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Why Alliance Witan is well positioned to outperform

A big takeaway from 2024 was the big uptick in investment trust consolidation. It was a record year for mergers in the sector and the landmark deal was the combination between Alliance Trust and Witan to form Alliance Witan (ALW)....

27 March 2025
Revealed: the best performing investment trusts so far in 2025

So far 2025 is shaping up to be an unpredictable and difficult year for investors, but for one part of the financial markets there has been some positivity.Last October, investment trusts were languishing at an average discount to...

20 March 2025
Can investors rely on high-yield trusts to deliver on their promise?

With inflation eating away at investors' income, high-yield trusts can look very appealing. However, the big question investors should ask before committing themselves is just how sustainable are the dividend streams?In this...

18 August 2022
How BlackRock World Mining outperforms by using all the tools at its disposal

The mining sector has had a wild 2022 to date. It started strongly, supported by pent-up demand from the pandemic, with the invasion of Ukraine affecting the supply of key commodities and helping to drive prices even higher.More...

11 August 2022
Preparing for a wave of value write-downs in the private equity trust universe

Private equity investors have been put on warning after press reports last month that privately-owned BNPL (buy now, pay later) specialist Klarna was seeking to raise fresh capital at a steep discount to its previous valuation.This...

30 June 2022
This trust sees big gains ahead assuming it can repair and revive famous UK companies

The idea of owning a portfolio of companies that have gone off track may not appeal to every investor. There are high risks because the underlying companies need to be fixed before they can grow. Yet the rewards could be equally...

09 June 2022
Say yes to Scottish Investment Trust merger with JPMorgan

After more than 130 years, the board of the once-pioneering Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN) has decided it is to be subsumed into a rival global trust and will cease to be. The trust has suffered in recent years from poor...

04 November 2021
Why renewable trusts trade at premiums despite patchy performance

There is no doubt that funds focused on ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors are still very popular, especially with younger investors, although the UK is still some way behind Europe on this score. A recent note from...

19 August 2021
International Biotech looks for M&A booster shot

When Kate Bingham, managing partner of SV Health Managers LLP was appointed chair of the UK Vaccine Task Force by the Government, it made life awkward for the team managing the International Biotechnology Trust (IBT).That's because...

22 July 2021
More investment trusts look to invest in private companies

Despite the many thousands of stocks listed around the world, a rising number of investment trusts are looking to add or increase their exposure to unlisted companies as more businesses stay private for longer.Baillie Gifford UK...

17 June 2021
Flexible investment trusts can protect you against inflation

Moving up and down is hard-wired into the stock market but 2021 has, so far, been particularly volatile. Year-to-date the UK's benchmark FTSE 100 index has on four occasions slumped around 2.5% in a single day, while twice ripping...

03 June 2021
How to analyse property-focused investment trusts, aka REITs

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs for short, launched in the UK in 2007 and there are now more than 50 of these vehicles listed on the London Stock Exchange.In effect a REIT looks to replicate the experience of holding...

20 May 2021
Witan under pressure to improve performance

Global multi-managed trust Witan's (WTAN) full-year results (11 March) revealed the investment trust returned less than half that of the benchmark during 2020, at 4.2% versus 9.5% respectively.This lagging performance once again...

18 March 2021
Rare chance to buy popular tech trusts for a big discount

Investors have the rare opportunity to buy some technology-focused investment trusts significantly below the value of their underlying assets. Names on sale include Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Polar Capital Technology Trust...

11 March 2021
Growth trusts are still performing well despite the value rally

Investors need not be too worried about what the rotation into value could mean for some of the most popular investment trusts geared towards growth names.Some of the trusts that invest almost exclusively in growth names are still...

28 January 2021
High yielding trusts: are the rewards worth the risks?

Many investment trusts offer high yields which might tempt some investors in the current environment. But are they more trouble than they're worth?Some may be worth pursuing, while others can have complex investment models and come...

17 September 2020

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