The £660m Schroder Oriental Income Trust has an unusual remit in that it mainly invests in dividend-paying stocks in the Asia Pacific region.
Although current inflation levels are high, long-term inflation expectations remain steady at around 2%, causing the yield curve to invert to levels not seen in decades.
It’s a tricky time for investors at the moment with annual UK consumer price inflation still over 10%.
Growth investing has outperformed value for more than a decade, but the significant recent shift in the macro environment has resulted in a massive change in fortunes.
There are not many investment trusts that purport to offer a double digit yield, but one of the few exceptions is the $220m Fair Oaks Income that is currently paying 16%.
The hedge fund BH Macro has just released an impressive set of results.
Symvan Capital CEO Kealan Doyle explains why EIS Funds could help lift investors’ returns.
The £1.3bn Impax Environmental Markets aims to generate long-term capital growth by investing in companies that are providing innovative solutions to the world’s environmental challenges.
It has been a volatile few months to be invested in the UK equity income sector, with the latest setback being the risk of a banking crisis following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
For many investment trusts 2022 was a year to forget, but that was certainly not the case for the $1.4bn BioPharma Credit, which was able to declare record distributions for its shareholders.
