Investment Trusts

BlackRock plans to float a North American equity income investment trust next month, to be managed by Bob Shearer and Kathleen Anderson.

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Murray International trust has reported a rise in interim profit and returns but chairman Kevin Carter said securing positive financial returns may prove "difficult" in the near term.

Francis Brooke, manager of the Troy Income & Growth trust and £780m Troy Trojan Income fund, said his trust is positioning for further mergers following its takeover of two rivals.

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Investments in railway bonds and tea companies were just two of the many positions established by the Scottish investment trust company in the first year of its existence.

The gearing and mid/small cap bias of Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations trust have raised questions over its suitability for retail investors, Winterflood Securities has said.

The publication of John Kay's government-backed review into UK equity markets earlier this week has brought the issue of short-termism back into the spotlight.