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Private investing

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Investment trusts special 2024
    Investment trusts: a 150-year-old industry under siege

    Demand from investors is in retreat as the popularity of passive funds and fixed income rises — but loyalists are convinced that opportunities remain

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Investment trusts special 2024
    Are ‘hero’ trusts the answer for income-seeking investors?

    Twenty LSE-listed investment trusts have increased their dividends for at least 20 years in a row.

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    UK equities
    Investors signal a return to UK equities

    November was the first month for over three years that money came back into British stocks

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Investment trusts special 2024
    Activist investor targets HarbourVest investment trust’s 45% discount

    London-based Metage Capital says FTSE 250 trust not delivering value for its shareholders

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Simon Edelsten
    Are investment trusts still relevant?

    A year away has taught me a lot about the industry — and I still see opportunities on offer

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  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    Investments
    St James’s Place closes £1.8bn property funds and exits market

    Investors ‘increasingly cautious’ about the asset class

    St James’s Place offices in Cirencester, England
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Tax rises drive surge in venture capital trust investment

    Savers have put £250mn in VCTs since April, up 27% in a year

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  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Make an appointment to hear our new ‘Investment Clinic’ podcast

    Money Clinic seeks guests who will allow experts to run the rule over their personal investment portfolio

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  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    FT live news
    US election 2024 as it happened: World leaders congratulate Trump, Republicans’ control of Senate swells
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Long-term asset funds: a new route to private markets?

    UK catches up with the US retail market, but investors need to be aware of liquidity constraints

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
    Private equity
    Private equity management fees fall to lowest level since records began

    Fund managers are fighting to secure investors’ money in a tough environment

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  • Saturday, 14 September, 2024
    John Lee
    John Lee: 25 years of stockpicking successes . . .  and a few failures

    The first Isa millionaire says there are only two essentials in investing: common sense and patience

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK tax
    HMRC to allow fractional shares in Isas ahead of rule change

    UK tax authority reverses position as new Labour government prepares to update the law

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  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    News in-depthHargreaves Lansdown PLC
    Hargreaves Lansdown’s private equity bid could herald fees makeover

    UK’s biggest DIY investment platform’s rivals offer services at ‘lower cost’

  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
    Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

    Consortium of private equity groups offers £11.40 a share for UK’s largest retail investment site

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  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Simon Edelsten
    In praise of investing the old-fashioned way

    Share certificates, company reports on paper and annual general meetings have distinct advantages

  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Investments
    UK biotech, what’s in it for retail investors?

    After a peak pandemic surge, interest in the sector has dried up

    Molecule from C4XD’s immuno-inflammation drug discovery pipeline
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Would you turn to Reddit for investment ideas?

    It’s no surprise that social platforms are the go-to place when industry communications appear designed to obfuscate

  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    BlackRock’s private market ETF ambitions draw scepticism

    Preqin acquisition gives access to data but does not solve problems such as illiquidity of assets, say industry observers

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  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Investment trusts
    Alliance Trust and Witan join forces to create £5bn investment trust

    Merger is latest in a slew of industry consolidations

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  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    Are investment trusts the new Japanese equities?

    For me there is no sensible reason why their share prices trade at a discount to NAV

  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Which investment platform has the lowest fees?

    There is no ‘best’ provider — so how do you choose one that is right for you?

  • Saturday, 11 May, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Investment trusts troubles present an opportunity

    Act now before the Lords’ reform — the discounts may disappear

  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Investments
    Have fees forced you to switch investment platform?

    FT Money wants to hear from readers

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  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Isas
    Isa season flows rise fivefold

    Investors plough £1.93bn into equity funds between February 15 and April 5

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