Mercantile, the largest UK equities investment trust, has seen a ‘substantial pick-up’ in the income it pays to investors – strengthening the case for income-seekers to diversify into smaller companies. The trust is Winterflood Investment Trusts’ preferred pick in the...
It’s no surprise that the uncertainty of recent years made fund buyers and advisers reluctant to hold UK equities. But positive sentiment is growing once more.
The UK is not known for creating great technology companies, but for Guy Anderson, manager of the Mercantile investment trust, the sector is ripe with opportunities. ‘Technology isn’t something with which the UK is usually associated, but looking over the last five...