INVESTMENT TRUSTS
30 Jan 2012 | 07:00
Lindsell Train founder Nick Train has revealed hefty positions in some of the more defensive stocks in the FTSE 100 helped him outperform the market substantially last year.
UK-domiciled investment trusts have been granted greater flexibility in paying out dividends, with vehicles now able to distribute capital profits as income for the first time.
27 Jan 2012 | 10:37
Henderson’s John Bennett has overhauled the Henderson European Focus trust, introducing more risk into the portfolio through active bets against the benchmark.
23 Jan 2012 | 08:15
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