Investment Week | Investment-trusts

Number of headwinds set to drive trust corporate actions in 2017

Boards reassessing strategies

09 February 2017 • 3 min read

Fidelity's Wright on banks: Market still not prepared to pay up for improved earnings picture

Alex Wright, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Special Values trust and Special Situations fund, talks to Lawrence Gosling about opportunities in sectors including financials, oil and construction.

08 February 2017 • 1 min read

Trust analysts: Alliance Trust exit offer for activist Elliott a 'major step forward'

Investment trust commentators have welcomed the news Alliance Trust has agreed to buy out Elliott Advisors' near 20% stake in the £3.5bn vehicle at a 4.75% discount to NAV, saying it will "end a turbulent chapter" in the fund's history.

01 February 2017 • 3 min read

Property

AIC: Advisers pile into direct property investment trusts on platforms in Q3

First time it was most popular sector

14 December 2016 • 2 min read

Investment Trusts

Where next for trust discounts?

Long term, discounts have moved in tandem with FTSE All Share

22 November 2016 • 5 min read

Investment Trusts

Baillie Gifford adds portfolio turnover figure to fund factsheets

Figure currently ranges between 5%-33%

14 November 2016 • 1 min read

Investment Trusts

M&G offers investors in High Income trust rollover options ahead of wind-up

Investors could move to JP Morgan Elect trust

10 November 2016 • 2 min read

Emerging markets

The big emerging market trust opportunities as sentiment remains subdued

Emerging market investment trusts are still trading on discounts as wide as 19%, despite the broader rally for the region continuing to gain momentum.

07 November 2016 • 4 min read