Unless they own shares in investment trusts, most readers probably will not have heard of the phrase 'continuation vote', and there is a chance a good many who do own investment trusts may be unfamiliar with them too.However, as the recent ups and (mostly) downs at music royalty fund Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) have demonstrated, continuation votes can be literally a make-or-break event for trusts

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Based on the number of deals placed by AJ Bell customers in the past month, Pacific Horizon (PHI) was the most popular investment trust purchase as bargain-hunters sought exposure to Asia Pacific growth opportunities at a discount.Hot on its heels in terms of the number of buy orders placed was BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), as investors wagered the double-digit discount to net asset value (N

Experience counts in the asset management industry and in a phenomenal achievement, Peter Spiller (pictured) recently celebrated his 40th anniversary at the helm of wealth preservation specialist Capital Gearing Trust (CGT).The mind boggles when you consider that during his four decades as manager, Spiller has seen seven UK prime ministers elected, countless international conflicts rage and inflat