Investment Trust

Private investments now 10% of portfolio

£1.5bn trust issues new shares

Fed expected to hike next month

For manager Richard Aston

FundsNetwork will offer a wider range of the most popular investment trusts and exchange traded products on the platform from early December.

Tom Slater, co-manager of the £3.6bn Scottish Mortgage trust, will take over the role of head of the North American team at Baillie Gifford.

Trust to realise assets by year-end

List includes a number of overseas trusts

Hoping to add 10% to share capital

Many ways to access the asset class