Alliance Trust

Alliance Trust has alerted the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after a number of its shareholders received bogus telephone calls purporting to buy shares at double the market value.

Alliance Trust Asset Management is set to launch a global thematic opportunities fund for Ilario Di Bon next month, who joined the group as head of global equities from Fidelity in June.

George Renouf, director of investment strategy at Alliance Trust Asset Management, looks at how investors can navigate political wrangling and backward-looking economic statistics.

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Improving returns for shareholders is the only way Alliance Trust will substantially reduce its discount, analysts have warned.

Alliance Trust has reported a total shareholder return of 3.1% for the six months to the end of July, even as revenue and pre-tax profits dipped sharply.

Alliance Trust's head of fixed income says the only way is up for yields on gilts and treasuries amid record lows.

Alliance Trust has expanded its global equities team with the appointment of Juergen Lanzer from Schroders.

Alliance Trust has appointed Ilario Di Bon, former manager of the Fidelity Global Opportunities fund, as its global head of equities.

Here in the UK, household budgets are currently under attack from insufficient growth in earnings and higher costs for basic goods and services.