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
LONDON (Alliance News) – The best performing investment fund in October in net asset value terms was EPE Special Opportunities, which unsurprisingly was also a top performer in price terms, boosted by the initial public offering in London of its largest holding, Luceco PLC, an LED maker. The best performer in terms of price was […]
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 […]
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
Donald Trump’s success in the 2016 US Presidential Elections has led to investment trust shares prices in the healthcare sector to soar today, while Latin American funds, which had recently seen strong performance, are among the biggest losers. Republican candidate Donald Trump was named the 45th President of the US earlier this morning and markets […]
M&G is offering investors in its High Income investment trust options to move to different vehicles as it prepares to wind up in March 2017, including the JP Morgan Elect trust as a closed-ended option. The firm has offered investors in the trust, currently managed by Richard Hughes, two options – open and closed-ended – following […]
M&G is offering investors in its High Income investment trust options to move to different vehicles as it prepares to wind up in March 2017, including the JP Morgan Elect trust as a closed-ended option. The firm has offered investors in the trust, currently managed by Richard Hughes, two options – open and closed-ended – following […]
This year has been a tumultuous year for markets and the investment trust sector has not escaped the action. After three years of strong demand supporting discount tightening, 2016 saw discounts to net asset value (NAV) go back out at the start of the year due to concerns over China, then over the forthcoming referendum […]
LONDON (Alliance News) – The best performing investment fund in October in net asset value terms was EPE Special Opportunities, which unsurprisingly was also a top performer in price terms, boosted by the initial public offering in London of its largest holding, Luceco PLC, an LED maker. The best performer in terms of price was […]
I don’t know whether fund management legend Neil Woodford was in favour of Trump or Clinton, or wished a plague on both their houses, and nor do I care (writes Harvey Jones of Motley Fool). However, Donald Trump’s shock victory has given Mr Woodford something to celebrate, by applying much-needed balm to his Achilles’ heel. read more […]
