Investment Trusts

SHARE BUYBACKS

Tom Walker, manager of the Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust, discusses how the tragedy in Japan demonstrates just how small the world has become.

Brewin Dolphin held crisis talks with Alliance Trust last week as it called for the company to initiate further share buybacks to tighten its wide discount.

The £1.2bn Mercantile Investment trust has seen its discount tighten to below 10% following its recent share buyback programme.

BlackRock's Evy Hambro has ruled out the introduction of a discount control mechanism (DCM) to rein in the discount on his £1.6bn BlackRock World Mining trust.

MAM funds' Gervais Williams believes UK small caps are set to thrive in an anaemic growth environment as they focus on returning cash to shareholders.

Japanese investment trust discounts have drastically tightened, with investors confident the area's long-term growth prospects remain in place despite the earthquake's impact on share prices.

F&C's Mike Woodward looks at how income-seeking investors can find a range of attractive ISA opportunities within the investment trust sector.

The board of the Invesco Property Income trust has agreed a deal with the company's banks to restructure its loan facility.

The £1.14bn Witan Investment Trust has raised its dividend 3.8% in 2010 after outperforming its benchmark.