Investment Trust

James Calder, research director at City Asset Management, has revealed the top five niche investments he holds in his portfolios.

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Charlotte Valeur, chairman of BH Credit Catalyst, assesses the benefits of accessing credit markets via closed-ended vehicles and explores some of the more specialist strategies on offer.

The board of the Aberdeen All Asia investment trust plans to change the mandate of the vehicle to Japan-only and raise additional equity.

The board of the £1.3bn Murray International Trust has blamed "significant" underweights to North America and Japan for underperformance in the first half of 2013.

Fund supermarket Hargreaves Lansdown is continuing to shun investment trusts despite bolstering its research into the sector over the past year.

Investment Week's Kyle Caldwell has scooped a prestigious award for his coverage of the investment trust industry for the second consecutive year.

Fidelity's Anthony Bolton has committed to hold on to his stake in the China Special Situations investment trust after he hands it over to Dale Nicholls in April next year.

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Polar Capital is set to launch a Global Financials Investment trust for managers John Yakas and Nick Brind, in a move to exploit lowly valuations of banks across the world, Investment Week understands.