Funds

Equity investors today seem to have only two options: to invest in expensive companies or those with inherent financial risk attached, according to Simon Gergel, manager of the Merchants trust at Allianz Global Investors

Fund research and ratings group RSMR is now rating investment trusts in response to adviser demand.

Accessing three ‘closed’ strategies via investment trusts

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SLI Property Income trust

Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is seeking to raise an initial £200m for the launch of the Woodford Patient Capital investment trust, a portfolio of 50-100 quoted and unquoted businesses.

Canaccord Genuity has criticised 'complacent' investment trust boards in a new report, suggesting they must modernise if they are to compete effectively in the funds market.

BlackRock's Justin Christofel has been increasing his exposure to bond ETFs in order to minimise fixed income liquidity risk in the £1.2bn Global Multi-Asset Income fund.

After several years of strong growth, Hargreaves Lansdown has reported a drop in pre-tax profits for the last six months of 2014 as the impact of clean pricing offset a further rise in assets.

Alliance Trust's head of equities, Peter Michaelis, said an increased focus on sustainability has driven a number of significant changes to the group's £2.5bn flagship global trust over recent months.