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Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies 24 October 2017
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08 Aug 2024
Monthly roundup: private equity dealings and highlights from July's small cap event 'encore'
Jo and Ryan discuss the latest news, reviews and interviews in the investment trust world...
17 Jul 2024
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies
Robin West
Rewatch this webinar as part of our July online series 'Small caps - take two' hosted by the team at Kepler Trust Intelligence...
Watch Recording
31 May 2024
Fund Analysis
IPU is seeking to capitalise on a potential UK recovery by increasing gearing…
21 Feb 2024
Pitch doctoring
Our analyst argues the upcoming budget should see radical action to boost the UK market…
01 Feb 2024
Bring some yin-yang into your portfolio in 2024
Inherent contradictions within portfolios can give them stability in a polarised world...
28 Dec 2023
Fund Analysis
IPU is gearing up, attracted by UK small-cap valuations…
05 Dec 2023
Don’t Panic!
Our analysts look for value against a backdrop of bombed out investment trust discounts…
08 Nov 2023
Once more into the breach?
With yawning discounts across the board, some sectors have been hit harder than others - our analysts think there could be value there for those with the sangfroid to fight for it...
17 Nov 2023
Henderson Opportunities and Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies
James Henderson and Jonathan Brown
Rewatch this webinar which is part of our November online event 'Discounted opportunities in a tough market'...
Watch Recording
16 Aug 2023
Time to take the plunge
UK smaller companies have historically outperformed after every fall. Is this the moment to brave the uncertainty..?
05 Jun 2023
Fund Analysis
IPU’s managers are quietly confident in the UK, and valuations may prove attractive in the long term…
23 Mar 2023
A feast for your ISAs – the second course
Dividends, UK small caps, energy and more…
17 Mar 2023
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies - Income, but not as you know it
Jonathan Brown & Robin West
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...
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18 Jan 2023
Fortune favours the brave
Our research suggests a recession has already been priced into small cap trusts, but risks abound...
18 Jan 2023
Fund Analysis
A change in sentiment could lead to a sharp recovery for IPU...
11 Jan 2023
Solving the Rubik’s Cube
We reveal the winners of our investment trust ratings for 2023…
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…
10 Aug 2022
Get ‘em while they’re hot
Wide discounts in the UK Smaller Companies sector may present long term investors with good entry opportunities…
15 Jun 2022
Staying active
We highlight several alternatives to passive investments for investors looking for core exposure in uncertain markets...
27 May 2022
Fund Analysis
IPU has delivered strong relative performance year-to-date…
25 Mar 2022
Slides and Audio: Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies
Download the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Ideas for your ISA' virtual Spring event on 15 March...
23 Mar 2022
Fifteen ideas for your ISA
Slides and audio from our event last week, featuring fund managers running money in every major market in the world...
30 Dec 2021
Great expectations
As the last of the mince pies wilts in the fridge, topped with a generous helping of stilton, the Kepler Trust Intelligence team stick a finger in the air and point toward their top picks for the year ahead…
03 Nov 2021
Fund Analysis
With stock-picking once again being rewarded, IPU is performing well…
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...
26 May 2021
Stand and deliver
Is a high OCF daylight robbery or should investors keep calm and carry on? Our analysts debate the perennial question…
17 Mar 2021
Fund Analysis
IPU is back up the performance tables once again, thanks to the managers’ valuation led approach...
06 Jan 2021
This time next year Rodney...
We review the performance of the team’s ‘top picks’ for 2020 – including some proper plonkers – and place our bets for the year ahead…
25 Nov 2020
Britannia Redux
UK equities have been despised for almost five years and could offer extreme rebound potential…
19 Nov 2020
Fund Analysis
On a material discount once again, IPU looks attractive for long term investors...
11 Nov 2020
Now that's what I call a discount!
Presentations and audio from our conference focussed on discount opportunities in the investment trust sector…
11 Nov 2020
Slides and Audio: Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies
View the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Discounts in Focus' event on 05 November...
22 Oct 2020
Spotlight on discounts
As our event focussed on discounts approaches, we update our portfolio of discount opportunities and review discounts across the wider IT universe…
17 Sep 2020
Blood in the streets
The UK Smaller Companies Sector faces plenty of challenges, but bombed out valuations among trusts in the sector look interesting...
23 Jun 2020
Thrown out with the bath water?
IPU’s de-rating has been savage...
17 Jun 2020
Jonathan Brown & Robin West
This stockpicking duo have managed the Invesco UK Smaller Companies trust as a team since 2014...
06 May 2020
The fight in the dog
We look at the characteristics which have separated the winners from the losers among small-cap trusts in the current crisis, with some surprising results...
01 May 2020
Fund Analysis
IPU has performed defensively during the selloff, and now trades on a small discount once again...
11 Mar 2020
Seeking big opportunities in UK smaller companies
20 Nov 2019
Off to the races: Kepler's fund shortlists post strong performance
We check in on our growth, income and annuity income shortlists launched earlier this year, which have performed strongly in 2019 to date...
15 Oct 2019
Fund Analysis
Fundamental stock pickers, aiming to achieve top quartile performance with below average volatility…
06 Sep 2019
Realising potential on the financial front line
Invesco UK Equities managers Jonathan Brown and Robin West discuss three stocks that have fulfilled their investment thesis over the last few years...
01 Aug 2019
Rethinking UK equity income
Despite being a popular allocation for investors, the UK Equity Income sector is currently plagued by the problem of concentration. Our analysis suggests smaller companies could be a strong alternative source of diversified income…
27 Mar 2019
NEVeR MiND tHE B*LL*CKS
We cut through the histrionics and discover, with surprising results, what life has really been like for British investors since David Cameron put it to 'the people'....
21 Mar 2019
Fund Analysis
A UK smaller companies fund which aims to achieve above average returns through the cycle with lower volatility...
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...
30 Jan 2019
The Growth Portfolio
Our ten investment trust picks for long-term capital growth...
13 Dec 2018
Efficiency is everything
With fee structures under increasing scrutiny, we analyse which trusts limit their costs without sacrificing standards...
23 Oct 2018
Fund Analysis
A consistent and cautious approach has contributed to Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies outperforming over the longer term...
12 Sep 2018
High flyers
Our research shows small-cap managers adding consistently more alpha, and regulatory change means this could be an attractive time to invest in the sector...
19 Jun 2018
Pretty little things
Many smaller companies managers have been shifting into micro caps in 2018, should investors be following suit?
19 Jun 2018
Fund Analysis
A UK smaller companies fund which aims to achieve above average returns through the cycle with lower volatility...
22 Mar 2018
The search for discounted yield
We scour the investment trust universe for trusts offering chunky yields on a discount...
25 Oct 2017
Patience is a virtue…
We analyse the outperformance of UK small-caps and why it is so important to take a long-term view...
24 Oct 2017
Fund Analysis
A strong track record and a useful source of income
26 Jul 2017
Apt student
Invesco CIO Nick Mustoe tell us he started out with just a university grant as seed capital for his first portfolio...
04 May 2017
Fund Analysis
26 Apr 2017
Size matters
Our analysis proves that investment trusts really are the best way to access smaller companies, and exposes liquidity concerns for their open ended counterparts...