Infrastructure in favour despite H1 sell-off
Net outflows of £634.5m as developed market government bond yields spike
Infrastructure
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John Laing Infrastructure takeover reduces investor choice
A takeover bid for the John Laing Infrastructure investment trust is set to reduce choice for investors in the closed-ended subsector.
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Government’s NHS boost could hit investment trusts
Investment trusts could be hit if the government reverses UK corporate tax cuts scheduled for 2020 to fund extra spending on the National Health Service (NHS).
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The 10 worst investment trusts for performance in Q1
Infrastructure delivered some of the worst performers among investment trusts in Q1 on the back of Carillion’s collapse and fears in the UK of a Labour-led government, while Donald Trump is getting the blame for falls in US investment trusts as well as biotechnology portfolios. Portfolio Advisers looks at the 10 investment trusts that fared…
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LGIM launches passive infrastructure fund
Legal & General Investment Management has said its new index fund focused on global listed infrastructure stocks will offer investors income, inflation protection and diversification.
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Foresight looks to infrastructure for income
Foresight Group has launched a fund targeting a 5% annual income from investing in UK-listed renewable energy and infrastructure equities and bonds.
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Seneca adds to infrastructure and lending positions
Seneca Investment Managers has sold out of UK drinks wholesaler Conviviality, having seen a 65% return since it initiated the position in January this year.
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Nigel Thomas tips UK infrastructure shares amid US plant hire trend
Axa Investment Managers’ UK equity veteran Nigel Thomas has tipped infrastructure shares for success, pointing to a trend towards plant hire in the US.
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Premier targets global infrastructure with fund rebrand
Premier Asset Management has revealed plans to expand the remit of its current utilities portfolio to create a new global infrastructure fund.
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Miton unveils global infrastructure fund
Asset manager Miton has announced it will launch a new global infrastructure fund next week, the sixth fund it has brought to market since 2011.
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Investors left wanting more after Trump’s policy-lite speech
US president Donald Trump’s first address to Congress was big on sweeping nationalistic statements, short on details for his future tax and infrastructure policies.
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Trump infrastructure push expected to prompt IPOs
President Donald Trump’s promised $1tn investment in infrastructure is likely to spark a boom in primary equities issuance both through IPOs and from already-listed companies, according to the CIO of RARE Infrastructure Nick Langley.