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This is Money
18 July 2020
INVESTMENT EXTRA: Tesco gives investors food for thought – Every Little Helps after grocer pays rare dividend
By Anne Ashworth
Investment Trust Insider
17 June 2020
Bumper reserves help Scottish hold onto ‘hero’ status
By Jeremy Gordon
The Herald
16 June 2020
Coronavirus: ‘There may not be a definitive end and we may, instead, have to adapt to live with it’, Scottish Investment Trust chairman warns
By Ian McConnell
Mail Online
16 June 2020
Will monetary ‘shock and awe’ send inflation soaring or are we set for deflation? Either way, gold looks like a safe-haven bet for investors…
By Adrian Lowery
The Times
16 June 2020
Tempus: The Scottish Investment Trust
By Keith Weir
fundeye
15 June 2020
Scottish Investment Trust continues to hike dividend
This is Money
13 June 2020
Confused by market moves amid the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s where the world’s savviest money makers are investing
By Rosie Murray-West
Investment Week
23 April 2020
The Scottish IT ‘preserves capital’ awaiting some ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead
By David Brenchley
Trustnet
21 April 2020
Panic buying doesn’t make the supermarkets a good investment, warn managers
By Anthony Luzio
Trustnet
8 April 2020
How investors remain in ‘denial’ about US tech as the coronavirus crisis continues
By Eve Maddock-Jones
Money Observer
23 March 2020
Why value-focused investors will see the best opportunities after the sell-off
By Faith Glasgow
This is Money
23 March 2020
What should you do with your investments as stock markets fall? Five financial gurus give their tips
By Jeff Prestridge
The Motley Fool
8 March 2020
3 investment trusts I’d buy in the current market crash
By Rupert Hargreaves
The Telegraph
20 February 2020
Questor: Scottish IT’s dividends are surging but the share price is static. This cannot last
By Richard Evans
FT Adviser
20 February 2020
How open-ended funds and closed-ended funds generate income
By Saloni Sardana
FT Adviser
20 February 2020
Are open-ended funds as volatile as closed-ended funds?
By Saloni Sardana
The Telegraph
30 January 2020
The best and worst investment trusts for a safe and secure income
By Jonathan Jones
The Telegraph
25 January 2020
The glimmer of hope in the troubled relationship between banks and the high street
By Lucy Burton & Laura Onita
The Telegraph
23 January 2020
Future of RBS’s online bank Bó ‘at risk’ after high profile boss departs
By Lucy Burton
Reuters
22 January 2020
Exclusive: BP’s Looney goes all-in on climate goals and explores overhaul
By Ron Bousso
The Telegraph
21 January 2020
The madness of US stock markets: can they keep going up and up?
By Tom Rees
The Times
5 January 2020
Why Alasdair McKinnon, contrarian boss of The Scottish, tips ‘ugly duckings’
By Michael Glackin
This is Money
2 January 2020
SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST: There are reasons to be cheerful as we head into 2020
By Jeff Prestridge
FT Adviser
2 January 2020
Uncertainty still remains for 2020
By Saloni Sardana
Proactive Investors
27 December 2019
Advanced technology: The rise of the super trusts
By Madeleine Taylor
Scottish Business Insider
16 December 2019
WeWork flotation fiasco could be turning point for unicorns, says top fund manager
By Perry Gourley
This is Money
30 November 2019
Want a steady income? This portfolio of 10 investments trusts leaves ANY savings account way behind
By Jeff Prestridge
The Telegraph
16 November 2019
Buy these British stocks hidden away in unloved industries
By Jonathan Jones
Investment Trust Insider
13 November 2019
Trusts lagging on diversity, government-backed review finds
By Natasha Turner
Scottish Business Insider
11 November 2019
Two Scottish fund managers voted best at prestigious UK awards
By Hamish Burns
Scottish Financial News
11 November 2019
Scottish Investment Trust named ‘Best Investment Trust’ at the Shares Awards
Shares
31 October 2019
Know your fund: The Scottish Investment Trust
By James Crux
Reuters
18 October 2019
Shell under fire over buyback delay warning
By Ron Bousso
FT Adviser
18 October 2019
UK equities are not defensive despite trade agreement
By Saloni Sardana
FT Adviser
11 October 2019
Defensive assets are slipping out of fashion
By Saloni Sardana
Reuters
3 October 2019
In turbulent times, Tesco’s new boss has something to build on
By James Davey
Bloomberg
1 October 2019
The A-Team of Stocks Is Led by a Telco This Year: Taking Stock
By Kit Rees and Kasper Viita
The Telegraph
20 September 2019
‘Workaholic’ Alison Rose takes on the ‘toughest role in banking’ as first female boss of RBS
By Lucy Burton
Investment Week
17 September 2019
How can investment trusts attract the next generation of investors?
