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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust remains the one investors want, says AIC
Traffic generally to the AIC site is rising, it said, adding that Month was a new record for monthly visits.
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company manages a portfolio of equities. It invests globally, with a core exposure to the United Kingdom market.
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Scottish Mortgage and other investment trusts buying back shares is rational; for others, the jury is out
The FTSE 250 recently hit a new high and the FTSE 100 has risen 1,600 points since March 2020. It seems an odd time for share buybacks to be back in fashion
Scottish Mortgage's investment manager dismisses the FTSE 100 as "a 19th-century" index
“Of course I’m not expecting everybody to be like Jeff Bezos but it seems to me there is a real problem here,” Anderson told the FT.
Allianz Technology Trust: a more tech-focused alternative to Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
Some say the stock market's enthusiasm for tech stocks is sated but what if they are wrong?
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Searching for the next Tesla among the FTSE 100 companies using Scottish Mortgage's investment strategy
The UK is not known for its technology stocks, but there is one in the FTSE 100 that SMT's investment manager, Baillie Gifford, likes the look of.
Scottish Mortgage says investment opportunities are likely to remain plentiful
"If the last year has taught us anything, it is that the world is uncertain but that we can endure and businesses can flourish in the most challenging of circumstances”
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Scottish Mortgage suffers a few slings and arrows
Slings and arrows? Yes, but shareholders are still sitting on an "outrageous fortune", though
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Four UK fund managers that have beaten Warren Buffett over the past 20 years
There are 160 UK funds and investment trusts with higher returns than Berkshire Hathway over two decades but not all of them are comparable
Tesla, Amazon.com and Tencent stock picker will be a hard act to follow
James Anderson, the co-manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust's portfolio, is moving on next year but succession planning means there is every chance his legacy will live on
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Scottish Mortgage says joint manager of its portfolio is to move on
After almost four decades at Baillie Gifford, James Anderson is moving on
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Using investment trusts to invest in Big Tech
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and many others are trading at fairly big discounts
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Best investment trusts: tips for millennial investors from the experts
There's more to investment trusts than the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust...
Scottish Mortgage Trust sees the froth blown off its valuation
Technology-focused investment trusts have been battered in the second half of February, which might provide a buying opportunity for the adventurous and the tech diehards
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Scottish Mortgage trust and Fidelity China among the top funds to watch in 2021
A pair of investment trusts were among the three best performers last year
The year the market didn't crash
It was the worst of years but arguably also the best of years, at least for tech stocks or companies with a competitive advantage in the online world
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Scottish Mortgage sells out of Facebook and trims Amazon and Tesla stakes
“Whilst we have huge respect for Amazon's vision and ability to execute, its starting capitalisation of over $1.5trn makes the path to large future returns more challenging,” the trust said
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust hits £10bn mark as tech-heavy portfolio thrives in pandemic
The portfolio includes Amazon.com, Alibaba, Netflix, HelloFresh, Delivery Hero and Zoom Video
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Advanced technology: The rise of the super trusts
Buying shares in a tech investment trust looks like a safer bet for those wanting a piece of the high-growth pie
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade tensions ease
The UK's index of leading shares finished the first day of the trading week around 46 points higher at 7,378
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FTSE 100 closes higher led by defensive stocks
Footsie closed up 39 at 7,259, while mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 went the other direction, shedding over six points to close at 19,065
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Aviva and CMC Markets in spotlight for busy Thursday
Investors look forward to a strategy update from Aviva's new boss, meanwhile, they are braced for CMC Markets results after the recent profit warning.
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US jobs data, ECB policy decision to make for up meagre flow of corporate news in coming week
Asides from the macro news, the Week Ahead also brings the latest quarterly FTSE indexes reshuffle, a strategy update from insurer Aviva, and results from Auto Trader
FTSE 100 registers triple-digit fall as US stock markets slide again
"This year’s Boxing Day bonanza could be no more than a wicked bear trap set to lure investors into more trouble.”
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Royal Mail profit warning and management changes to overshadow first half results
The day ahead includes first half results from Royal Mail and a third quarter trading update from Bovis Homes
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Scottish Mortgage powered higher by tech giants Amazon and Google in first half
It is likely to be a different picture when Scottish Mortgage reports its full-year results, given the recent equities sell-off which has hit tech stocks especially hard
FTSE 100 ends in the red as Brexit wrangling weighs on sentiment
The UK's premier share index closed down 7.97 points, or 0.10% at 7,704
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CMC Markets, Auto Trader and MITIE all in focus ahead of Thursday results
One City broker expects CMC to reveal a 22% jump in pre-tax profit in its results tomorrow.
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FTSE 100 closes up, boosted by mining stocks and as pound strengthens against the dollar
The UK's blue-chip index closes up 20.84 points to 7,234.81
FTSE 100 closes strongly higher as markets stabilise
The UK blue chip index closed up 138 at 7,279 - above the day’s peak of 7,255.
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Scottish Mortgage powered higher by tech giants Amazon, Google and Alibaba
The trust has been a star performer in the sector and lifted NAV by 17.5% this time
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Scottish Mortgage becoming the 'long-term savings vehicle of choice' believes Jefferies
“We see SMT as offering a highly differentiated proposition relative to other conventional investment trusts,” said the US broker.
EasyJet set to fly off the FTSE 100 with Capita and Dixons Carphone in reshuffle
A reshuffle of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices will be announced tomorrow, determined by today's closing prices