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IT Special: BlackRock's Vecht on outlook for frontiers

IFAonline | 14 May 2012 | 15:19

Sam Vecht, manager of the BlackRock Frontiers trust, examines the pros and cons of frontier market investing.

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IT Special: What's driving demand of UK Growth & Income sector?

The average UK growth & income trust has outperformed its open-ended counterpart by 6% per annum over the last ten years. Kieran Drake, research analyst at Winterflood Securities, explains why.

IFAonline | 14 May 2012 | 15:12
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Alliance Trust hikes dividend amid performance turnaround

Alliance Trust has upped its dividend by 7% and posted a turnaround in performance in its annual results, with the trust leaping to top quartile in its sector.

IFAonline | 06 Mar 2012 | 08:29

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Trusts beat open-ended funds over last decade as RDR pressure builds

Investment trusts have substantially outperformed unit trusts and OEICs over the past decade, according to research.

IFAonline | 24 Feb 2012 | 10:50
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Gap-fill: Understanding the main asset classes

As part of Professional Adviser’s commitment to helping advisers prepare for RDR, we are providing fully accredited gap-fill articles. This month, Geoff Mills, director at Rayner Spencer Mills, outlines all you need to know about the main asset classes...

Professional Adviser | 03 Nov 2011 | 00:00
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Picking the perfect investment trust

With over 400 investment trusts available to investors, how do you pick the best one for your clients? Stephen Peters, investment trust analyst at Charles Stanley, offers his tips.

Professional Adviser | 03 Oct 2011 | 09:53
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The inside guide to infrastructure investing

Maria Merricks asks industry experts for their views on the infrastructure investment story and the best ways to play it.

Professional Adviser | 16 Jun 2011 | 08:00
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More than semantics

Emma Davidson, head of Retail Sales UK and Ireland, Cross Asset Group, for Citi, looks at the main differences between structured products and structured funds

Professional Adviser | 01 Feb 2011 | 08:00
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Our guide to index trackers

David Norman, joint founder & CEO of TCF Investment, explains what you need to know about index tracking funds.

Professional Adviser | 27 Jan 2011 | 08:00
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Yellow Capital on the best ways to hold gold

Investing in gold has become far easier for the would-be investor.

Professional Adviser | 07 Oct 2010 | 08:00
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Bolton fully invested and tips bull market to resume later in year

Anthony Bolton’s Fidelity China Special Situations trust is now fully invested as the manager expects a resumption of the bull market later in the year.

Professional Adviser | 08 Jul 2010 | 09:00
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AITC changes NAV calculations, discounts to narrow

Changes to the way calculations of net asset values are performed by the Association of Investment Trust Companies (AITC) are expected to reduced share price to net asset value discounts by an average of 1%, the Association says.

IFAonline | 28 Jun 2004 | 11:30

Investment trust discount volatility squeezed

Close Finsbury became the latest provider to take a stand on the issue of discount volatility this week when Nick Train, manager of its Growth and Income investment trust fund, announced a commitment to supporting a minimum price for investors looking to exit.

IFAonline | 14 May 2004 | 12:20

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