By Hannah Smith
Bloomberg
5 September 2019
Parliamentary ‘Twilight Zone’ Confounds U.K. Market Strategists
By Sam Unsted & Kit Rees
The Times
31 August 2019
The rush for gold begins as investors’ nerves set in
By Mark Atherton
Investment Week
30 July 2019
Why writing off Japanese equities is ‘unwise’
By Alasdair McKinnon
The Telegraph
28 July 2019
RBS shareholders in line for ‘extraordinary’ dividend bonanza
By Lucy Burton
Investment Week
27 June 2019
Contrarian investing: Five ways to buy low and sell high
By Alasdair McKinnon
Wealth Adviser
24 June 2019
Contrarian Scottish Investment Trust manager goes for gold
By Beverly Chandler
Business Insider
17 June 2019
Funds boss says tech unicorn disruption creating too much risk
By Ken Symon
Shares
17 June 2019
‘Disruption’ bubble will deflate, warns contrarian investor McKinnon
By James Crux
Morningstar
17 June 2019
Scottish Investment Trust Remains Confident On “Ugly Duckling” Focus
By Alliance News
Trustnet
11 June 2019
The ‘cycle of emotion’ – when your investment is causing you euphoria it’s time to check out
By Eve Maddock-Jones
The Scottish Financial News
16 May 2019
The Scottish Investment Trust launches new online learning hub
The Scotsman
9 May 2019
132-year-old Scottish Investment Trust launches digital hub
By Hannah Burley
Money Observer
9 May 2019
The Scottish method yields outstanding dividend
By Fiona Hamilton
The Telegraph
30 April 2019
Standard Chartered hopes to appease ‘impatient’ investors with billion-dollar buyback
By Lucy Burton
Evening Standard
26 April 2019
RBS ponders appointing first woman Alison Rose to top job as boss quits
By Simon English & Michael Bow
Investment Trust Insider
10 April 2019
Tesco tops FTSE on doubled dividend and bumper profits
By Daniel Grote
City A.M.
10 April 2019
Tesco doubles dividend as profits surge 30 per cent after turnaround success
By Joe Curtis
Investment Trust Insider
8 April 2019
Scottish: gold-mining mergers safe haven in rates limbo
By Vicky McKeever
The Telegraph
27 March 2019
Forget the FAANGs – buy these ‘analogue’ stocks instead
By Harry Brennan
Investment Week
21 March 2019
A Postcard from China: Insights from the inside
By Alasdair McKinnon
The Telegraph
11 March 2019
Head to head: are we in a tech bubble like 1999 or is it different this time?
By Jonathan Jones
Financial Times
6 March 2019
Barrick chief faces test of credentials and time
By Henry Sanderson & Neil Hume
MoneyWeek
5 March 2019
The MoneyWeek Podcast 936 – Merryn talks to Alasdair McKinnon about gold
By Merryn Somerset Webb & John Stepek
Investors Chronicle
21 February 2019
Gold can mitigate downside, but comes at a price
By Cherry Reynard
The Times
16 February 2019
RBS investors get payout as profits double
By Greig Cameron
The Herald
12 February 2019
Investment trust shows faith in UK firms amid Brexit impact fears
By Mark Williamson
The Herald
8 February 2019
Investment trust run from Edinburgh sees opportunities in UK as Brexit approaches
By Mark Williamson
The Telegraph
6 February 2019
Glaxo hunts more deals to stay competitive, Walmsley says
By Julia Bradshaw
The Herald
1 February 2019
Shell highlights progress made West of Shetland amid Brexit uncertainty
By Mark Williamson
MoneyWeek
24 January 2019
The strong and stable stocks offering a reliable income
By Dr Mike Tubbs
The Scotsman
21 January 2019
Scary news: A flying start to the new year for tips
By Bill Jamieson
MoneyWeek
17 January 2019
The high-street brands that are defying the online onslaught
By Dr Matthew Partridge
Yahoo! Finance
10 January 2019
British retailers count cost of brutal Christmas trading
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle
Scottish Financial News
8 January 2019
Blog: Value investing: is the tide turning?
