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The Monks Investment Trust
WhatSupplement February 2021 Investment TRUST A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE Nine opportunities to pick up promising trusts that you will not want to miss out on Gresham House’s Richard Staveley talks investment philosophy; and TEMIT’s Chetan Sehgal on innovative EMs THINK: GROWTH If you’re thinking about your future, • 3 long-term growth trends drive our research think Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust. • World-class sustainability ratings Our specialist team hand pick stocks with a focus on Find out more at martincurrieglobal.com long-term growth drivers, offering investors access to a Capital at risk. Values can go up and down. We do not target diversified portfolio of between 25 and 40 of the world’s particular sustainability outcomes. leading companies. Sustainability Rating: Martin Currie Investment Management Limited, registered in Scotland (no SC066107). Registered office: Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EHES. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Please note that calls to the above number may be recorded. Tel: 0808 100 2125 www.martincurrie.com © 2020 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar Rating as of 22-12-20. GPTpressAds2021.indd 2 05/01/2021 10:47 THINK: GROWTH If you’re thinking about your future, • 3 long-term growth trends drive our research think Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust. • World-class sustainability ratings Our specialist team hand pick stocks with a focus on Find out more at martincurrieglobal.com long-term growth drivers, offering investors access to a Capital at risk. Values can go up and down. We do not target > diversified portfolio of between 25 and 40 of the world’s particular sustainability outcomes. -
Xtrackers Etfs
Xtrackers*/** Société d’investissement à capital variable R.C.S. Luxembourg N° B-119.899 Unaudited Semi-Annual Report For the period from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018 No subscription can be accepted on the basis of the financial reports. Subscriptions are only valid if they are made on the basis of the latest published prospectus of Xtrackers accompanied by the latest annual report and the most recent semi-annual report, if published thereafter. * Effective 16 February 2018, db x-trackers changed name to Xtrackers. **This includes synthetic ETFs. Xtrackers** Table of contents Page Organisation 4 Information for Hong Kong Residents 6 Statistics 7 Statement of Net Assets as at 30 June 2018 28 Statement of Investments as at 30 June 2018 50 Xtrackers MSCI WORLD SWAP UCITS ETF* 50 Xtrackers MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF 56 Xtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF 68 Xtrackers MSCI USA SWAP UCITS ETF* 75 Xtrackers EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF 80 Xtrackers DAX UCITS ETF 82 Xtrackers FTSE MIB UCITS ETF 83 Xtrackers SWITZERLAND UCITS ETF 85 Xtrackers FTSE 100 INCOME UCITS ETF 86 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 89 Xtrackers FTSE ALL-SHARE UCITS ETF 96 Xtrackers MSCI EMERGING MARKETS SWAP UCITS ETF* 111 Xtrackers MSCI EM ASIA SWAP UCITS ETF* 115 Xtrackers MSCI EM LATIN AMERICA SWAP UCITS ETF* 117 Xtrackers MSCI EM EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SWAP UCITS ETF* 118 Xtrackers MSCI TAIWAN UCITS ETF 120 Xtrackers MSCI BRAZIL UCITS ETF 123 Xtrackers NIFTY 50 SWAP UCITS ETF* 125 Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF 127 Xtrackers FTSE CHINA 50 UCITS ETF 130 Xtrackers EURO STOXX QUALITY -
Alliance Trust Portfolio
Alliance Trust Portfolio University of St Andrews Month Ending 31/07/2013 No Of Equity Description Shares ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC 10,900 AMAZON.COM 4,500 AMER INTERNATIONAL GROUP 21,514 AMGEN INC 9,600 ANGIE'S LIST 22,900 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV 6,876 ARM HOLDINGS PLC 77,323 BANCA GENERALI SPA 35,206 BANGKOK BANK 122,600 BG GROUP 45,404 BORG WARNER INC 11,300 BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING 24,370 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 17,200 CITIGROUP INC 20,650 CLEAN HARBORS INC 18,200 COMPUTERSHARE LTD 87,337 CONTINENTAL AG 4,935 CSL LTD 11,335 DENTSU INC 42,100 DNB ASA 50,402 ECOLAB INC 16,206 EMC CORP 49,000 ENN ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD 138,000 EQUINIX INC 5,300 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL 7,186 FAST RETAILING CO LTD 2,100 GOOGLE INC CL'A' 1,600 KENMARE RESOURCES PLC 1,071,478 MACY'S 20,061 MILLICOM 8,604 MITSUI FUDOSAN CO LTD 26,979 NOVATEK 4,660 NOVO NORDISK A/S 6,724 OIL SEARCH LTD 175,993 OMNICOM GROUP INC 12,200 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 12,786 PRAXAIR INC 