THIS IS AN ADVERTISING PROMOTIONSovereign Metals (SVML:AIM) is aiming to develop an environmentally and socially sustainable operation to supply highly sought-after natural rutile and graphite to global markets. The company recently dual listed on AIM and a few days later released a Scoping Study on its large Kasiya Rutile Project in Malawi.The Scoping Study confirms Kasiya as a globally significa

Sentiment towards UK stocks has dramatically improved since the December general election vote result, as evidenced by widespread gains among UK-focused funds and investment trusts.FE Fundinfo data mined by Shares shows the most obvious open-ended fund beneficiaries of the 'Boris Bounce' from across the IA UK Equity Income, IA UK All Companies and IA UK Smaller Companies sectors have been the cons

Recent years have encouraged the cult of the 'star' investment manager, usually built on the long-term investment records of high-profile stock pickers. Yet in the wake of the Neil Woodford fund suspension, the very notion of the star fund manager is being called into question, especially when it comes to revered money managers going it alone.Having their own name above the door can feed already h

Investment trust shares can trade either at a discount or a premium to their underlying assets or net asset value (NAV), depending on factors such as current market appetite for the strategy or the performance track record of the manager.While share prices that trade at a discount to NAV are quite common for closed-ended funds, sometimes these discounts become unduly wide or narrow and do not adeq

What's the secret of a fund's success? Using data from the industry body AIC (Association of Investment Companies) we have identified and canvassed the views of the people running the investment trusts which have performed best for investors in 2015.We quiz them on what's gone right and how they are positioning themselves for 2016. We also include VCTs (venture capital trusts) which fall under the

The first ethical funds in the UK were created in 1984 when Friends Life launched its Stewardship range. Many other providers have since followed their example and there is now a decent number of products from which to choose. The performance of many of these funds is very good.Ethical investing can trace its origins back to religious movements such as Quakerism that wanted to avoid supporting com

Executive pay will top the agenda in the coming months as annual results are released and remuneration packages get scrutinised.The issue has been one of the hot topics of 2014 and is not going away anytime soon. In an environment where general wage growth in developed economies has been under pressure, large pay-outs to executives will remain under the microscope.Increased shareholder attention o