The overhaul of the British Assets trust may have caused an unusual discount narrowing on the £2.6bn Foreign & Colonial trust, according to analysts.
Witan investment trust has become the tenth investment trust to grow its annual dividend for 40 consecutive years, according to the Association of Investment Companies.
Some of the UK's most prominent investment trusts received a performance boost last year from their positions in unquoted companies, one of which went on to launch the largest IPO in history.
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Jeremy Tigue is to step down from the £2.4bn Foreign & Colonial trust as he prepares to retire at the end of the year.
The average investment trust discount is now close to the lowest it has been for over 30 years. Tim Cockerill, investment director at Rowan Dartington, asks if the trend is down to RDR.
The latter half of 2013 saw some of the most bearish market participants capitulate and confess they were turning more bullish, unable to resist the pull of soaring equity markets.
The £2.2bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust is preparing to halve its UK exposure, as well has slashing gearing to mitigate against a possible 10% fall in equity markets in 2014.