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Henderson confirms rebrand of New Star funds

12 Mar 2010 9:56 am | By Chris Salih

Henderson has finally confirmed that it is to drop the New Star name from its branding.

Invesco shelves split cap launch

1 Mar 2010 3:47 pm | By Adam Lewis

Invesco Perpetual has shelved plans to launch the dual return split capital investment trust owing to a lack of demand.

JPMorgan to launch Brazilian investment trust

1 Mar 2010 12:05 pm | By Adam Lewis

JPMorgan Asset Management plans to launch an investment trust investing solely in Brazil, with a target size of £50m.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust gets deputy manager

3 Feb 2010 3:35 pm | By Stefanie Eschenbacher

Baillie Gifford has appointed Tom Slater deputy manager of its Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust.

Dampier repeats concerns over closed-ended launch for Fidelity's Bolton

26 Jan 2010 2:54 pm | By Chris Salih

Hargreaves Lansdown head of research Mark Dampier has reiterated his concerns over Anthony Bolton’s new China fund launch being offered in a closed-ended structure.

Invesco poised to unveil split capital investment trust

16 Nov 2009 1:24 pm | By Adam Lewis

New trust to be managed by Martin Walker.

Polar Capital chief executive resigns

3 Nov 2009 10:16 am | By Chris Salih

Founder Tim Woolley to step into the role.

Witan CEO and CIO to step down

15 Oct 2009 4:39 pm | By Hannah Stodell

Witan Investment Trust chief executive Robert Clarke and chief investment officer Mark Lynam are stepping down following a management restructure.

AIC warns Euro directive will increase consumer costs

13 Oct 2009 12:18 pm | Updated: 16 Oct 2009 12:16 pm | By Hannah Smith

The Association of Investment Companies has warned the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive risks increasing consumer costs.

AIC responds to AIFM directive

13 Oct 2009 11:15 am | Updated: 14 Oct 2009 11:14 am | By Adam Lewis

New rules proposed by the European Council’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive could undermine the prosperity of investment trusts, says the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Benefits for the more sophisticated

28 Sep 2009 9:00 am

Investment trusts have had a difficult year but for serious investors who do not try to be too clever they offer advantages worth exploring, notably in property and smaller companies.