AIC
Investment Week | 30 Jan 2012
Trouble is brewing in the world of investment trusts. 2011 was not a vintage year for our most venerable of investment institutions and 2012 is not shaping up to be that much better.
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.
Investment Week | 27 Jan 2012
Investment trust providers often campaign for more space in the press for closed-ended vehicles and this week they got their wish.
Investment Week | 16 Jan 2012
OTHER AIC ARTICLES
Nearly a fifth of investment trust directors do not invest in their own companies, the latest ‘Skin in the Game’ report by broker Collins Stewart has revealed.
Investment Week | 16 Jan 2012
IMA figures show net inflows drop to levels last seen at height of crisis, with just five trusts launched this year compared to 15 in 2010.
Investment Week | 07 Nov 2011
Kyle Caldwell talks to Ian Sayers, the director general of the Association of Investment Companies, about how closed-ended vehicles can fight their way into clients’ portfolios after 2012.
Investment Week | 31 Oct 2011
Ian Sayers, director general of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), believes as Skandia, FundsNetwork and Cofunds move towards unbundled pricing models, investment trusts move one step closer to competing on a level playing field with OEICs.
Investment Week | 14 Oct 2011
The European investment trust sector has grown dividends faster than any other over the last five years, even outstripping commodities-focused investment trusts, with payouts increasing by a fifth.
Investment Week | 10 Oct 2011
James Budden, head of investment trusts at Baillie Gifford, explains why advisers should consider the virtues of investment trusts. Lawrence Gosling reports.
Investment Week | 10 Oct 2011
Jane Wallace talks to David Barron, head of investment trusts at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, about the future growth prospects for the sector in the wake of RDR.
Investment Week | 08 Oct 2011
The battle between investment trusts and OEICs is long standing, but when it comes to cost, one side comes out on top, writes Kyle Caldwell.
Investment Week | 26 Sep 2011
With over 400 investment trusts available to investors, how do you pick the best one for your clients? Stephen Peters, investment trust analyst at Charles Stanley, offers his tips.
Investment Week | 26 Sep 2011
The judging process for the 13th annual Investment Trust of the Year Awards has begun, with the addition of a new judge and award categories.
Investment Week | 12 Aug 2011
Direct Property-Europe is top performing sector over first six months of 2011.
Investment Week | 25 Jul 2011
Joanna Faith discovers how retail investors can make ‘superior returns’ from an asset class that has traditionally been the preserve of institutional managers.
Investment Week | 21 Jul 2011
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