Investment Trusts

Global Investment Trusts must continue to adapt by cutting costs or becoming more specialist as the cheaper alternatives market comes to the fore, leading managers have said.

Baillie Gifford's James Budden says the RDR is a levelling tool the investment trust sector should welcome.

The board of the Invesco Property Income trust is in talks about changing its investment strategy after breaching its borrowing terms.

The board of the Electric & General investment trust may be forced to offer a range of alternative funds for investors after pressure from shareholders, according to analysts at Numis.

The Henderson International Income trust will be invested entirely in equities at launch to exploit the higher dividends on offer and the potential for growth.

Investment trusts increased their dividend yields last year despite BP hampering many income portfolios, according to research by Oriel Securities.

James Budden of Baillie Gifford on the important role for professional advisers in the investment trust universe.

BlackRock's Sam Vecht believes frontier markets are offering better value than overcrowded and overheating emerging markets.

The investment trust universe is experiencing an upsurge in M&A activity, says MAM Funds' Nick Greenwood, who has reshaped his portfolio to take advantage of the trend.

VCT group Albion Ventures has reshaped its sector allocation, tripling environmental holdings and almost doubling healthcare stocks.