BFS and Jupiter splits win IW IT awards

The BFS Smaller Companies Dividend trust was the winner of the Investment Week split capital investment trust of the year award. While the sector has been in turmoil this year, the judging panel felt this vehicle had demonstrated that the split cap structure could perform well even against a backdrop of falling markets. Within the split cap sector itself zeros have come in for a large amount of negative publicity as seemingly safe and secure investments have in many cases produced negative returns for investors. This year the panel decided to highlight those zeros which have produced...