Investment Trusts

The Royal London UK Special Situations Trust has enjoyed a first year of excellent relative performance since its launch on 20th July 2007.

JPMorgan Asset Management says investment trusts are offering cheap investment opportunities for investors.

Alliance Trust Savings, a leading UK financial services provider, has published the results of its quarterly ‘Alliance Trust ISA Ranking' for the first quarter of the 2008/09 tax year.

Standard Life Investments, a leading investment house, announced that it has won both the ‘Best Private Equity Trust' and ‘Best UK Small Companies Trust' at the Money Observer Investment Trust Awards 2008.

Following the recent FTSE Index Quarterly Review, JPMorgan Asset Management saw its sixth investment trust admitted to the FTSE 250 this week.

Investors in the Lincoln Far East Trust are capitalising on recent political and economic changes in the region and benefiting from considerable returns due to events such as the end of military rule in Thailand and the positive election outcome in Taiwan.

As the offer period approaches its final week the JPMorgan Global Convertibles Investment Company prepares for expected admission to the London Stock Exchange.

Despite the challenging backdrop for financial markets, the trust's net asset value has outperformed its benchmark and substantially outperformed the average return of its peer group.

The Investment Trusts managed by JPMorgan Asset Management continue to demonstrate commitment to shareholders by announcing dividend payments to investors.

Enhancements to Hartford Platinum and the Trustee Investment Plan now give savers greater investment flexibility with two new asset classes and seven new funds.

In his presentation speech to investors fund manager Jeremy Tigue outlined his thoughts on the credit crunch and where markets are going this year: "2007 was one of our best years in the last one hundred and forty but that is history now.

Shares in F&C Managed Portfolio Trust PLC, a new multi-manager investment trust, have begun trading on the London Stock Exchange this morning following a successful rollover of assets held in F&C's legacy managed investment trust portfolio services.

Scottish Life International has introduced a new trust unique to the retail, IFA and insurance market, enabling the Settlor to make a Potentially Exempt Transfer and establish a flexible trust.

With Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, Britain’s oldest investment company, due to celebrate its 140th Birthday on 19 March, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has looked at investment companies celebrating vintage years in the wider sector - and there are a good many of them.

The Lincoln Income Trust is positioned for slowing economic activity and stockmarket volatility in the UK this year.