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 NAV (net asset value) of 17%, the largest since the financial crisis, according to data from industry body the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).Valuations...

All the meetings requisitioned by Saba at UK investment trusts are now done and dusted and the scorecard makes sobering reading for the US activist hedge fund ? trusts seven, Saba nil.That doesn't mean there is room for complacency on the part of the investment trust industry, as Saba has shone a spotlight on issues around performance and persistent discounts to NAV (net asset value) which...

Listed infrastructure and renewable trusts have had a torrid time over the last three years with average discounts to NAV (net asset value) drifting out to between 30% and 40%.In our view the gloom and doom gone too far, with the headwinds impacting NAVs have starting to dissipate, opening the prospect of a strong recovery.We have noticed some green shoots of broad share price strength since...

Stock prices in Europe opened in the green on Thursday, ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the Bank of England, with weekly US jobless claims figures also on the horizon.The FTSE 100 index added 67.85 points, 0.8%, at 8,691.14. The FTSE 250 rose 99.21 points, 0.5%, at 20,862.09. The AIM All-Share rose 1.51 points, 0.2%, at 717.17.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.9% at 870.14, the Cboe UK 250...