AIC

  • aberdeens hemmings elected to aic board

    aberdeens hemmings elected to aic board

    There has been a shake-up in the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), and William Hemmings of Aberdeen Asset Management has been elected to the board.

  • biotech leads 2012 best performing trusts

    biotech leads 2012 best performing trusts

    Biotechnology and healthcare has emerged as the best performing Association of Investment Companies (AIC) sector of the past year.

  • aic calls for full portfolio disclosure post rdr

    aic calls for full portfolio disclosure post rdr

    The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called on its members to consider publishing full portfolio details after RDR is implemented next year.

  • trusts lift us exposure as election looms

    trusts lift us exposure as election looms

    Investment trusts have increased their exposure to the US over the year to date, expecting to see continued improvement on both company and macroeconomic levels.

  • Witans Bell elected as aic chairman

    Witans Bell elected as aic chairman

    Witan Investment Trust chief Andrew Bell has been elected as the next chairman of the AIC following the completion of two years in office from the current incumbent Sarah Bates.

  • pa analysis ignore geared trusts at your peril

    pa analysis ignore geared trusts at your peril

    Being a leveraged company is seen as a huge negative right now but investment trusts use gearing as a point of competitive advantage and those that do should not be dismissed out of hand.

  • increased sales education not rdr commission ban

    increased sales education not rdr commission ban

    One of the main facets of RDR is – or rather was – the uptake in the sale of products that don’t focus on paying a commission but if investment trusts and ETFs, for example, do see a surge in sales it will be because of better adviser education not a single product feature.

  • specialist sectors top aic performance tables

    specialist sectors top aic performance tables

    The latest research from the AIC shows the best performing sectors and companies were specialists in what was a year characterised by market volatility.

  • property trusts trump other investment companies

    property trusts trump other investment companies

    Returns from property investment trusts have beaten those of investment companies as a whole over the past three years, attracting investors back to the sector, according to the Association of Investment Companies.

  • investors seek buying opportunities amid market volatility

    investors seek buying opportunities amid market volatility

    Investor confidence still has some way to fall before it hits the 2008 lows, with many planning to increase their stock market exposure over the next few months, according to the AIC.

  • PA ANALYSIS: Correction made but small caps still strong

    PA ANALYSIS: Correction made but small caps still strong

    Small caps have a great 12 months compared to their larger equity peers but it is still too early to tell whether it as an indicator of the start of something more substantial.

  • The death knell for fund supermarkets?

    Dennis Hall identifies the winners and losers from the FSA’s latest platforms paper.