FTAdviser latest:Wait before buying Bolton, urges Minerva's Warner

Story by: Emma Ann Hughes, FTAdviser

As the subscription closing date for Fidelity's China investment trust – 5 April - approaches many investors may rush to buy into it without realising the risks, according to Minerva Fund Managers' Paul Warner.

  • Time published: 11:23
  • Date published: 16.03.2010
  • Published in: Investments

Gearing leads to good year for Witan

Witan investment trust reported a share price return of 30.6 per cent for 2009, according to its final results, after increasing gearing to take advantage of distressed share prices at the beginning of the year.

  • Date published: 16.03.2010

Activist investment trust to wind up

Advance UK investment trust is set to be wound up after investors voted in favour of a proposal to wind up the closed-end investment fund.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Claverhouse results 'aided by gearing'

The JP Morgan Claverhouse Investment trust's performance last year was helped by gearing, with the strength of value stocks offset by weaker growth and momentum holdings.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Bramdean Alternatives proposals could mean Aberdeen rebrand

Proposals put forward by the board of Bramdean Alternative investment trust - formerly managed by investment heavyweight Nicola Horlick - could see it rebranded with the Aberdeen name.

  • Date published: 09.03.2010

Shires trust degears after losses

The Shires Smaller Companies investment trust slashed gearing from more than 52 per cent to 38 per cent during 2009, moving away from an increasingly expensive zero-coupon finance (ZCF) structure after the credit crunch.

  • Date published: 08.03.2010

Throgmorton charts performance gains

Throgmorton enjoyed a solid first full year under its revised mandate in 2009, predicting further outperformance from its small and mid-cap universe through the recovery.

  • Date published: 08.03.2010

Invesco aims to raise trust cash through share issue

The Perpetual Income & Growth investment trust (PIGIT) is looking to raise further capital through an issuance of new B class shares.

  • Date published: 05.03.2010

JP Morgan confirms plans for Brazil trust

JPMorgan Asset Management has confirmed plans to launch the UK's first Brazil investment trust, as it moves to complete its closed-end emerging markets fund range.

  • Date published: 01.03.2010

Nimmo trust enjoys small-cap late flush

Harry Nimmo's Standard Life UK Smaller Companies investment trust struggled in the third quarter of 2009, before market focus returned to quality companies.

  • Date published: 01.03.2010

Features

Spotlight: Wise Investment

When Tony Yarrow walked into his local Chipping Norton branch of Barclays Bank in 1992 to set up a business account, the manager asked him what he was going to do. "Investment management," said Mr Yarrow. "I shouldn’t think there’s much call for that around here," the Barclays manager replied.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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Focus: Investment Trusts - Rebuilding from the ground up

Property has been a hot topic of conversation among investors over the past few years. From being the asset class of choice a few years ago, it crashed spectacularly as the financial crisis struck, but has since enjoyed a revival.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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The ghosts of investments past

Split-capital investment trusts have resurfaced to play an important role in absolute investing

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 04.03.2010

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