Investment Trust Scrutineer
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Investment Trust Scrutineer was launched in June 2005 and is aimed at the trust enthusiast whether private or professional. The idea of the newsletter
is to stimulate some real debate for a change (as opposed to the sanitised stuff put out in articles designed not to offend investment managers with large advertising budgets). To that end, John has persuaded a number of sector professionals to pen guest articles, most of which are unique to Scrutineer. In Issue No. 5, for example, there is a specially written piece by Ewen Macpherson, ex-CEO of 3i, the private equity giant.
For the private investors, there are typically 6-8 recommendations per issue, each centred round a particular theme, such as 'investment trusts for income seekers'. There is also a widely-read Letters Page, Analysts' Corner, a historical feature and a Trust Fanatics' Area covering selected industry news. The third theme of Scrutineer, so sadly lacking in much industry research, is the historical dimension. Few things are new in the financial sector and it can be instructive to see where it all went wrong (or went very well for that matter) in the sector's past.
A new newsletter is published every 6-9 weeks.
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Truly independent opinion
Investment Trust Scrutineer is not a retail 'news stand' type of publication. It is produced and edited by industry professionals within an FSA-authorised and regulated framework. There are three key parties involved - Newlands Fund Research, Prudent Wealth Management and Craigcrook Management Services, each organisation providing its own layer of checks and controls.* This means that the newsletter can include investment ideas and recommendations, backed by truly independent opinion, while subscribers can draw comfort from the careful consideration underpinning its content.
In short, Investment Trust Scrutineer is a completely independent source of information and opinion on the UK trust market. As such it is aimed at the discerning investor, whether private or institutional.
Typical Contents
- Editor's Introduction.
- Letters Pages - from fund managers, private investors, retired board members, IFAs, etc.
- Thought-provoking guest articles written by leading industry figures.
- 'Blast from the Past' feature showing how thinking has varied over the years.
- Recommendations for building a certain type of portfolio of investment trusts, such as income generators (Issue No.2) Special Situations (No. 3) or split capital trusts (No.4)
- Small Ads - featuring industry Contacts and Consultants.
- Trust Fanatics' Area. This includes selected news and views on the sector and an Analysts' Corner - in which guest professional analysts describe the tools of their trade.
- On the back page - investment trust prize puzzle or crossword.
- Useful sources of information.
Subscriptions
Current subscription rates are shown in the NFR Download Centre (click first link below), where you have the option of subscribing online using a credit card. You can also subscribe to Scrutineer by printing off the order form (second link below), and posting it to NFR along with a cheque.
If you would prefer to subscribe to Investment Trust Scrutineer on an invoiced basis see the note at the bottom of the page.
There are two subscription levels: Individual Private Investor (IPI) and Institutional Multi-User (IMU). The first level, IPI, is suitable for individual investors who are subscribing to the newsletter for their own personal interest and potential benefit. (Smaller financial institutions, such as local legal, accountancy, or IFA firms, are eligible to subscribe at this level). Scrutineer is a copyrighted publication and this 'single user' subscription does not confer the right to copy or distribute the newsletter to third parties.
The second level, IMU, is suitable for larger financial institutions and national IFA firms. In this instance, although Scrutineer remains a copyrighted publication, a multi-user subscription will confer the right to copy or distribute the newsletter, without amendment and subject to certain terms and conditions, to the subscriber's investor clients as well as to its own employees. (It should still not be copied to other firms or private individuals).
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Financial institutions and companies may prefer to subscribe to Investment Trust Scrutineer on an invoiced basis, on 21 days' terms.
'Subscription by invoice' can be set up by phoning 0131 334 5003 or e-mailing
* Investment Trust Scrutineer is a private subscription newsletter edited and published by Newlands Fund Research. Newlands Fund Research is a trading name of Pointvale Limited. Pointvale Limited is an authorised representative of Prudent Wealth Management, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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