Star stockpicker Lindsell kicks off to prop up flagging trust Investing The manager of one of Britain’s best-known investment boutiques has bought nearly £150,000 worth of shares in his own investment trust in a show of faith in its strategy just days after it offered shareholders an opportunity to sell-up. Michael Lindsell, who along with star stockpicker Nick Train manages the £115m Lindsell Train Investment Trust, [...]
Finsbury lines up Games Workshop splurge using merger windfall Investing Nick Train’s Finsbury Income and Growth fund is preparing to launch a spending spree on Games Workshop shares after pocketing a windfall from a string of acquisitions in its portfolio. The FTSE 250 investment trust – which can trace its roots back over a century – unveiled plans to use both debt and returns from [...]
Alastair Campbell’s PR agency holds back bonuses after Qatar’s late payment Public relations A top London PR agency that counts Alastair Campbell as a senior consultant was forced to delay its staff bonuses after the Qatari government was late paying millions of pounds of fees.