By Alasdair McKinnon
This is Money
5 January 2019
SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST: It returned 46% to the stockmarket’s 20%, but now this trust’s manager says he’s holding onto cash and backing gold
By Jeff Prestridge
Press Coverage – 2018
The Scotsman – 31 December 2018
Don’t panic – just sit tight and ride out of the storm
By Bill Jamieson
Investors Chronicle – 31 December 2018
Personal finance show: portfolios for volatile markets and contrarian value [podcast]
By Leonora Walters
Investors Chronicle – 27 December 2018
Don’t write off retailers
By Taha Lokhandwala
Trustnet – 18 December 2018
Scottish IT’s McKinnon: Why we are concerned about the hot money in the market
By Maitane Sardon
Morningstar – 18 December 2018
Alasdair McKinnon: 3 Investment Picks for 2019
By David Brenchley
The Times – 15 December 2018
What Brexit means for your money
By Mark Atherton
Wealth Adviser – 15 December 2018
Scottish Investment Trust’s contrarian approach keeps bringing home the dividend
By Beverly Chandler
What Investment – 13 December 2018
Something for the weekend – UK and US investments will shine in 2019 say fund managers
By Samantha Downes
The Times – 12 December 2018
Travis Perkins: no time like the present for some DIY
By Miles Costello
Citywire – 12 December 2018
Fund managers bet on UK, US for best equity returns in 2019
By Audrey Raj
Scottish Financial News – 12 December 2018
Blog: A contrarian investor’s view of the year ahead
Investment Trust Insider – 12 December 2018
Scottish seeks more ‘ugly ducklings’ after de-gearing
By Michelle McGagh
Scottish Business Insider – 10 December 2018
Scottish Investment Trust manager blasts ‘gigantic’ ecommerce ‘malinvestment’
By Perry Gourley
The Motley Fool – 10 December 2018
Reckon these 2 investment trusts will fund your pension? You’d better read this
Bloomberg – 7 December 2018
Money Managers See Deal Boost for Telcos After Years in Doghouse
By Kit Rees
Shares – 4 December 2018
Marks & Spencer is ‘fixable’, argues contrarian McKinnon
By James Crux
MoneyWeek – 27 November 2018
The tech stock rout has only just begun
By Matthew Partridge
The Telegraph – 26 November 2018
Want a Christmas bargain? A three-step guide to investing in retail
By Harry Brennan
The Times – 25 November 2018
Fund focus: The Scottish Investment Trust
By Holly Black
The Herald – 24 November 2018
3 out of 10 Scots FTSE firms meet female board member targets
By Brian Donnelly
Money Observer – 9 November 2018
Is this a smarter way to find a ‘hidden gem’ investment trust?
By Fiona Hamilton
Scottish Business Insider – November 2018
Scottish Investment Trust scoops top honours at Shares Awards 2018
By Ken Symon
Scottish Financial News – 9 November 201
Scottish Investment Trust named “Best Investment Trust” at the Shares Awards 2018
Bloomberg – 2 November 2018
Oil Majors Churn Out Cash and (Mostly) Hand It Back to Investors
By Kelly Gilblom and Kevin Crowley
Mirror Herald – 2 November 2018
Brexit Update: Surge in Pound Falls Heavy on FTSE 100
This is Money – 1 November 2018
How Shell rakes in £850m EVERY day – as motorists see price of unleaded petrol soaring over 130p per litre
By Matt Oliver
Reuters – 1 November 2018
Brexit-fuelled pound surge weighs on FTSE, BT earnings shine
By Julien Ponthus
This is Money – 6 October 2018
SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST: The trust saves on costs and delivers year after year, unlike its rivals
By Jeff Prestridge
MoneyWeek – 21 September 2018
Where to find Japan’s small, cash-rich bargain stocks
By Merryn Somerset Webb
Bloomberg – 19 September 2018
Tesco undercuts Lidl and Aldi
By Suzi Ring
MoneyWeek – 14 September 2018
British stocks are unloved and undervalued
By Marina Gerner
Money Observer – 13 September 2018
How will heavily discounted investment trusts fare in the next bear market?
