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International Biotechnology 17 November 2016
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03 Jul 2024
A really great stockmarket, the best, some tell me the best they’ve ever seen
US equities should be the bedrock of any diversified portfolio…
19 Jun 2024
None in, one out
We ask why companies are disappearing from public markets, and if it matters…
04 Jun 2024
IBT gains 3% from M&A deal
M&A remains strong in the biotech sector...
08 May 2024
Results analysis: International Biotechnology Trust
IBT continues to deliver outperformance, now as part of Schroders...
18 Mar 2024
IBT’s managers pass three-year milestone well ahead of peers
Ailsa Craig and Marek Poszepczynski have delivered strong outperformance of index and peers over three years…
18 Mar 2024
Fund Analysis
Ailsa Craig and Marek Poszepczynski are celebrating their first three years as managers of IBT…
13 Mar 2024
Roller coaster ride
Thematic funds have seen significant outflows over the past two years…
01 Mar 2024
Behind the trust: International Biotechnology Trust plc
Biotech companies stand to inject high returns and positive social impact into an investor’s portfolio and International Biotechnology Trust has an impressive track record of doing this with lower volatility than the index (NASDAQ Biotechnology Index), while paying a healthy dividend yield...
27 Feb 2024
Talking Trusts: An introduction to investing in biotech with International Biotechnology Trust
We talk about what IBT offers for investors looking for exposure to the biotech sector…
19 Mar 2024
International Biotechnology Trust
Ailsa Craig & Marek Poszepczynski
Rewatch this webinar as part of our month-long online series 'Themes for your ISA in 2024' hosted by the team at Kepler Trust Intelligence throughout March...
Watch Recording
10 Nov 2023
Results analysis: International Biotechnology Trust
IBT has delivered strong outperformance in a tough environment...
08 Nov 2023
Small cap healthcare stocks look cheap
The success of weight-loss drugs shouldn’t be taken for granted…
18 Oct 2023
Computer says no
Markets are fixated on replacing humans with AI, rather than maintaining them with biotech. Could this be an opportunity to rotate profits?
28 Sep 2023
A biotech bounce back? With IBT Manager Ailsa Craig - Podcast: Trust Issues #22
We talk the move to Schroders, managing risk, and reinvesting the proceeds of M&A activity...
15 Sep 2023
Fund Analysis
IBT managers’ unique approach set to continue at Schroders…
03 Aug 2023
Flash Update: International Biotechnology Trust
IBT moves to Schroders, with no change to team or process and the prospect of lower costs over time…
03 May 2023
Results analysis: International Biotechnology Trust
IBT maintained its strong performance into the first half of its financial year…
23 Mar 2023
The first course: week one of our ISA event in review
We look at the first four presentations of our ISA season event…
09 Mar 2023
International Biotechnology Trust - Harnessing healthcare for growth and income
Ailsa Craig & Marek Poszepcynski
Rewatch this webinar from our month-long online series 'A feast of ideas for your ISA' hosted by the team at Kepler Trust Intelligence throughout March...
Watch Recording
15 Feb 2023
Flash Update: International Biotechnology Trust
IBT has flagged an upcoming change to its management arrangements…
20 Jan 2023
Podcast: Trust Issues #8 - Biotech investing in 2023 with IBT managers
Ailsa Craig and Marek Poszepczynski update us on goings on in the biotech industry...
11 Jan 2023
Solving the Rubik’s Cube
We reveal the winners of our investment trust ratings for 2023…
04 Jan 2023
Here we go again
We review our ‘top picks’ for what was a wild year and place our bets for the year ahead – which doesn’t look much calmer…
28 Dec 2022
Calling time
As the year draws to its close, our analysts highlight the articles they think are the team’s best calls from 2022…
12 Oct 2022
Fund Analysis
Attractive valuations in a sector with strong long-term secular growth...
20 Jul 2022
Ingredients for success
We identify several less conventional trusts that offer strong sources of diversification to major indices…
31 May 2022
Five alternative trusts for income investors
Slides and audio from our event last week, featuring five trust managers discussing different strategies to deliver income for shareholders in challenging market conditions...
27 May 2022
Slides and Audio: International Biotechnology
Download the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Alternatives for income investors' virtual week from 25 May...
14 Apr 2022
The inevitabilities: death and taxes
Biotech has had a rough ride lately but, as the world gets older and richer, our analysts think long-term secular growth is inevitable…
30 Mar 2022
You say tomato…
Do it yourself or put it into a global fund and leave it to the experts - our analyst debate the merits of each approach...
