Shares in China-related investment trusts have fallen after a late 2022 rally amid fears the country's economic recovery is uneven. While first quarter GDP jumped by a better than expected 4.5%, there are concerns the pace of growth may now slow.Markets immediately priced in a stronger economic environment when the Chinese government indicated late last year it would relax Covid-related restrictio

Shares in Chinese and China-related stocks, including specialist UK-listed investment trusts, have risen for several days on market talk Beijing could end its zero-tolerance strategy on the Covid virus in early 2023.The official line is the government has no intention of changing course as 'previous practices have proved our prevention and control plans and strategic measures are completely correc

- Hong Kong market has best week since 2011- UK-listed China-focused trusts in high demand- Mining stocks top FTSE 100 gainersMarkets in Asia went into overdrive heading into the weekend thanks to a wave of positive news stories and talk that China could end its zero-Covid policy.Just a week after Hong Kong and Chinese stocks were hammered following the National Peoples' Congress in Beijing, the H

Holders of funds and trusts investing in China probably woke up on Monday wondering why their holdings had taken such a drubbing overnight.The sharp fall in mainland and Hong Kong-listed stocks was all the more incongruous given third quarter GDP figures, which had been delayed by a week, were actually ahead of expectations at 3.9% instead of 3.2% as forecast.The reason for the sell-off was market

Rising interest rates since the turn of the year, runaway inflation and Russia's shocking invasion of Ukraine have shaken the investment kaleidoscope in 2022 and forced many investors to reposition portfolios for an increasingly uncertain world.This is reflected in developments in the investment trusts universe, which has thrown up some obvious and more surprising winners in the opening months of

In the end 2021 proved a rewarding year for stock markets as vaccines were rolled out and economies began to recover from the worst ravages of the pandemic. In the early part of the year, growth was shunned for value before bouncing back into fashion as the year progressed.On the whole, this was a volatile period, with investors contending with concerns over inflation and the rising interest rates

The private equity sector has been the standout performer this year, according to a new research report by broker Stifel. The study highlighted the best and worst performing investment trusts in a third quarter sector review, and the results show that investors have increasingly been drawn to private equity for net asset value (NAV) growth.UK small caps and UK real estate also performed well, whil

Chinese authorities continue to bear their regulatory teeth with Tencent the latest stock to slump on chatter about Beijing seeking to wield its power. The social media and gaming technology giant saw its stock plunge as much as 10% at one point on 2 August. Tencent is under fire over how it collects and keeps data on customers and for not stopping children who play its games for long periods of t

During the final week of July, Chinese shares endured heavy selling with the CSI 300 index, the MSCI China Information Technology index and the Hang Seng Tech index plunging into negative territory for the year.As a result, many popular open-ended China-focused funds such as Allianz China (BKFW2B5) which has €11.1 billion of assets and the $2.4 billion Fidelity China Focus (B51RX72) also saw

China-focused investment trusts have seen their share prices fall by as much as 9% after investors started to panic about increased regulatory interference from Beijing.JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) was the worst faller among this group, followed by Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI) and Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS).Also caught up

Picking individual shares can be a good investment strategy for an experienced investor who has a strong understanding of the stock market and has the time to do their own research.But none of us can get it right all the time and even investors like Alan from Fife, who has been investing since the 1970s, can sometimes make mistakes.He has been able to pick some winning shares with pharmaceutical g

It may be early days but so far investment trust Keystone Positive Change (KPC) doesn't seem to have benefited from the magic touch of new manager Baillie Gifford.The asset management firm behind Scottish Mortgage (SMT) hasn't had the instant impact on the trust in the same way it has with Witan Pacific, which has jumped more than 25% in price since Baillie Gifford became manager and renamed it Ba

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG) is expected to take advantage of its soaring premium to NAV (net asset value) and raise fresh funding to sate the booming demand from retail investors.The stock, down 2% today at 538.5p, is trading at an 11% premium to NAV, as massive reversal of its average 10.5% discount since Baillie Gifford took over running the old Witan Pacific last summer.MASSIVE DE

Investment trusts differ from other types of fund as they can trade at a discount or premium to the value of their underlying assets. This can present interesting opportunities, particularly when trusts are trading at larger than usual discounts to net asset value (NAV).To offer insights into some of the trends in this area Shares is going to start regularly tracking movements in trust share price

We all know the many things 2020 will be remembered for, but in the investment world it's been a historic moment for the performance of Baillie Gifford's investment funds.It's been the year many societal and economic trends have accelerated sharply, and this has fueled what some fund managers and analysts have called 'extreme growth' in certain parts of the stock market.As arguably one of, if not

Experts believe that China will dominate global growth over the next decade as it continues to push ahead with its massive transition into a consumer-based economic superpower.This outlook, together with the fact it is already home to some of the most exciting and innovative growth companies, means investors cannot afford to ignore it.In this feature we will explain why China is a must for investo