By Fiona Hamilton
Morningstar – 10 September 2018
US Retailers Surviving the Age of Amazon
By David Brenchley
AIC’s Compass – 7 September 2018
Is the US due a reappraisal?
The Telegraph – 6 September 2018
Questor: this trust’s performance lags behind its rivals – here is why investors should hold
By Richard Evans
AIC’s Spotlight – 5 September 2018
Is the US due a reappraisal?
The Times – 25 August 2018
Why you should show a little love to UK stocks
By Mark Atherton
Investment Week – 23 August 2018
MAGA: Why investors should be wary of the newest kid on the acronym block
Bloomberg – 22 August 2018
Walmart and Target Showcase Retail’s ‘Renaissance’
By Matthew Boyle
Reuters – 20 August 2018
Rising costs, trade worries tarnish BHP profit jump, record dividend
By Melanie Burton & Barbara Lewis
Scottish Business Insider – 15 August 2018
RBS shares rise after settling £3.8bn US claim
By Perry Gourley
The Sunday Times – 5 August 2018
RBS shareholders ‘can expect payout bonanza’
By Rosamund Urwin
The Times – 4 August 2018
RBS dividend ‘is big step to state sell-off’
By Greig Cameron
The Guardian – 3 August 2018
RBS to pay its first dividend since 2008 bailout
By Julia Kollewe
Reuters – 3 August 2018
RBS announces first dividend in a decade
By Emma Rumney and Lawrence White
Bloomberg – 31 July 2018
StanChart’s Surging Costs Hinder Profit Growth for Winters
By Donal Griffin and Alfred Liu
FT Adviser – 18 June 2018
Trust manager blasts ‘bubble’ in new technology shares
By David Thorpe
Trustnet – 18 June 2018
Scottish IT’s McKinnon: Why we’re avoiding the herd into technology
By Jonathan Jones
MoneyWeek – 8 June 2018
The top contrarian bets for your money today
By Merryn Somerset Webb
Citywire – June 2018
Macy’s: a retail recovery story for a multi-channel age
Shares Magazine – 24 May 2018
Back in black: why banks are investable once more
Financial Times – 23 May 2018
M&S acknowledges catalogue of deficiencies
Money Observer – 3 May 2018
Seven super trends changing the world: Here’s how to profit
By Kyle Caldwell
Investors Chronicle – 3 May 2018
UK banks: capital strength defies inconsistent returns
By Emma Powell
Financial Times – 26 April 2018
Shell and Total results buoyed by higher oil prices
Bloomberg – 24 April 2018
Alasdair McKinnon tells Bloomberg Radio’s Caroline Hepker and Markus Karlsson why ‘Tech Sector to Face Multiple Headwinds’ on their Daybreak Europe show.
Investment Week – 9 April 2018
Alasdair McKinnon: Why aren’t we Facebook friends?
Shares – 5 April 2018
The Scottish Investment Trust takes a different approach
By James Crux
Citywire – 20 March 2018
Facebook fall could be ‘trigger’ for something bigger
By Gavin Lumsden
The Herald – 5 March 2018
The flaws of going with the herd
The Scotsman – 26 February 2018
Some Scottish contenders for a cult following
By Bill Jamieson
Shares – 22 February 2018
High street boom or bust?
By James Crux
FT Adviser – 20 February 2018
Three things your clients may call you about this week …
By David Thorpe
Professional Adviser – 18 February 2018
Three things your clients may call you about this week
Financial Times – 16 February 2018
Funds to pick for volatile times
By Merryn Somerset Webb
Reuters – 12 February 2018
Big Oil takes stage for post-austerity beauty contest
By Ron Bousso
The Telegraph – 10 February 2018
Share crash: a blip, or the start of a bear market?
