Saba suffers sixth defeat in investment trust saga as ESCT sweeps US hedge fund aside

Six of seven votes

Linus Uhlig
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Shareholders of Janus Henderson’s European Smaller Companies trust (ESCT) have voted against the proposed changes to oust its board by US activist hedge fund Saba Capital in the sixth of seven general meetings.

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