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Why overhaul of cost disclosures is needed to revive UK investment trust sector

A private members bill in the House of Lords looks set to remove some of the barriers to growth for UK-listed investment trusts

The UK investment trust sector is under threat, says Baroness Bowles
The UK investment trust sector is under threat, says Baroness Bowles Photo: Getty Images

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted is a Liberal Democrat peer. She was a member of the European Parliament between 2005 and 2014 and is a former chair of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

UK investment trusts have transformed since the first one was founded in 1868. A British success story, they have become an attractive way for institutional and retail savers to access investment opportunities such as infrastructure, growth companies and renewable energy.

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