Number of headwinds set to drive trust corporate actions in 2017
Boards reassessing strategies
Investment trust experts anticipate corporate actions will be a key priority for boards this year, after a number of popular vehicles implemented changes to their structure and approach in 2016, as activist investors intensified their attacks on the sector.
Around £4bn of capital was returned to investors in 2016, significantly higher than £2.7bn the previous year, as a result of corporate activity including share buybacks (£1.9bn), tenders and redemptions...
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