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Fund Manager interview

February 2013

Fund Manager Richard Titherington speaks about the key objectives, features, performance and outlook for the Trust.

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Latest news

Supplementary Prospectus on 11 Oct 2012

Prospectus published on 14 May 2012

Circular published on 13 April 2012

Circular published on 20 May 2013

Key features

  • Investment objective to deliver a combination of capital growth and a diversified source of income.
  • Managed by an award-winning* investment management team.
  • The Company predominantly invests in listed equities but has the flexibility to invest in other types of investment, including, but not limited to, unlisted equities, convertible bonds, preference shares, debt securities, cash and cash equivalents.
  • The Company is free to invest in any particular market, sector or country in the Global Emerging Markets universe.

Key risks

  • Investments in emerging markets may involve a higher element of risk due to political and economic instability and underdeveloped markets and systems.
  • Exchange rate changes may cause the sterling value of underlying overseas investments to go down as well as up.
  • Investment trusts may utilise gearing which will exaggerate market movements both down and up which could mean sudden and large falls in value. For further details, please refer to the trust's annual report and accounts.