Funds and Investment Trusts

The Best Real Estate Investment Trusts

Last year was a challenging one for Real Estate Investment Trusts, with rising interest rates and the prospect of a…

Annus Horribilis For Edinburgh Worldwide

It has been a year to forget for the global small cap investment trust Edinburgh Worldwide, whose growth-oriented portfolio saw…

Scottish Mortgage Downgraded To Sell

It has been a tough period for the country’s biggest investment trust whose growth-oriented portfolio has been hit hard by…

Sorting The Value From The Value Traps

Investment trust discounts widened considerably in 2022, finishing the year at an average of 13%, a level that has not…

The Best and Worst Performing Investment Trusts of 2022

Last year was a difficult one for investors with most asset classes losing ground over the course of the 12…

Changes At Allianz Technology As New Man Takes The Helm

It has been six months since Mike Seidenberg took over from Walter Price as lead manager of the £934m Allianz…

Could 2023 be the year of the bond fund?

Last year was a difficult one for bonds with the sharp rise in interest rates making their fixed coupons less…

UK Micro-Cap Trusts: The Dark Before the Dawn?

It has been an annus horribilis for UK micro-cap stocks and the trusts that invest in them, with two results…

Keeping the Faith at the Monks Investment Trust

Nick Sudbury considers the prospects of this fund after its shaken up its portfolio in recent months.

The best trusts and funds for the year ahead

No prizes for guessing that it will be interest rates and inflation that will be the key drivers of the…