The Big Interview: Ian Sayers

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

The normally sleepy world of investment trusts has seen a surge of interest of late as it first saw off European legislation, which would have left it dying on the vine, and then received a boost of publicity as fund management guru Anthony Bolton announced he would use the vehicle for his Chinese adventure. Along the way, the industry has had to deal with the financial crisis and the potential implications of RDR. Ian Sayers, director general of the Association of Investment Companies, gives his views on how the industry is coping and where he thinks it is headed. How do you think inves...