Annabel Brodie-Smith: The £200bn reason to celebrate 2019
Many in the funds industry would rather forget last year but investment trusts hit a number of milestones
Investment Trusts
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Witan Investment Trust switches up Lindsell Train holding
£180m change coincides with closed-ended fund dialling down UK equity exposure
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Nick Train buys British after lamenting ‘sobering’ lack of homegrown brands
Investment in PZ Cusson is the first time the manager has bought UK-listed shares in nine years
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Annabel Brodie-Smith: Property funds become a nursery rhyme nightmare
Trading volumes are going up in UK property investment companies and discounts have narrowed
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Investors face ‘unpalatable’ choice as BoE seeks to address fund liquidity risks
Closed-ended funds ignored as central bank worries about $30trn systemic risk
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WPCT update reveals ‘disappointing’ progress as Schroders takes over
Announcement comes as Link reveals only 56% of Woodford Equity Income has been liquidated
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Majedie highlights underperformance as it swipes Barnett mandate
Majedie assets slumped 23% ahead of it landing the Edinburgh Investment Trust
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Nick Train: I’ll ‘wait and see’ on Hargreaves after ‘regrettable’ Woodford saga
Short-term value of D2C business has been ‘unquestionably’ impacted by Woodford
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Invesco response to Mark Barnett ousting at odds with Edinburgh trust actions
Majedie appointment suggests style was not to blame for dropping Woodford protege
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Lindsell Train trust warns of knock-on effect from pulled Hargreaves endorsement
£277m trust owns 24% stake in Lindsell Train
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Hipgnosis prodded to diversify away from Bieber to the classics
Music royalties investment trust makes most of its earnings from recent pop hits
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Nick Britton: The worrying normalisation of suspensions and fire sales
The principle of ‘reliable redemption’ is the best way to prevent another Woodford