Brunner benefits from tech underweight as dividends rise for 51st year
As the trust adds eight names and sells nine over the year to 30 November
Investment
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Bank of England at interest rate crossroads as inflation dips to 10.1%
Latest figures throw ‘food for hawks and doves alike’
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Abrdn China managers positive despite 37% NAV slide
Trust hit hard by the country’s zero-Covid policy and tensions over Taiwan
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3-in-4 high net worths need investment guidance
Recent years have increasingly seen ‘diverging generational attitudes towards wealth management’
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Future of Abrdn trust in the balance
A merger is one of the prospects facing the Smaller Company Income Trust as it undergoes a ‘strategic review’
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square mulls dropping London for New York
The high profile investor is reportedly discussing a NYSE listing
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Assets in underperforming ‘dog funds’ rocket to £19.1bn
From £10.7bn in August, according to Bestinvest’s Spot the Dog report
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Defensive stance sees Ruffer performance suffer
Rica failed to gain from the market rally, but defended its positioning
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Tax breaks add lustre to increasingly popular VCTs
But history shows changes to the rate of relief can have a huge impact and a budget is scheduled for next month
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Fundsmith manages only a modicum of growth despite Paypal exit
It was the second biggest performance drag last year
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Nick Train laments ‘particularly galling’ Diageo drag on FGT
Especially as he has been ‘evangelising’ the drinks giants ‘to anyone who will listen’
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Can property trusts replicate the 2009 discount-to-premium rebound?
Or will the returns now on offer from cash prove too tempting for investors seeking some safety?