MoneyWeek – 9 February 2018
A defensive contrarian investment trust
By John Stepek
Citywire – 8 February 2018
Scottish hikes dividend as contrarian calls bring in cash
By Ian Cowie
The Times – 3 February 2018
Scottish Investment Trust ‘can pay high dividend for three years’
By Greig Cameron
Press Coverage – 2017
Mail on Sunday – 16 December 2017
THE SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST: The global fund that’s raising a glass to the vineyards of Australia
Morningstar – 13 December 2017
Are Investors Wrong to Write Off Retailers?
Motley Fool – 12 December 2017
2 bargain Trusts I’d buy and hold for 10 years
Scottish Financial News – 12 December 2017
Contrarian investment strategy sees Scottish Investment Trust up dividend
Citywire – 11 December 2017
Ian Cowie: trust in dividends to see you through tough markets
Shares Magazine – 11 December 2017
Step change in Scottish Investment Trust dividend
Morningstar – 11 December 2017
Dividend “Step Change” Amid Portfolio Growth
Investment Week – 5 December 2017
Cryptocurrencies: A curse or a blessing?
What Investment – 1 December 2017
The Scottish Investment Trust backs a rebound for ‘Ugly Duckling’ bricks & mortar retailers
Growth Company Investor – 1 December 2017
The Scottish Investment Trust backs a rebound for ‘Ugly Duckling’ bricks & mortar retailers
FTSE Global Markets – 30 November 2017
The Scottish Investment Trust back rebound for ‘Ugly Duckling’ bricks and mortar retailers
Scottish Financial News – 30 November 2017
Contrarian Scottish Investment Trust backs rebound for ‘Ugly Duckling’ bricks and mortar retailers for ‘Ugly Duckling’ bricks and mortar retailers
FT Adviser – 21 November 2017
How to be a contrarian investor
Money Observer – 13 November 2017
Five ‘value’ investment trusts that invest against the crowd
Bloomberg Radio – 8 November 2017
Daybreak Europe: Bricks & Mortar Trump Online Investments
Daily Mail – 8 November 2017
Peak oil? Majors aren’t buying into the threat from renewables
The Times – 30 October 2017
Finding swans among ugly ducklings
Bloomberg Money – 9 October 2017
Forget Amazon, Says Investor Backing Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
Scottish Financial News – 28 September 2017
Scottish Investment Trust appoints new director and audit Chair
Wealth Adviser – 27 September 2017
Scottish Investment Trust adopts contrarian approach
Daily Telegraph – 20 September 2017
Questor: Rentokil, the former pariah, is now is a fast-growing and focused business: buy
Money Observer – 23 August 2017
The Contrarian case for Oil
Money Observer – 3 August 2017
Three ‘ugly duckling’ shares I’m buying
Interactive Investor – 3 August 2017
Three ‘ugly duckling’ shares I am buying
What Investment – 13 July 2017
Exclusive: Top fund manager on the UK retail shares worth buying right now
The Motley Fool – 13 July 2017
These 3 global investment trusts could help you retire early
Compass (The AIC Newsletter) – 13 July 2017
Unexpected Brexit opportunities
Investors Chronicle – 30 March 2017
Why UK retail is the ultimate contrarian play
The Herald – 4 March 2017
Saturday interview: All change at venerable Scottish Investment Trust
The Times – 14 February 2017
Mixed bag has good, bad and the ugly
MoneyWeek – 3 February 2017
Alasdair McKinnon: feather your nest with ugly ducklings
Trustnet – 25 January 2017
Trust: Scottish Investment Trust
Investment Week – 18 January 2017
Scottish Investment Trust adopts value bias after strategic review
The Herald – 5 January 2017
Revamp at investment trust begins to bolster returns
FT Adviser – 5 January 2017
Strategy switch boosts £940m Scottish investment trust
Citywire – 4 January 2017
Here comes the Scottish!
The Sunday Times – 8 January 2017
Edinburgh trust is booming by turning ugly ducklings into swans
The Times – 5 January 2017
Now might be time for buying spree
The Scotsman – 5 January 2017
Bumper year for Scottish Investment Trust investors