13,287 PRUDENTIAL PLC 41,841 RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LTD 357,100 ROCHE HOLDING AG 5,037 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 10,100 ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 10,700 SPX CORPORATION 7,200 STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE 14,100 TERADATA 11,800 TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY 6,944 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION 21,000 UNILEVER PLC 25,446 VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS 14,094 VISA INC 5,800 W. W. GRAINGER INC 4,643 WATERS CORP 11,300 Buckley Muething Portfolio University of St Andrews Month Ending 31/07/2013 No Of Fund Description Shares Value Bonds ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC 100,000 ARCH COAL INC 100,000 BEAZER HOMES USA INC -
Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements
Annual report and audited financial statements BlackRock Charities Funds • BlackRock Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Bond Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity Index Fund For the financial period ended 30 June 2020 Contents General Information 2 About the Trust 3 Charity Authorised Investment Fund 4 Charity Trustees’ Investment Responsibilities 4 Fund Manager 4 Significant Events 4 Investment Report 5 Report on Remuneration 15 Accounting and Distribution Policies 21 Financial Instruments and Risks 24 BlackRock Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund 37 BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund 56 BlackRock Charities Growth & Income Fund 74 BlackRock Charities UK Bond Fund 95 BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund 111 BlackRock Charities UK Equity Fund 125 BlackRock Charities UK Equity Index Fund 138 Statement of Manager’s and Trustee’s Responsibilities 162 Independent Auditor’s Report 165 Supplementary Information 169 1 General Information Advisory Committee Members - BlackRock manager of the Funds, each of which is an alternative Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income investment fund for the purpose of the Alternative Fund: Investment Fund Managers Directive. Mr Michael Baines (Chairman) Mr Guy Davies Directors of the Manager Major General A Lyons CBE G D Bamping* Major General Ashley Truluck CB, CBE M B Cook Colonel -
To Arrive at the Total Scores, Each Company Is Marked out of 10 Across
BRITAIN’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES THE RESULTS 17th last year as it continues to do well in the growing LNG business, especially in Australia and Brazil. Veteran chief executive Frank Chapman is due to step down in the new year, and in October a row about overstated reserves hit the share price. Some pundits To arrive at the total scores, each company is reckon BG could become a take over target as a result. The biggest climber in the top 10 this year is marked out of 10 across nine criteria, such as quality Petrofac, up to fifth from 68th last year. The oilfield of management, value as a long-term investment, services group may not be as well known as some, but it is doing great business all the same. Its boss, Syrian- financial soundness and capacity to innovate. Here born Ayman Asfari, is one of the growing band of are the top 10 firms by these individual measures wealthy foreign entrepreneurs who choose to make London their operating base and home, to the benefit of both the Exchequer and the employment figures. In fourth place is Rolls-Royce, one of BMAC’s most Financial value as a long-term community and environmental soundness investment responsibility consistent high performers. Hardly a year goes past that it does not feature in the upper reaches of our table, 1= Rightmove 9.00 1 Diageo 8.61 1 Co-operative Bank 8.00 and it has topped its sector – aero and defence engi- 1= Rotork 9.00 2 Berkeley Group 8.40 2 BASF (UK & Ireland) 7.61 neering – for a decade. -
Description Iresscode Exchange Current Margin New Margin 3I
Description IRESSCode Exchange Current Margin New Margin 3I INFRASTRUCTURE PLC 3IN LSE 20 20 888 HOLDINGS PLC 888 LSE 20 20 ASSOCIATED BRITISH ABF LSE 10 10 ADMIRAL GROUP PLC ADM LSE 10 10 AGGREKO PLC AGK LSE 20 20 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC AHT LSE 10 10 ANTOFAGASTA PLC ANTO LSE 15 10 ASOS PLC ASC LSE 20 20 ASHMORE GROUP PLC ASHM LSE 20 20 ABERFORTH SMALLER COM ASL LSE 20 20 AVEVA GROUP PLC AVV LSE 20 20 AVIVA PLC AV LSE 10 10 ASTRAZENECA PLC AZN LSE 10 10 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL BAB LSE 20 20 BARR PLC BAG LSE 25 20 BARCLAYS PLC BARC LSE 10 10 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBA BATS LSE 10 10 BAE SYSTEMS PLC BA LSE 10 10 BALFOUR BEATTY PLC BBY LSE 20 20 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS BDEV LSE 10 10 BARING EMERGING EUROP