In today’s low interest rate world, investment trusts are struggling to match the income payouts they have maintained in recent years. Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/diyinvesting/article-3813416/Peer-peer-investment-trusts-offer-yields-10-worth-risk.html#ixzz4MJTrYHYS
IC Top 100 Fund SVG Capital (SVI) has received a takeover offer from global private equity company HarbourVest and shareholders in possession of more than half the shares are backing the offer. Only 50 per cent of SVG’s shares need to vote in favour for the deal to go ahead. SVG’s board is opposing the […]
… The metal’s price could lift higher in the coming months, according to QuotedData mining analyst Paul Burton. He said: “One of the most compelling bullish factors supporting gold prices is low inflation and interest rates, and real interest rates are very low or, in some cases, negative… read more here
What sort of investment strategy should investors adopt when contemplating property funds? What the Brexit-induced woes have highlighted is advisers should make sure what sort of investment strategy clients need when contemplating property as part of a portfolio. read more here
Both residential and commercial property funds have their attractions and potential issues. Not all open-ended commercial property funds are built the same and while there can be some advantages, there are also disadvantages, of which clients should be made aware. read more here
Advisers could consider using investment trusts for their clients’ property exposure. read more here
The good times are returning for shareholders in Edinburgh Dragon, an investment trust that seeks to generate returns from investing across diverse Far Eastern stock markets. After making a number of mistakes two to three years ago, the management team, led by Singapore-based Adrian Lim, is back on form. Over the past six months, the […]
Don’t be tempted to buy a holiday property abroad You might be heading off on holiday this year more than usually concerned about the income you are getting from your investments. If you aren’t, you probably should be. Interest rates might have fallen to another record low of 0.25 per cent, but the miserable truth […]
Don’t be tempted to buy a holiday property abroad You might be heading off on holiday this year more than usually concerned about the income you are getting from your investments. If you aren’t, you probably should be. Interest rates might have fallen to another record low of 0.25 per cent, but the miserable truth […]
After months of volatility, investment trusts in the biotech and commodity sectors were the winners in July in both price and NAV terms, according to latest figures. In its monthly investment companies round-up, trust analysts QuotedData revealed biotech and commodity investment trusts – which have had a difficult time over the last few months in […]
