Canadian General Investments (CGI) £21.94Gain to date: 2.4%We flagged an opportunity to get into this North American-focused investment trust, which is listed in both the UK and Canada, at a big discount in April 2024 citing its impressive long-term track record and the nous of its manager Greg Eckle. WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE WE SAID TO BUY?In share price terms, not a lot really as the stock is jus

Canadian General Investments (CGI) £21.70Market cap: £450 millionAn unusually wide 41% discount to NAV (net asset value) presents a compelling entry point into Toronto- and London-listed Canadian General Investments (CGI), a trust with a formidable long-run track record. The cavernous discount provides investors with broad exposure to the Canadian equity market and a winning total return strateg

When scouring for opportunities in solid markets, Canada may not be the first place you'd think of examining. You may be missing out as, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Canada tops the G7 nations in terms of real GDP growth predictions for 2017 at 3.2%.The International Monetary Fund forecasts 3% for 2017 although sees this growth easing to 2.1% in 2

The UK is a major player in the race to space. Putting men on the Moon, robots on Mars or sending astronauts to the International Space Station might be the most eye-catching achievements of the global space industry, but the UK's strengths lie elsewhere.The core focus is building space infrastructure that serves more Earthly purposes, knitting together industries such as telecoms, weather forecas

Biotech funds trading in London have been hit by negative newsflow in the US, which could provide an opportunity for investors.The Nasdaq Biotech Index closed 4.1% down on Monday as investors dumped the sector over concerns being raised that the price of some drugs is too high.Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) fell 2.1% to 781.2 when trading commenced in London today, while International Biotechnology T

The shares are in free-fall again as cloud-based IT and communications supplier Outsourcery (OUT:AIM) warns on revenues. Clearly the company needed to get the bad news out before meeting analysts and investors at its capital markets day scheduled for Monday (30 June). The company, founded and co-run by BBC 'Dragon' Piers Linney, has also admitted that it may well need fresh funding, reflecting on-