Vaping supplier shares down over 6%UK ban on disposable vapes announcedVape sales have grown in recent yearsShares in vaping supplier Supreme (SUP) were down over 6% to 98.50p and Chill Brands (CHLL) fell more than 20% to 3p in morning trading as the UK government announced its intention to ban disposable vapes.Last year prime minister Rishi Sunak said at the Conservative Party conference that he

THIS IS AN ADVERTISING FEATUREEvert Castelein, Investment Manager, abrdn European Logistics Income plcSpain's regional cities are waking up to the need to redesign their urban centres to accommodate a rapidly rising appetite for e-commerce.But can those cities, especially Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, pivot to urban and last mile logistics quickly enough to keep up with demand?The transition fro

The news last month that distribution firm Clipper Logistics (CLG) had agreed a £965 million takeover offer from US-based rival GXO Logistics has propelled the normally staid world of third-party logistics into the limelight.Crucially, the deal is predicated on revenue synergies, derived from moves like cross-selling and having complementary geographic locations, rather than cost cutting. This re

For most people, the attraction of investing in real estate investments trusts, or REITs for short, is that they offer a stable and consistent stream of income.They are also a good way of getting exposure to real assets which in theory should behave differently to stocks and bonds, and provide some diversity in a portfolio.The permanent capital structure and closed-end nature of investment trusts

For people approaching retirement it can be daunting to plan for a change of pace in lifestyle, while the financial side of things can even be more scary. It is, therefore, always worth getting some form of financial guidance or advice around such life-changing events. If you're not sure, you should seek help from a financial adviser.In this article, we highlight some of the financial options avai

Asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments, part of Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), is bolstering its position in the buoyant logistics real estate space through the acquisition of 60% of sector specialist Tritax for an undisclosed sum.Tritax has assets under management of £5.1 billion and runs Tritax Big Box (BBOX) and its Europe-focused counterpart Tritax EuroBox (EBOX). The Tritax management te

Like all parts of the market the investment trusts space has been shaken up by coronavirus. As share prices and valuations have begun to settle back into place, many trusts have been left at wider and narrower than usual premiums and discounts to net asset value (NAV).In this article Shares has used data from Winterflood Securities to identify trusts which have diverged significantly from their 12

The income yield target of Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASLI) has been trimmed just 15 months after its launch.Initially pitched at 5.5% based on its 100p IPO price in December 2017, the investment trust has cut that target to 5% after talks with its largest shareholders, including the East Riding Pension fund.Yield compression from a re-pricing of European property assets has been

We believe Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust (SERE) is an excellent means of getting property exposure in your portfolio which is partly diversified away from the risks facing UK assets.Despite achieving the 5.5% yield promised at its December 2015 IPO (based on the issue price in euros) and having nearly fully deployed all of its capital, the investment trust is trading at an 8% disc

It wasn't just the weather that was hot in July 2018 - according to data from Winterflood it was also the strongest month for investment trust fundraising so far in 2018 with nearly £1bn raised across the sector.More than half of this amount related to new investment trusts joining the stock market with the remainder coming from existing investment trusts raising more money.The latter includes Gr

Investment trusts raised a record amount of money in 2017 at £11.9bn, up 75% on the previous year according to research by stockbroker Numis.The bulk of the money came from existing investment trusts issuing new shares to raise more cash, amounting to just under £8bn. The remainder predominantly came from new investment trusts floating on the stock market as a way of raising money to fund their