Investment Trusts
FundsNetwork broadens investment trust and ETP range
FundsNetwork will offer a wider range of the most popular investment trusts and exchange traded products on the platform from early December.
Woodford IM makes £11.4m first year profit
Company's first annual results
Ex-Ignis CEO Chris Samuel joins Alliance Trust board
Alliance Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors, including former chief executive of Ignis Asset Management Chris Samuel.
Revealed: Finalists for Investment Company of the Year Awards 2015
Ceremony to be held in November
Investment trusts: Why your perception of liquidity is probably wrong
Why your perception of investment trust liquidity is probably wrong
'No need for radical action': How investors are responding to global sell-off
Managers stand firm as panic-selling continues
BlackRock veteran Richard Plackett to retire from fund management
BlackRock veteran Richard Plackett, former head of the UK Small and Mid Cap equities team and co-manager of the £1.4bn Special Situations fund, is to retire from fund management after a quarter of a century, Professional Adviser sister title Investment...
Concerns raised over alternative income vehicles' disclosure
Concerns are being raised over the disclosure policies of some specialist investment trusts as investors continue to pile into alternative assets.
HMRC allows ISA access to peer-to-peer lending trusts
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has widened the range of investments available through ISAs to include peer-to-peer lending trusts.
F&C to adopt BMO Global Asset Management name
F&C Investments' sales and distribution businesses are to rebrand as BMO Global Asset Management, as the fund house becomes more closely integrated with its parent firm.
Invesco hires Income Growth Trust adviser in pensions freedom push
Invesco has named Westhouse Securities as the sole financial adviser and broker to its Income Growth Trust.
Investment trusts: How a surge in demand masks a bigger problem
A surge in demand post-RDR makes for positive headlines, but it also masks a bigger problem
Aberdeen and L&G back Elliott in Alliance Trust battle
Aberdeen Asset Management and Legal & General Investment Management have added their support to Elliott Advisors in the war with Alliance Trust.
Neil Woodford's Patient Capital raises record £800m
Neil Woodford's Patient Capital trust has raised £800m during its offer period, a record for a London-listed investment trust.
Advisory group adds to Alliance Trust pressure by backing Elliott plans
Another shareholder body has added its voice to the growing number recommending that Alliance Trust shareholders support the changes put forward by Elliott Advisors.
Woodford hikes Patient Capital fundraising limit to £800m
Woodford Investment Management (WIM) has increased the initial fundraising limit for its Patient Capital trust from £500m to £800m in response to investor demand.
Elliott ups its stake in Alliance Trust ahead of vote
Elliott Advisors has increased its voting stake in Alliance Trust in the run up to the trust's annual general meeting later this month.
Alliance Trust ongoing charges drop by 20%
Alliance Trust has cut the ongoing charges figure (OCF) across portfolios by 20% as part of its focus on cost-cutting.
FundsNetwork signals investment trust push in Woodford offer
Fidelity FundsNetwork is to make Neil Woodford's Patient Capital trust the first externally-managed investment trust available on the platform, in what it says is a "clear intention" of more to come.
Neil Woodford eyes 10%-plus annual returns with investment trust launch
Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is seeking to raise an initial £200m for the launch of the Woodford Patient Capital investment trust, a portfolio of 50-100 quoted and unquoted businesses.
Why 2014 was a year of change for investment trusts
From fee reductions and discount management, to more board scrutiny. Jeremy Beckwith analyses the changing story behind investment trusts in 2014...
How investment trusts can settle clients' income concerns
How investment trusts can settle clients' income concerns
Model portfolios deter advisers from investment trusts - Ascentric
Ascentric's managing director, Hugo Thorman, has argued advisers' use of model portfolios is hindering the popularity of investment trusts.
Who triumphed at the Investment Company of the Year Awards 2014?
The winners of Professional Adviser sister title Investment Week's Investment Company of the Year Awards 2014 were crowned at a ceremony in London last night.
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