Investment trusts: Retail investor take up of private equity trusts remains low
Just a small proportion of private equity trusts are owned by retail investors, despite predictions the asset class will be among the biggest earners of the next decade
Author: Tom Aylott
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CCLA’s Dame Sara Thornton: Forced labour is ‘a feature of the system’ in the UK
Weak legislation has turned the UK into ‘a dumping ground’ for slavery-linked goods and services
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‘An unprecedented surge in demand’ ahead for bonds as investors ditch cash
Most institutional investors expect up to $2.5trn of capital from money market funds to re-enter bond markets
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Home REIT sells 200 properties in preparation for wind down
It raised £36.9m from the sales, representing 15% of the trust’s overall portfolio
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7IM hires two new managers to multi-asset range
Asim Qadri joins from abrdn and Brian Leitao moves over from Mercer
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Hidden gems: Six below-radar funds in the Global Mixed Bond sector
Spotlight on the small funds that are flying above market returns but below investors’ radars
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AVI hires new head of Japan from Redwheel
Nicola Takada Wood will drive the AVI Japan Opportunity trust and newly-launched Japanese Special Situations fund
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Is China at a turning point, or will it disappoint yet again?
Managers are divided on what China’s bold new stimulus package means for the nation’s future
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Chrysalis preps for £100m share buyback with new loan
It took out a £70m loan to improve its ailing share price discount
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Alex Illingworth’s new firm makes first acquisition
The former Artemis manager bought the £60.6m Vermeer Global fund
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Interest rates stay at 5% as ‘dark clouds gather once again’ over the UK
The Bank of England held interest rates after an uptick in inflation in August
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Schroders launches first UK venture capital LTAF
The £300m fund will invest in early-stage technology and life science companies in the UK