BEE LSE 50 100 BEAZLEY PLC BEZ LSE 20 20 BH GLOBAL LIMITED BHGG LSE 30 100 BOWLEVEN PLC BLVN LSE 60 50 BANKERS INVESTMENT BNKR LSE 20 20 BUNZL PLC BNZL LSE 10 10 BODYCOTE PLC BOY LSE 20 20 BP PLC BP LSE 10 10 BURBERRY GROUP PLC BRBY LSE 10 10 BLACKROCK WORLD MININ BRWM LSE 20 65 BT GROUP PLC BT-A LSE 10 10 BRITVIC PLC BVIC LSE 20 20 BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC BVS LSE 20 20 BROWN GROUP PLC BWNG LSE 25 20 BELLWAY PLC BWY LSE 20 20 BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC BYG LSE 20 20 CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC CAML LSE 40 30 CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP CBG LSE 20 20 CARNIVAL PLC CCL LSE 10 10 CENTAMIN PLC CEY LSE 20 20 CHARIOT OIL & GAS LTD CHAR LSE 100 100 CHEMRING GROUP PLC CHG LSE 25 20 CONYGAR INVESTMENT CIC LSE 50 40 CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS CLDN LSE 25 20 CARILLION PLC CLLN LSE 100 100 COMMUNISIS PLC CMS LSE 50 100 CENTRICA PLC CNA LSE 10 10 CAIRN ENERGY PLC CNE LSE 30 30 COBHAM PLC -
Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record Date Of
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019 FUND: VANGUARD FTSE 250 UCITS ETF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUER: 3i Infrastructure plc TICKER: 3IN CUSIP: ADPV41555 MEETING DATE: 7/5/2018 FOR/AGAINST PROPOSAL: PROPOSED BY VOTED? VOTE CAST MGMT PROPOSAL #1: ACCEPT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ISSUER YES FOR FOR STATUTORY REPORTS PROPOSAL #2: APPROVE REMUNERATION REPORT ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #3: APPROVE FINAL DIVIDEND ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #4: RE-ELECT RICHARD LAING AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #5: RE-ELECT IAN LOBLEY AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #6: RE-ELECT PAUL MASTERTON AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #7: RE-ELECT DOUG BANNISTER AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #8: RE-ELECT WENDY DORMAN AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #9: ELECT ROBERT JENNINGS AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #10: RATIFY DELOITTE LLP AS AUDITORS ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #11: AUTHORISE BOARD TO FIX REMUNERATION OF ISSUER YES FOR FOR AUDITORS PROPOSAL #12: APPROVE SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #13: AUTHORISE CAPITALISATION OF THE ISSUER YES FOR FOR APPROPRIATE AMOUNTS OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES TO BE ALLOTTED UNDER THE SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME PROPOSAL #14: AUTHORISE ISSUE OF EQUITY WITHOUT PRE- ISSUER YES FOR FOR EMPTIVE RIGHTS PROPOSAL #15: AUTHORISE MARKET PURCHASE OF ORDINARY ISSUER YES FOR FOR -
Parker Review
Ethnic Diversity Enriching Business Leadership An update report from The Parker Review Sir John Parker The Parker Review Committee 5 February 2020 Principal Sponsor Members of the Steering Committee Chair: Sir John Parker GBE, FREng Co-Chair: David Tyler Contents Members: Dr Doyin Atewologun Sanjay Bhandari Helen Mahy CBE Foreword by Sir John Parker 2 Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE Foreword by the Secretary of State 6 Trevor Phillips OBE Message from EY 8 Tom Shropshire Vision and Mission Statement 10 Yvonne Thompson CBE Professor Susan Vinnicombe CBE Current Profile of FTSE 350 Boards 14 Matthew Percival FRC/Cranfield Research on Ethnic Diversity Reporting 36 Arun Batra OBE Parker Review Recommendations 58 Bilal Raja Kirstie Wright Company Success Stories 62 Closing Word from Sir Jon Thompson 65 Observers Biographies 66 Sanu de Lima, Itiola Durojaiye, Katie Leinweber Appendix — The Directors’ Resource Toolkit 72 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Thanks to our contributors during the year and to this report Oliver Cover Alex Diggins Neil Golborne Orla Pettigrew Sonam Patel Zaheer Ahmad MBE Rachel Sadka Simon Feeke Key advisors and contributors to this report: Simon Manterfield Dr Manjari Prashar Dr Fatima Tresh Latika Shah ® At the heart of our success lies the performance 2. Recognising the changes and growing talent of our many great companies, many of them listed pool of ethnically diverse candidates in our in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. There is no doubt home and overseas markets which will influence that one reason we have been able to punch recruitment patterns for years to come above our weight as a medium-sized country is the talent and inventiveness of our business leaders Whilst we have made great strides in bringing and our skilled people. -
A TRANSFORMED OUTLOOK Paul Mcdonald
