F&C Investment Trust (ticker: FCIT) was the first investment company to be launched in 1868. Originally set up to invest in overseas government securities, over several decades it gradually branched out into corporate debt and then equities. Today it is one of the largest global equity trusts, with assets of over £5bn and a 51-year record of increasing its dividend. F&C has around 400 individual holdings, spread over ten strategies, with 13% of its assets in private companies. The trust uses some external managers for its US holdings and private equity positions but around 60% of its p...
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In this week’s edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis attends the AIC’s inaugural Investment Company Showcase event, held on Friday 28 October 2022. He is joined for brief chats, first by the CEO of The Association of Investment Companies, Richard Stone, followed by a number of the fund managers also in attendance.
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01:06 – Review of the week
03:30 – Corporate news and accouncements
09:13 – A summary of the week’s results
12:29 – Money Makers Circle
12:44 – Fund manager chats
1:02:35 – The Investment Trusts Handbook 2023
1:03:07 – Close
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