Funds

The board of the Electric & General investment trust may be forced to offer a range of alternative funds for investors after pressure from shareholders, according to analysts at Numis.

The Henderson International Income trust will be invested entirely in equities at launch to exploit the higher dividends on offer and the potential for growth.

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Investment trusts increased their dividend yields last year despite BP hampering many income portfolios, according to research by Oriel Securities.

James Budden of Baillie Gifford on the important role for professional advisers in the investment trust universe.

Hasley Investment Management and Way Group are set to launch a fund of ETFs in association with Cass Business School of London.

SPOTLIGHT ON ETHICAL

BlackRock's Sam Vecht believes frontier markets are offering better value than overcrowded and overheating emerging markets.

The investment trust universe is experiencing an upsurge in M&A activity, says MAM Funds' Nick Greenwood, who has reshaped his portfolio to take advantage of the trend.

VCT group Albion Ventures has reshaped its sector allocation, tripling environmental holdings and almost doubling healthcare stocks.