BlackRock Throgmorton Trust – Vision, execution and adaptability

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust - Vision, execution and adaptability Dan Whitestone, manager of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG), has a dual-pronged approach to selecting investments that involves identifying what he describes as “high- quality differentiated companies” and companies driving industry change. Dan looks for management teams with vision, the ability to execute according to that vision and a readiness to adapt to changing circumstances. Dan has been sole manager of THRG since February 2018 and the trust’s track record since then compares...

Elite private school’s “buy your dad a jag” advert slammed

A private school has withdrawn an advert and apologised after an advert for the elite school appeared to suggest that those who attended the school would one day be rich enough to “buy their dad a jag.” The advert for Vinehall School in East Sussex told the story of a boy arriving in his father's Volvo, but wishing he had the headmaster's Jaguar. After attending the school and being "very successful in business" he buys his father a Jaguar when...

CG Asset Management – Focus on absolute returns

The CG Asset Management (CGAM) team’s focus on medium-to-long-term absolute returns, coupled with its excellent track record has attracted a loyal following of investors. This note describes: CGT : CG Asset Management – Focus on absolute returns CGAM’s business;its investment approach; andtwo of its absolute return funds:Capital Gearing TrustCG Absolute Return Fund Capital Gearing Trust (CGT)’s managers believe that it has built an enviable long-term track record by focusing on the preservation of its shareholders’ wealth, even when adjusted for the...

“Preventing highly-skilled young people from staying in London is a missed opportunity”

International students should be able to access skilled jobs in the UK more easily after they graduate, the government’s chief migration advisers have said, but the committee has ruled out the suggestion from industry that students should be removed from immigration statistics. The independent migration advisory committee (MAC) recommended changes to immigration rules that would give certain types of students more time to stay in the UK to find employment. However, the committee did not recommend removing students from the net migration...

Theatre Review: UK debut of Aussie theatrical sensation The Dog / The Cat at The Hope Theatre, Islington

Ben, a depressed boozy writer and park bench hogger meets university lecturer  Miracle as the pair exercise their respective pets in Brendan Cowell’s The Dog. At the close of day, Marcus, Ben’s flatmate, also taking his turn at the dog walking, does his best to pick Miracle up too, although she turns out to be particularly adept at dodging their narcissistic flirtation methods. The park bench becomes a sofa in Lally Katz’s The Cat, the second of these two forty...

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