Despite a recovery from the market turmoil seen in the first six weeks of the year, investor sentiment still remains weak, writes Winterflood's Simon Elliott.
Not get-out-of-jail-free card
Private equity and property trusts are offering investors an attractive entry point currently according to analysts, as market volatility has led to average discounts widening by more than 4.5% in these sectors in the first few weeks of the year.
With market turbulence increasing, Simon Elliott, head of research at Winterflood Securities, analyses how well investment companies are using discount control mechanisms to reduce volatility and ward off corporate activity.
Woodford, Rodrigs and Barnett make the cut
Recovery from summer sell-off