emerging EMEA takes steps to win back dissenting shareholders after “outstanding” year

Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities (BEMO) is hiking dividends and streamlining its investments as the £87m investment trust looks to win back the large minority of disaffected shareholders who voted against the company’s continuation in October. Outgoing chair Frances Daley said BEMO had delivered an “outstanding” annual result with a 28.3% investment return for the year […]

04 Dec 2025

Edinburgh Worldwide hits back against Saba

Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI) has issued a new statement as it hits back against Saba’s latest requisition notice. The board says that it recommends that shareholders take no action and await a further announcement from the company. The chair Jonathan Simpson-Dent had this to say:“Saba has for a second time launched a power grab calling for […]

04 Dec 2025

Schroder AsiaPacific latest trust to introduce performance-triggered tender offer

In results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2025, the board of Schroder AsiaPacific (SDP) observes that the trust has delivered average annual NAV returns of 1.5% over the past 10 years – well ahead of the average 9.8% return on its benchmark. More recently, NAV returns have been marginally behind the index (+15.7% […]

04 Dec 2025

Julian Cane bows out from CT UK Capital and Income after 28 years

Julian Cane, the well-regarded manager of CT UK Capital and Income (CTUK), plans to step down as manager of the trust with effect from 1 January 2026. He will be succeeded by Dominic Younger. Over Julian’s tenure, the NAV total return has been 535% and the share price return 567%. For contrast, the FTSE All-Share […]

04 Dec 2025

PRS REIT headed for the exit

PRS REIT (PRSR) has published a circular ahead of a liquidation vote planned for 5 January 2026. The sale of the trust’s portfolio is expected to complete on 11 December 2025. That means that the estimated amount available for distribution will be close to the NAV per share of 114.9p. If you are a shareholder […]