Investment Trusts

The Government has announced a consultation into the tax regime for investment trusts which will include rules on direct property investment.

Baillie Gifford's Mike Gush has increased exposure to India in the £119m Pacific Horizon investment trust after becoming bullish on the country's economic growth prospects.

The introduction of gearing to the £1.1bn Witan investment trust early last year has helped the multi-manager portfolio outperform its benchmark in 2009.

Winterflood Securities warns the private equity sector still faces widespread challenges despite recent results showing a rise in net asset values.

SLI's Gordon Humphries says the UK stock market has not been suffering in line with the UK economy in recent weeks and one of the key drivers of this dislocation is the massive overseas exposure of many UK-listed companies

Foreign & Colonial's Jeremy Tigue is expecting equity bull run to support private equity valuations in 2010

AIC director general Ian Sayers discusses how the investment trust industry has coped with the financial crisis and regulatory pressures

The £1.9bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust has brought management of its Japan mandate back in-house to F&C after removing Goldman Sachs.

Baker Steel Capital Management is to rename and list its Genus Capital natural resources fund in London next month.

The investment trust sector could suffer if Anthony Bolton fails to make a success of his new Fidelity China Special Situations vehicle, securities broker Winterflood has warned.