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Investment company fundraising hits record high of £5.24bn in 2015
Record-breaking secondary issuance figures
Scottish Mortgage's Slater: Why investing privately opens the best doors
Private investments now 10% of portfolio
LGIM's Penny: Be a bear of IPOs and a bull of unloved bid targets
The message at this stage of the economic cycle, or any stage, is 'buyer beware'.
AIC: Investment trust fundraising hits all-time high
High yield products popular
Trust discounts hit fresh record low at end of June
Investment trust discounts have hit a fresh historic low, according to new figures from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
Oversubscribed TwentyFour mortgage trust raises £250m
TwentyFour Asset Management's UK Mortgages investment trust has raised £250m during its initial public offering.
AIM's best and worst listings
Carl Howard, commercial director at TD Direct Investing, analyses the best and worst economic performers on AIM since it launched
China stocks plummet 6.5% on margin tightening
Chinese mainland shares have plummeted 6.5% as investors took profits, as a fresh squeeze on margin financing was blamed for the latest blip in the country's fierce equity rally.
The biggest London-listed trust launches of all time
Woodford IM's Patient Capital trust has raised a record £800m during its offer period, and the company will be intent on avoiding the fate suffered by many of its chart-topping predecessors.
Transact posts record profits in dramatic year
Transact has reported record pre-tax profits for 2014 as it gains 10,000 new clients.
The Contrarian Investor: Dotcom bubble 2.0?
Dotcom bubble 2.0?
What is driving listed private equity?
With discounts on listed private equity trusts almost back to long-term averages, value in the sector can be hard to find. But Ben Williams, investment manager at Saunderson House, argues the improving merger and acquisition market is likely to benefit...
Government 'lost £180m' on Royal Mail privatisation
The government's privatisation of the Royal Mail was underpriced by £180m, a report commissioned by Business Secretary Vince Cable has suggested.
The year that was...Max King's investment A to Z
The year that was...an investment A to Z
OMGI's Nickols: Election will trigger early 2015 IPO season
Old Mutual UK Smaller Companies manager Dan Nickols has noted the "rich source of ideas" represented by the IPO market ahead of 2015's listing season.
Alibaba sells $8bn of bonds in record breaking debt market debut
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has raised $8bn (£5.1bn) in its first approach to the bond markets to raise capital.
How F&C's Ulrich weathered the mid-cap storm
It has been a volatile year for mid caps, with the FTSE 250 falling 6% between March and April. But F&C's £20m UK Mid-Cap fund has considerably outperformed over the past year, maintaining the return profile it has enjoyed over three and five years.
China: Which sectors hold the most promise?
Strong growth in e-commerce has justified lofty valuations of online firms in China recently, but Lombard Odier Asia equity portfolio manager, Zhikai Chen, explains why investors are better served in financials.
Is it worth accessing medical tech stocks via crowdfunding?
Is it worth accessing medical tech stocks via crowdfunding?
How Romania's growing GDP is outpacing the EU
How Romania’s growing GDP is outpacing the EU
Off-benchmark countries drive returns for LGM frontiers fund
Georgia, Senegal, and Ghana could be the next candidates to be upgraded to MSCI frontier market status, according to LGM Investments' Thomas Vester.
Virgin Money prices shares at lower end of IPO range
Challenger bank Virgin Money has priced its shares at the bottom of their range as it relaunches its delayed IPO.
Managers welcome end of ‘opportunistic' IPOs
A raft of pulled IPOs in October point to a more rational environment for new listings, managers suggest.
ITs in 2014: Narrowing discounts and an income focus
ITs in 2014: Narrowing discounts and an income focus
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