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    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Ramin Nakisa
      Funds need clear standardised labels

      Regulators must force industry to improve transparency

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Take cover and look for dividends

      In unsettled markets, consider income-focused investment trusts

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      UK trust to tear up performance fee structure after £60mn payday

      Chrysalis Investment made payment to managers just before its valuation fell after sell-off in growth stocks

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Record annual dividends of £5.5bn from UK investment trusts

      Payouts up 15 per cent on the previous year

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Moira O'Neill
      Ten ways to improve your portfolio without really trying

      From cutting fees to checking how diversified your investments really are

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      To investors seeking income — there’s still plenty of it about

      Interest on cash deposits remains paltry, but some companies are throwing off dividends in the here and now

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Maike Currie
      Sifting through the stock market wreckage

      Look beyond the debate about growth versus value to focus on stock picking

    • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
      Blackstone Group LP
      Blackstone takes aim at publicly listed real estate vehicles

      Buyout group has spent billions of dollars taking four ‘Reits’ private since start of the pandemic

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Investments
      Losses multiply for wealthy investors in first quarter

      Market turbulence hits those with riskier portfolios

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
      Shipping funds: plain sailing for investors?

      Groups buoyed by a boom in bulker rates and generous dividends

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      How much investment risk would you take to reduce your tax bill?

      With VCTs set to raise £1bn this year, selling tax breaks to investors is clearly big business

    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      Investment trust mergers aim to boost returns

      Shareholders set to benefit from lower costs and improved liquidity

    • Friday, 12 November, 2021
      Personal Finance
      Investment trusts rediscover their roots with a 21st century twist

      The listed fund vehicles are financing innovation in clean fuels, space and digital infrastructure

    • Friday, 12 November, 2021
      Investment trusts with a greener conscience

      Funds differ on what constitutes ESG investing

    • Friday, 12 November, 2021
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Don’t fall for the myth of fast-rising population growth

      Falling fertility rates mean we could be preparing for the wrong future

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      Renewable energy fuels new wave of investment trusts

      Net asset values are calculated according to long-term power price estimates

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      Explainer
      How to choose an investment trust

      Gearing, charges and discounts are just some of the factors investors should consider when picking a trust

    • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
      UK government to invest in Asian renewable energy investment trust

      Up to £25m to support projects in emerging markets announced at COP26

    • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
      Investing in funds
      Why Chinese tech stocks remain ‘a sustainable choice’

      Investment Masterclass: Malcolm MacColl of Baillie Gifford on this week’s FT Money Clinic podcast

    • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
      Drive for green schemes fuels investment trust funding boom

      Record year for sector as investors hunt for environmentally sound infrastructure schemes

    • Monday, 16 August, 2021
      Investments
      UK investment trust dividends dip in first half of 2021

      Fall mirrors decline in company dividends as pandemic takes its toll

    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
      Daniel Loeb
      Loeb’s Third Point rejects dissatisfied investors’ call for meeting

      UK investment trust denies shareholders a vote on how to address share price discount

    • Monday, 7 June, 2021
      Property sector
      Dubai Reit cancels debt restructuring after bondholder revolt

      Rare success of debtor activism in Gulf as plans receive only 57% support

    • Friday, 14 May, 2021
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Could real money stack up as an inflation hedge?

      Collectable coins are a far better bet than a cryptocurrency that overreacts to a social media tweet

    • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
      Personal Finance
      Money Clinic Podcast: Merryn Somerset Webb on investing

      FT columnist speaks about future trends in investment

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