Investment Trusts

Investment trusts special: What advisers need to know about gearing

Investors using direct to consumer platforms are now among the largest shareholders in investment trusts, as a post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) revival for the sector gets underway.

Fund Focus: Peter Walls on why he is protecting against discount downside

The discount on Julie Dean's Schroder UK Growth investment trust has jumped sharply in the last few days following the announcement of her exit from the group.

Investment trusts explained (part one): Discounts and premiums

Shareholders in the troubled Invesco Property Income trust have been told they are likely to lose their entire investment after it was suspended pending an effective firesale of its assets.

F&C's Hewitt: We avoid trusts that are too aggressively geared

The owners of a former advisory business are a step closer to facing a £500,000 claim for bad advice after a judge ordered them to disclose documents that could wreck their defence the claim is too old.

Nick Train has outlined the main themes which affected the performance of his Lindsell Train investment trust over the last year, noting a 'flight to quality', technological change, and India all impacted the fund in different ways.

UK smaller company funds have once again dominated the list of the most consistently top performing investment trusts of the last decade, a study has revealed.