Investment Trusts

Increased use of performance fees has not in itself resulted in better results from managers of investment trusts, according to research from Grant Thornton.

Baillie Gifford has appointed Mike Gush as co-manager of its Pacific Horizon investment trust alongside Gerald Smith, who will step down next year and become a director at the company.

MARTIN Currie Portfolio Investment Trust has reported strong results for the year ended January 31, despite testing market conditions.

Investment trusts hold many advantages for the investor planning for retirement. Sherry-Ann Sweeting goes through what they have to offer

CLOSE Investments has scrapped its Agricultural Commodities Trust just days before it was due to go live.

THE Japanese market lacks direction, with domestic exposure continuing to be a barrier to growth, according to John Millar, manager of Martin Currie Pacific trust.

MIKE Fox, the manager of Co-operative Investments' CIS Sustainable Leaders trust, claims that a new wave of takeover activity in environmental-themed operations is helping SRIs to outperform the market.

THE Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has introduced a new classification system for Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), with six new sub-sectors which expand on the current ‘specialist' and ‘generalist' categories. The six sub-sectors are: VCT Generalist;...

A massive shift in the valuation profile of the UK market in recent years has meant mega caps are looking "mega cheap", according to Leigh Harrison, head of UK equities at Threadneedle.

JUPITER Green Investment Trust is seeking to raise up to £75m through a C share issue.