Back in the summer of 2021, we suggested the Chinese government?s clampdown on technology companies and its deeper involvement in the private sector ? which it accused of having been ?hijacked by capital? ? risked causing an exodus of foreign investment. We also put forward a list of Asia-Pacific investment companies with low exposure to China, so investors could reduce their risk but still keep t

Number of high yielding trusts up since February35 equities-focused trusts offer 4% yield or moreBut Stifel says watch out for automatic cutsWhilst UK inflation cooled more than expected last month, June's 7.9% reading remains far higher than the Bank of England's 2% target and prices are still going up, which means investors still need to protect portfolios from the 'cruellest tax' with dividends

Shares in Chinese and China-related stocks, including specialist UK-listed investment trusts, have risen for several days on market talk Beijing could end its zero-tolerance strategy on the Covid virus in early 2023.The official line is the government has no intention of changing course as 'previous practices have proved our prevention and control plans and strategic measures are completely correc

- Hong Kong market has best week since 2011- UK-listed China-focused trusts in high demand- Mining stocks top FTSE 100 gainersMarkets in Asia went into overdrive heading into the weekend thanks to a wave of positive news stories and talk that China could end its zero-Covid policy.Just a week after Hong Kong and Chinese stocks were hammered following the National Peoples' Congress in Beijing, the H

Holders of funds and trusts investing in China probably woke up on Monday wondering why their holdings had taken such a drubbing overnight.The sharp fall in mainland and Hong Kong-listed stocks was all the more incongruous given third quarter GDP figures, which had been delayed by a week, were actually ahead of expectations at 3.9% instead of 3.2% as forecast.The reason for the sell-off was market

Rising interest rates since the turn of the year, runaway inflation and Russia's shocking invasion of Ukraine have shaken the investment kaleidoscope in 2022 and forced many investors to reposition portfolios for an increasingly uncertain world.This is reflected in developments in the investment trusts universe, which has thrown up some obvious and more surprising winners in the opening months of

The past year's performance for China-focused funds and investment trusts in general has been disappointing, yet the longer-term track record is quite the opposite.The average return from China open-ended funds over the past 12 months is -3.6%, according to FE Fundinfo. That reflects a regulatory clampdown in the country which has weighed on share prices for big Chinese stocks like Alibaba and Ten

The MSCI China index is down by more than 20% over the past three months in response to regulatory clampdown in the country and a series of downgrades to Chinese growth forecasts. This has provided further ammunition to sceptics of the Chinese economic miracle, who argue that investing in the region is an increasingly risky proposition.However, there is a compelling argument that we have reached a

The private equity sector has been the standout performer this year, according to a new research report by broker Stifel. The study highlighted the best and worst performing investment trusts in a third quarter sector review, and the results show that investors have increasingly been drawn to private equity for net asset value (NAV) growth.UK small caps and UK real estate also performed well, whil

The sell-off in various Chinese stocks has been one of the big investment stories of the year. The threat of regulatory interference from China was quietly bubbling away as 2021 began, but few people thought it would blow up to become such a major force on the markets.China-related products were among the most sold investment trusts by AJ Bell Youinvest customers in August, illustrating how many i

During the final week of July, Chinese shares endured heavy selling with the CSI 300 index, the MSCI China Information Technology index and the Hang Seng Tech index plunging into negative territory for the year.As a result, many popular open-ended China-focused funds such as Allianz China (BKFW2B5) which has €11.1 billion of assets and the $2.4 billion Fidelity China Focus (B51RX72) also saw

China-focused investment trusts have seen their share prices fall by as much as 9% after investors started to panic about increased regulatory interference from Beijing.JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) was the worst faller among this group, followed by Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI) and Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS).Also caught up

There has been a simmering debate since the start of 2021 as to whether China might overtake the US as the engine of world growth over the coming decade.However, our belief is that ultimately the US will continue to rule the roost economically and politically for the rest of this decade. Its pro-business attitude, both from Capitol Hill and the Federal Reserve, will ensure that companies continue

A major sell-off in technology stocks overnight in the US has spilled over into European and UK markets, with several investment trusts tanking.The UK's largest closed-end fund and sole FTSE 100 member, Scottish Mortgage (SMT), slumped 4% in early trading to £10.95, the stock's lowest since early March. Scottish Mortgage holds big bets on Amazon, Tesla and Tencent, the Chinese social media compan

From a human standpoint, 2020 has proved a shocker of a year, with the unforeseen pandemic wreaking havoc on health and the associated lockdowns precipitating a global economic downturn that may take years to battle back from.Yet paradoxically, 2020 has been anything but negative from a markets perspective, with equity indices roiled by the onset of the crisis then recovering strongly with a boost