30 Mar 2022
Fund Analysis
IBT’s managers appear confident that valuations are increasingly attractive…
08 Dec 2021
Further cancer breakthroughs hinge on biotech investment
By Marek Poszepczynski and Ailsa Craig, co-investment managers of the International Biotechnology Trust...
13 Oct 2021
Fund Analysis
IBT remains differentiated to peers, offering exposure to the explosive potential of innovation in healthcare...
28 Jul 2021
How are the mighty fallen
Dividend culture as we knew it is dead, according to Kepler's David Johnson, but investment trusts offer a solution...
20 May 2021
Fund Analysis
IBT has had a change of management - but no change of strategy…
07 Apr 2021
Paging Dr Alpha
The pandemic has boosted secular growth drivers behind healthcare as an investment theme...
10 Mar 2021
Spring Conference '21
Audio and presentations from 21 of the UK’s leading investment trust managers…
08 Mar 2021
Slides and Audio: International Biotechnology Trust
Download the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Ideas for your ISA' Spring Conference on 03 March...
04 Jan 2021
Fund Analysis
IBT offers a differentiated way to access strong growth prospects at an undemanding valuation...
30 Sep 2020
Slides and Audio: International Biotechnology
View the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Alternatives for Income Investors' event on 29 September...
26 Aug 2020
Trump v. Biden
Two of our analysts debate who will win the US election and what that means for markets…
09 Jul 2020
The next big thing: two mega-trends that everyone should own
Tech has beaten almost everything hands down – but nothing lasts forever. Where else should investors be looking for secular growth themes?
08 Jul 2020
Fund Analysis
IBT offers a differentiated exposure to a secular growth theme complemented by a solid yield…
25 Jun 2020
Selling the family silver
Is there something fishy about a trust paying dividends from capital?
27 Feb 2020
Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
Two of our analysts discuss the growing trend for companies to pay an income out of capital…
12 Dec 2019
Fund Analysis
A highly experienced management team and a flexible portfolio of quoted and unquoted biotechnology stocks, with a yield target of 4% of NAV...
29 May 2019
Fund Analysis
We discuss the opportunity as biotech stocks trade at record low valuations, despite strong prospects for the sector...
03 May 2019
A steady hand
Chairman of International Biotechnology Trust, John Aston, explains how his unusual background in both biotechnology and banking come together on the trust...
15 Apr 2019
Art meets science
Carl Harald Janson explains how his experiences in science and business blend seamlessly in his management of International Biotechnology Trust...
06 Feb 2019
Income for the long haul
With 'ISA season' looming we identify investment trusts which offer long-term, dependable income streams for yield-hungry investors...
31 Oct 2018
The Trump effect
Two years after the shock election of Donald Trump, we take a look at what the Trump administration has really meant for US markets and the trusts that invest in them...
10 Oct 2018
Fund Analysis
Five years on from the appointment of a new manager, this US-focused biotech trust has seen its fortunes transformed...
22 Aug 2018
Reassuringly expensive?
Some investment trust premiums have been stretched to eye-watering levels. Have investors been enjoying themselves in the sun too much? We try to rationalise current levels and suggest alternatives...
22 Mar 2018
Fund Analysis
A well-resourced biotechnology fund that has produced annualised returns of +18% under the current manager, offering a yield of 4%...
22 Mar 2018
The search for discounted yield
We scour the investment trust universe for trusts offering chunky yields on a discount...
09 Jan 2018
The Income Diversifiers Conference
CPD certificate, speaker presentations and slides...
27 Sep 2017
Winners and losers from tomorrow’s world
Searching for the Tesla of tomorrow…
27 Sep 2017
Not the usual suspects...
As equity valuations continue to defy logic, we identify the trusts least correlated to their fortunes...
25 Sep 2017
Fund Analysis
Proven alpha generation from a strong management team, low correlation to mainstream equities, and a yield of 4%...
08 Jun 2017
The doctor will see you now...
Carl Harald Janson, once dubbed 'the world's best biotech manager' by Bloomberg, tells us what he thinks lies in store for the sector...
21 Feb 2017
Don't wanna be an American idiot
We highlight various routes to US exposure for those who are not sure how much faith they place in the 'Trump Bump'...
17 Nov 2016
Fund Analysis
16 Nov 2016
Fortune favours the brave
Our analysis shows that technology trusts are far less risky than the returns they have generated suggest...