For the past couple of months our investment trust bargain hunter series has flagged up various discount opportunities in the out-of-favour UK smaller companies and Europe sectors. read more here
The activist investor, responsible the massive recent changes at the Victorian era trust, has built up a near twenty per cent stake, that was spoiling investor sentiment following the implementation of a new investment strategy. read more here
UK Smaller Companies was the only investment sector to lose money in 2016 despite a turbulent political and economic landscape, new research has revealed. See more here
Investors looking forward to a period of calm in 2017 might be disappointed, but David Prosser has the trusts experts are backing to navigate further storms. Having just been through a year of unprecedented political upheaval that sent financial markets spinning, many investors will be assuming 2017 cannot possibly be so tumultuous. The reality, however, […]
RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL) plans to list on the London Stock Exchange’s main market later this month, and if the move goes ahead it will be only the third investment company* to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments (HWSL) ended an IPO drought in June and earlier this […]
James Carthew, QuotedData’s research director, was interviewed for Investors Chronicle’s weekly podcast on 18 November. To listen, click here
Japan’s economy could be given a significant boost by a US-Japan alliance, analysts have predicted. James Carthew, research director for QuotedData claimed the implications for Yen risk-asset markets are “poised to be positive”…. Read more here Trump bodes well for Japan
The Woodford Patient Capital trust has enjoyed a 4 per cent boost to its NAV following the election of Donald Trump to the White House. The Woodford fund was among the top-10 investment trusts on the day after the US election, with many of the best performing being focussed on biotech. read more here
LONDON (Alliance News) – The best performer in both price and net asset value terms in the third quarter was UIL Ltd, boosted by its largest investment, Australian-listed Resolute Mining Ltd, which benefited from a strong gold price. Industrial Multi Property Trust PLC and Kubera-Cross Border Fund Ltd both saw recoveries in their share price […]
In a world of continued record low interest rates and low bond yields it’s no surprise that investors have been piling into equity income funds. But do investment trusts offer a more attractive route than their closed-ended peers? read more here
