by Holly McKechnie, Investors Chronicle, October 9, 2025: Following its unsuccessful bid earlier this year to take over seven investment trusts, US activist investor Saba Capital Management has renewed its efforts to create a collective vehicle to invest in trusts trading on discounts. As reported by the Financial Times, the activist firm run by Boaz […]
By Matteo Anelli, Deputy editor, Trustnet, 07 October 2025: Experts discuss how to invest in the emerging world. Emerging markets add growth and diversification to portfolios and are trading cheaply against developed markets. They are also more volatile and less liquid, but not necessarily riskier if risk is understood in terms of a permanent loss […]
by Beth Brearley from interactive investor, 7th October 2025: Large chunks of investor money can make it tricky for fund managers to quickly invest it as opportunities arise, particularly in the small and mid-cap space where it can prove difficult to enter or exit positions. As a fund grows in size, the investment universe becomes […]
By Matteo Anelli, News editor, Trustnet, 06 October 2025 Experts discuss why (and how much) you should invest in fast-growing economies. Emerging markets come in and out of favour and this year they are back with a boom: 2025 has been a ‘stellar year’ for emerging markets so far, with China and Latin America topping […]
by Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, October 2, 2025: It has been a tough few years for the renewable energy infrastructure trusts, as illustrated by the latest plan at Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT). The trust has unveiled what it dubbed a “strategic road map for growth”. This includes around £30mn of share buybacks and seeking to […]
Investment trust insider on Tritax Big Box REIT – James Carthew: The overly discounted Reit with plenty of growth ahead Investors are cautious of Tritax Big Box’s descent from a 30% premium to 26% discount, but its lengthy pipeline of M&A activity makes it one to watch. Tritax Big Box Reit (BBOX) ranks as one […]
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week, 26 September 2025: In the latest attempt by Saba founder and CIO Boaz Weinstein to continue his activism, the hedge fund has registered for a Dublin-based ETF that will act as a European cousin to its existing closed-ended fund (CEF) ETF in the US. According to people familiar with the matter, […]
Investment trsut insider on abrdn Asia Focus – James Carthew: Exceptional Asia trusts are overdue a re-rating Chinese-focused investment companies are thriving at a time when many are looking to diversify away from the US. As investors look for alternatives to US assets, Asian markets (with the notable exception of India) have fared relatively well over […]
By ANNE ASHWORTH, Daily Mail, 20 September 2025: President Trump’s visit to Britain blended centuries-old pomp, pageantry – and an investment bonanza into the technology of the last half of the 21st century. Three members of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ of US tech – the Google group Alphabet, Microsoft and Nvidia – are committing billions to […]
Investment trust insider on BioPharma Credit – James Carthew: The overly discounted debt trust I’m considering buying Direct lending trusts are languishing after making some risky loans, but BioPharma Credit is a wholly more robust portfolio. Few parts of the investment companies sector are thriving, but one that is doing well is debt, as I […]