AVON RUBBER P.L.C. UNAUDITED PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 A TRANSFORMED OUTLOOK Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer: “2019 has been a transformational year for Avon Rubber. We have delivered strong results ahead of expectations, secured $340m of long-term contracts, announced the $91m acquisition of 3M’s ballistic protection business, and continued to build our order book to provide excellent visibility for 2020. These results reflect the success of our strategic focus on growing our presence in our core markets and investing further in our product portfolio to meet more of the requirements of our expanding customer base. In the last two years, we have built visibility and breadth within our contract portfolio, enabling us to deliver another record performance, and we enter the new year from a position of strength. The acquisition of 3M’s ballistic protection business will significantly bolster our personal protection offering and accelerate our long-term growth prospects. The transformation during the year leaves us well positioned to deliver further success in 2020 and beyond.” 30 Sept 30 Sept % Increase % Increase 2019 2018 Reported Constant Currency Orders received £181.9m £173.3m 5.0% 1.4% Closing order book £40.4m £37.8m 6.9% (0.7%) Revenue £179.3m £165.5m 8.3% 4.2% Adjusted1 operating profit £31.3m £27.3m 14.7% 10.4% Operating profit £14.4m £22.8m (36.8%) (39.4%) Adjusted1 profit before tax £31.4m £27.2m 15.4% 11.2% Profit before tax £13.7m £21.6m (36.6%) (39.2%) Adjusted1 basic earnings per share2 91.7p 77.1p 18.9% 14.1% Basic earnings per share2 46.9p 64.9p (27.7%) (37.3%) Diluted basic earnings per share2 46.5p 64.4p (27.8%) (37.3%) Dividend per share 20.83p 16.02p 30.0% 30.0% Net cash £48.3m £46.5m Operational highlights • $91m agreement to acquire 3M’s ballistic protection business expected to complete during H120 • First deliveries under the $246m, 5-year M53A1 mask and powered air system contract with the U.S. -
Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009
Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009 CAPITAL ANALYTICS UK REGISTRARS BENCHMARKING SURVEY 2009 September 2009 © Copyright, 2009 Capital Analytics Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from Capital Analytics Limited. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this report without the express prior written consent of Capital Analytics Limited. Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009 CONTENTS SURVEY PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 4 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 4 COMPANY SATISFACTION INDEX 2009 ........................................................................................ 6 INDUSTRY ANNUAL OVERALL COMPARISON 2005 - 2009 ...................................................... 7 OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES .............................................................................. 8 Comments on Overall Satisfaction with Services ................................................................................ 8 Overall Satisfaction with Registrar .................................................................................................. -
The Sectors Which Recover Quickest from a Sell-Off
VOL 21 / ISSUE 43 / 31 OCTOBER 2019 / £4.49 BOUNCING BACK THE SECTORS WHICH RECOVER QUICKEST FROM A SELL-OFF... AND STAND TALLEST IN A DOWNTURN GLAXOSMITHKLINE WHY ALTERNATIVE FUNDS EXPOSED TRANSFORMED BY ASSETS ARE IN TO HIGH-RISK NEW STRATEGY DEMAND DIVIDENDS EDITOR’S VIEW Why stewardship really matters with investing A new code draws the spotlight on how big investors engage with companies he introduction of a new UK Stewardship in the eyes of the wider public has to be a good Code by the Financial Reporting Council thing, particularly if it opens people’s eyes to the T will look to raise the bar on how big opportunities provided by putting their cash to investors hold the companies in which they invest work in the markets. to account. A lot of the headlines around the news focused DON’T LOSE SIGHT OF UK STRENGTHS on the climate change angle but there is more to In fairness, if it wanted to distract from its own the code than environmental concerns, including shortcomings, the investment world could easily how institutions make their decisions and what point to failures of stewardship among the political they are doing about issues such as governance class in the UK. and diversity. As we write the country remains mired in a Brexit Fundamentally this is about recognising that stalemate with the potential joys of a Christmas investors are part-owners of a business. Even big election. Companies and markets are still denied asset managers are sometimes guilty of buying the clarity on the UK’s future relationship with the shares and seeing their work as done. -
The Art of Investing in Smaller Companies – P 30
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