EQS-News: Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust Plc

EQS-News: Edison Investment Research Limited: Edison issues review on Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FRCL)

EQS-News: Edison Investment Research Limited / Key word(s): Study Edison Investment Research Limited: Edison issues review on Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FRCL)

07-Dec-2016 / 11:50 GMT/BST

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London, UK, 7 December 2016

Edison issues review on Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FRCL)

Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FRCL) is the oldest collective investment fund in the world, dating back to 1868. Manager Paul Niven aims to generate long-term growth in capital and income by investing in a range of focused strategies run both by BMO Global Asset Management and external managers. The portfolio is diversified by geography, sector and style; the trust is overweight Europe ex-UK and emerging markets, and underweight North America. FRCL also invests in private equity. Gearing of up to 20% of net assets is permitted. FRCL has a progressive dividend policy; the annual dividend has increased in each of the last 45 consecutive years and, following the repayment of a longstanding debenture at the end of 2014, interest costs have declined meaningfully.

FRCL's investment objective is to secure long-term growth in capital and income through investing primarily in an internationally diversified portfolio of listed equities, as well as unlisted securities and private equity, with the use of gearing. FRCL's benchmark is the FTSE All-World Index.

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http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.com/research/report/foreign--colonial- investment-trust/preview/

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About Edison: Edison is an international equity research firm with a team of over 70 analysts, investment and roadshow professionals and works with both large and smaller capitalised companies, blue chip institutional investors, wealth managers, private equity and corporate finance houses to support their capital markets activity. Edison provides services to more than 420 retained corporate and investor clients from offices in London, New York, Frankfurt, Sydney and Wellington. Edison is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Edison is not an adviser or broker-dealer and does not provide investment advice. Edison's reports are not solicitations to buy or sell any securities.

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